1852 Indiana gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1852 Indiana gubernatorial election
Country:Indiana
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1849 Indiana gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1849
Next Election:1856 Indiana gubernatorial election
Next Year:1856
Election Date:October 12, 1852
Nominee1:Joseph A. Wright
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:92,576
Percentage1:54.61%
Nominee2:Nicholas McCarty
Party2:Whig Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:73,641
Percentage2:43.44%
Map Size:250px
Governor
Before Election:Joseph A. Wright
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Joseph A. Wright
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1852 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on October 12, 1852.[1]

This was the first election held in October, and the first election for a four-year term, since a new state constitution came into effect in 1851.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Joseph A. Wright defeated Whig nominee Nicholas McCarty and Free Soil nominee Andrew L. Robinson with 54.61% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Results

Notes and References

  1. News: . October 6, 1852 . The Election . The Evansville daily journal . Evansville, Ind. . 2 . 12 August 2023.
  2. Beeler . Dale . December 1915 . The Election of 1852 in Indiana . Indiana Magazine of History . 11 . 4 . 301–323 . 27785701 . 12 August 2023.
  3. Book: Bigham, Darrel E. . 2006 . On Jordan's banks: emancipation and its aftermath in the Ohio . Lexington, Kentucky . The University Press of Kentucky . 44 . 0-8131-2366-6.