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1831 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1831 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election?

Abram M. Scott won the 1831 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election. Abram M. Scott received 3,958 popular votes (31.6%). The main challenger was Hiram G. Runnels (29.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Scott and Runnels

Scott +1.9 pts · won by 247 votes
Abram M. ScottRepublicanWINNER31.6%
3,958 votes
Hiram G. RunnelsDemocratic29.7%
3,711 votes
Charles LynchDemocratic23.2%
2,902 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 15.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.