1851 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1851 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election?

Henry S. Foote won the 1851 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election. Henry S. Foote received 29,358 popular votes (50.87%). The main challenger was Jefferson Davis (49.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Foote and Davis

Foote +1.7 pts · won by 999 votes

Henry S. FooteUnion PartyWINNER50.87%

29,358 votes

Jefferson DavisSouthern Rights Party49.13%

28,359 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.