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1819 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1819 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election?

George Poindexter won the 1819 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election. George Poindexter received 2,721 popular votes (61.5%). The main challenger was Thomas Hinds (38.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Poindexter and Hinds

Poindexter +23.0 pts · won by 1,019 votes
George PoindexterDemocraticWINNER61.5%
2,721 votes
Thomas HindsDemocratic38.5%
1,702 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.