Election Name: | 1817 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Type: | presidential |
Next Election: | 1819 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1819 |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | September 1, 1817 |
Nominee1: | David Holmes |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 4,108 |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Map Size: | x250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | David Holmes |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | David Holmes |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
The 1817 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on September 1, 1817, to elect the first Governor of the newly admitted state of Mississippi. Incumbent territorial governor David Holmes ran unopposed, garnering 100% of the vote.[1]