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1843 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1843 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election?

Albert G. Brown won the 1843 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election. Albert G. Brown received 21,035 popular votes (53%). The main challenger was George R. Clayton (43.6%).

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

Brown +9.4 pts · won by 3,713 votes
Albert G. BrownDemocraticWINNER53%
21,035 votes
George R. ClaytonWhig Party43.6%
17,322 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.4% 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.