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1829 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1829 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election?

Gerard C. Brandon won the 1829 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election. Gerard C. Brandon received 7,344 popular votes (64.8%). The main challenger was George Winchester (35.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Brandon and Winchester

Brandon +29.6 pts · won by 3,353 votes
Gerard C. BrandonDemocraticWINNER64.8%
7,344 votes
George WinchesterRepublican35.2%
3,991 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.