1837 Indiana gubernatorial election

The 1837 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on August 7, 1837. The Whig lieutenant governor of Indiana David Wallace defeated the Whig senator from Switzerland County John Dumont.^[1]

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1837 Indiana gubernatorial election

← 1834 August 7, 1837 1840 â†’

Nominee David Wallace John Dumont Party Whig Whig Popular vote 46,067 36,915 Percentage 55.51% 44.49%

County results Wallace:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% Dumont:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% No Vote/Data:

Governor before election Noah Noble Whig Elected Governor David Wallace Whig

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The Indiana Democratic Party did not hold a state convention as they had done in 1834. For a time Wallace appeared to run unopposed, until the entry of Dumont and Democrat Gamaliel Taylor in late April. Taylor withdrew from the race shortly before the election, after which Democrats informally supported Dumont. Both Taylor and Dumont supported completing public works projects mandated by the Mammoth Internal Improvement Act in order of priority, while Wallace favored completing all projects simultaneously.^[2]