1861 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election

Mississippi · 2 candidates · See every 1861 Governor race

Who won the 1861 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election?

John J. Pettus won the 1861 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election. John J. Pettus received 30,169 popular votes (88.1%). The main challenger was Jacob Thompson (10.4%).

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

Pettus +77.7 pts · won by 26,613 votes

John J. Pettus DemocraticWINNER88.1%

30,169 votes

Jacob Thompson Democratic10.4%

3,556 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 1.5% 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.