1853 Mississippi gubernatorial election

The 1853 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1853 in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Former Democratic US Senator for Mississippi John J. McRae defeated the Whig nominee Francis M. Rogers.^[1]

General election

On election day, 8 November 1853, John J. McRae defeated Francis M. Rogers by a margin of 4,837 votes. McRae became the 21st Governor of Mississippi, taking office on 10 January 1854.^[2] This maintained Democrat control of the office of Governor. The previous governor, Henry S. Foote, a Democrat elected for the Union Party, resigned on 5 January 1854; president of the Mississippi State Senate John J. Pettus served as governor for the intervening five days.^[3] McRae was sworn in on 10 January 1854.^[4]

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1853^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. McRae	32,116	54.07
	Whig	Francis M. Rogers	27,279	45.93
Total votes			59,395	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ "John J. McRae: Twenty-first Governor of Mississippi: 1854-1857". mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
^ "Gov. John Jones McRae". nga.org. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
^ Dubay, Robert W. (1975). John Jones Pettus, Mississippi fire-eater. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 16. ISBN 9781617033537.
^ John J. Pettus at the National Governors Association
^ "MS Governor". ourcampaigns.com. May 27, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

[DAE-1] "John J. McRae: Twenty-first Governor of Mississippi: 1854-1857". mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

[DRT-2] "Gov. John Jones McRae". nga.org. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

[Fireeater17-3] Dubay, Robert W. (1975). John Jones Pettus, Mississippi fire-eater. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 16. ISBN 9781617033537.

[National-4] John J. Pettus at the National Governors Association

[HGE-5] "MS Governor". ourcampaigns.com. May 27, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

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