Election Name: | 1823 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 1821 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1821 |
Next Election: | 1825 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1825 |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | August 4, 1823 |
Image1: | File:Walter_Leake.jpg |
Nominee1: | Walter Leake |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 3,996 |
Percentage1: | 47.0% |
Nominee2: | David Dickson |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 2,511 |
Percentage2: | 29.6% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Walter Leake |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | David Holmes |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
Nominee3: | William Lattimore |
Party3: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote3: | 1,986 |
Percentage3: | 23.4% |
Image3: | 3x4.svg |
The 1823 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on August 4, 1823, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Walter Leake, a Democratic-Republican incumbent, won against David Dickson and William Lattimore, two other Democratic Republicans.[1] [2]