| Election Name: | 1847 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1845 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1845 |
| Next Election: | 1849 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1849 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 1, 1847 |
| Image1: | Govmathews.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Joseph W. Matthews |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 26,995 |
| Percentage1: | 64.8% |
| Nominee2: | Alexander Blackburn Bradford |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 13,997 |
| Percentage2: | 33.6% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Albert G. Brown |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Joseph W. Matthews |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1847 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 1, 1847, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Joseph W. Matthews, a Democrat won against Whig Alexander Blackburn Bradford.[1] [2]
With the question of slavery in the background, Mississippi politics slowly became dominated by the issue. Joseph W. Matthews, an outspoken defender of slavery and military leader, was nomianted as the Democratic candidate. Alexander B. Bradford, major of the Mississippi militia in the Mexican-American War and lawyer, was nomianted for the Whig ticket, a party with a reputation for infrastructure improvements and a moderate slavery stance. Matthews won by a two-to-one margin.[3]