1851 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1851 Mississippi gubernatorial election
	4 November 1851
Foote 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%	Davis 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Governor before election; James Whitfield; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Henry S. Foote; Union Democratic Party

The 1851 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1851 in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Democratic US Senator for Mississippi Henry S. Foote, who ran on a Unionist platform, defeated the Southern Rights Party nominee and fellow Democratic US Senator for Mississippi before resigning on 23 September 1851 to run in the gubernatorial election, Jefferson Davis.

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