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Election 1869 Results

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1869 Mississippi governor election

James L. Alcorn (Republican) beat Lewis Dent (independent) in Mississippi in 1869, 66.7% to 33.3%, a margin of 33.3 points and 38,089 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1868, when Beroth B. Eggleston won.

Republicans led in 43 of the 60 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 17. The largest, Warren, cast 5,646 votes and went to the Republican by 82.2 points. The closest was Winston, where 8 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James L. Alcorn won	Republican	76,186	66.7%
Lewis Dent	National Union Republican	38,097	33.3%
Total		114,283

Every county

County	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Warren	4,641 82.2%	1,005	5,646	R+82.2
Hinds	3,819 73.0%	1,415	5,234	R+73.0
Lowndes	4,082 82.9%	844	4,926	R+82.9
Noxubee	3,433 83.3%	687	4,120	R+83.3
Adams	3,179 81.6%	718	3,897	R+81.6
Monroe	2,609 73.9%	920	3,529	R+73.9
Yazoo	2,642 76.4%	815	3,457	R+76.4
De Soto	2,044 59.4%	1,398	3,442	R+59.4
Copiah	1,860 55.5%	1,490	3,350	R+55.5
Marshall	1,991 60.1%	1,322	3,313	R+60.1
Panola	2,372 72.6%	896	3,268	R+72.6
Madison	2,508 79.9%	629	3,137	R+79.9
Holmes	2,247 75.3%	739	2,986	R+75.3
Carroll	1,281 44.3%	1,608	2,889	Others
Yalobusha	1,264 44.7%	1,565	2,829	Others
Chickasaw	1,652 59.5%	1,124	2,776	R+59.5
Wilkinson	2,363 87.6%	336	2,699	R+87.6
Washington	2,537 94.8%	140	2,677	R+94.8
Claiborne	2,093 82.1%	457	2,550	R+82.1
Lauderdale	1,523 61.1%	970	2,493	R+61.1
Jefferson	1,927 82.4%	413	2,340	R+82.4
Lafayette	1,188 52.0%	1,098	2,286	R+52.0
Rankin	987 49.5%	1,006	1,993	Others
Kemper	1,171 60.7%	758	1,929	R+60.7
Oktibbeha	1,622 86.7%	248	1,870	R+86.7
Clarke	1,147 61.9%	705	1,852	R+61.9
Amite	980 55.4%	789	1,769	R+55.4
Tishomingo	446 26.6%	1,232	1,678	Others
Attala	1,074 65.6%	564	1,638	R+65.6
Lawrence	957 59.0%	665	1,622	R+59.0
Choctaw	741 48.4%	789	1,530	Others
Pike	810 55.4%	653	1,463	R+55.4
Issaquena	1,342 97.7%	32	1,374	R+97.7
Coahoma	1,270 97.0%	39	1,309	R+97.0
Newton	570 44.0%	726	1,296	Others
Jasper	669 52.5%	606	1,275	R+52.5
Bolivar	1,121 88.8%	141	1,262	R+88.8
Tallahatchie	756 60.8%	487	1,243	R+60.8
Tippah	326 27.8%	845	1,171	Others
Lee	398 34.2%	766	1,164	Others
Scott	574 51.8%	535	1,109	R+51.8
Winston	558 50.4%	550	1,108	R+50.4
Franklin	473 45.0%	579	1,052	Others
Pontotoc	520 52.4%	473	993	R+52.4
Leake	502 57.8%	366	868	R+57.8
Simpson	376 51.2%	359	735	R+51.2
Sunflower	584 80.7%	140	724	R+80.7
Calhoun	107 16.7%	533	640	Others
Tunica	606 95.0%	32	638	R+95.0
Wayne	397 63.5%	228	625	R+63.5
Smith	115 19.0%	489	604	Others
Neshoba	200 36.8%	343	543	Others
Jackson	308 57.5%	228	536	R+57.5
Covington	207 39.3%	320	527	Others
Harrison	307 66.2%	157	464	R+66.2
Marion	276 59.5%	188	464	R+59.5
Hancock	129 35.2%	237	366	Others
Itawamba	96 30.9%	215	311	Others
Perry	55 23.0%	184	239	Others
Greene	53 30.3%	122	175	Others

Counties as they stood in 1869; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Mississippi governor elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2023	Tate Reeves (R)	R+3.2
2019	Tate Reeves (R)	R+5.1
2015	Phil Bryant (R)	R+33.9
2011	Phil Bryant (R)	R+22.0
2007	Haley Barbour (R)	R+15.8
2003	Haley Barbour (R)	R+6.8
1999	Ronnie Musgrove (D)	D+1.1
1995	Kirk Fordice (R)	R+11.1
1991	Kirk Fordice (R)	R+3.2
1987	Ray Mabus (D)	D+6.9
1983	William A. Allain (D)	D+16.2
1979	William Winter (D)	D+22.1
1975	Cliff Finch (D)	D+7.1
1971	William L. Waller (D)	D+77.0
1967	John Bell Williams (D)	D+40.5
1963	Paul B. Johnson Jr. (D)	D+23.9
1959	Ross R. Barnett (D)	D+100.0
1955	James P. Coleman (D)	D+100.0
1951	Hugh L. White (D)	D+100.0
1947	Fielding L. Wright (D)	D+95.2
1943	Thomas L. Bailey (D)	D+100.0
1939	Paul B. Johnson (D)	D+100.0
1935	Hugh L. White (D)	D+100.0
1931	Martin S. Conner (D)	D+100.0
1927	Theodore G. Bilbo (D)	D+100.0
1923	Henry L. Whitfield (D)	D+100.0
1919	Lee M. Russell (D)	D+96.9
1915	Theodore G. Bilbo (D)	D+92.6
1911	Earl Brewer (D)	D+95.2
1907	Edmond Noel (D)	D+100.0
1903	James K. Vardaman (D)	D+100.0
1899	Andrew H. Longino (D)	D+87.4
1895	Anselm J. McLaurin (D)	D+72.1
1889	John M. Stone (D)	D+100.0
1885	Robert Lowry (D)	D+99.0
1881	Robert Lowry (D)	D+59.9
1877	John M. Stone (D)	D+100.0
1873	Adelbert Ames (R)	R+58.1
1869	James L. Alcorn (R)	R+66.7
1868	Beroth B. Eggleston (R)	R+46.6
1865	Benjamin G. Humphreys (other)

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