Election Name: | 1821 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 1819 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1819 |
Next Election: | 1823 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1823 |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | August 6, 1821 |
Image1: | File:Walter_Leake.jpg |
Nominee1: | Walter Leake |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 4,780 |
Percentage1: | 77.1% |
Nominee2: | Charles B. Green |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,419 |
Percentage2: | 22.9% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | George Poindexter |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Walter Leake |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
The 1821 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1821, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Walter Leake, a Democratic-Republican won against Charles B. Green, another Democratic Republican.[1] [2]