George Poindexter
★ Governor
- Born
- January 1, 1779
- Died
- September 15, 1853
- Age at death
- 74
- Home state
- Mississippi
- Party
- Independent
- On the ballot
- 1817–1824
2-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Poindexter8,730
Opponents12,230
4
Elections run
Between 1817 and 1824, George Poindexter ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 2 and losing 2. Poindexter's biggest single-election total was 3,325 votes, in the 1817 U.S. House election in Mississippi's at-large district. Poindexter's closest win came in the 1819 governor election in Mississippi, decided by 1,019 votes.
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How many votes has George Poindexter received?
George Poindexter has received 8,730 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1824 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Lost | 510.89% | Rankin (head-to-head) |
| 1822 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Lost | 2,63335.25% | Rankin (head-to-head) |
| 1819 | GovernorMississippi | Won | 2,72161.5% | Thomas Hinds |
| 1817 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 3,32599.02% | Rankin (head-to-head) John Lake Nathaniel A Ware William Lattimore Jonathan Thompson Neighbour Job H Postlethwart Andrew Macrery |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q370596). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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