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1837 Mississippi U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1837 Mississippi U.S. House At-large Election?

Seargent Prentiss won the 1837 Mississippi U.S. House At-large Election. Seargent Prentiss received 13,688 popular votes (35.88%). The main challenger was Thomas Word (32.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Prentiss and Word

Prentiss +3.4 pts · won by 1,314 votes
Seargent PrentisswhigWINNER35.88%
13,688 votes
Thomas WordwhigWINNER32.44%
12,374 votes
John ClaiborneDemocratic16.27%
6,206 votes
Samuel GholsonDemocratic15.42%
5,881 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.