Election Name: | 1824 Missouri gubernatorial election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1820 Missouri gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1820 |
Next Election: | 1825 Missouri gubernatorial special election |
Next Year: | 1825(special) |
Election Date: | August 2, 1824 |
Image1: | Frederick Bates.jpg |
Nominee1: | Frederick Bates |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 6,165 |
Percentage1: | 57.10% |
Nominee2: | William Henry Ashley |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Colour2: | CC0000 |
Popular Vote2: | 4,631 |
Percentage2: | 42.90% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Alexander McNair |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | Frederick Bates |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1824 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on August 2, 1824, Frederick Bates defeated Lt. Gov William Henry Ashley. Both candidates were members of the Democratic-Republican Party. The death of Frederick Bates in August 1825,[1] meant that the next election for governor of Missouri would be held little more than a year after this election.[2]