1825 Mississippi gubernatorial election

The 1825 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1825, to elect the governor of Mississippi. David Holmes, a Democratic-Republican and first governor of Mississippi won against Cowles Mead, another Democratic Republican.^[1]

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1825 Mississippi gubernatorial election

← 1823 August 1, 1825 1827 â†’

Nominee David Holmes Cowles Mead Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 7,846 1,499 Percentage 84.0% 16.0%

County results Holmes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Mead:      50–60%      80–90%      No Votes

Governor before election Walter Leake Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Gerard Brandon Democratic-Republican

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