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1839 Mississippi U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1839 Mississippi U.S. House At-large Election?

Albert Brown won the 1839 Mississippi U.S. House At-large Election. Albert Brown received 16,730 popular votes (27.37%). The main challenger was Jacob Thompson (26.99%).

See the full head-to-head between Brown and Thompson

Brown +0.4 pts · won by 229 votes
Albert BrownDemocraticWINNER27.37%
16,730 votes
Jacob ThompsonDemocraticWINNER26.99%
16,501 votes
Adam Benjaminwhig23.05%
14,094 votes
Sterling P Daviswhig22.59%
13,808 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.