Election Name: | 1889 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 1885 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1885 |
Next Election: | 1895 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1895 |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | November 1, 1889 |
Nominee1: | John M. Stone |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 84,929 |
Percentage1: | 99.98% |
Map Size: | 150px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Robert Lowry |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | John Marshall Stone |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1889 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 1, 1889, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. This election was the last held under the Constitution of 1868. The 1890 constitution, adopted a year after the election, effectively disenfranchised African-Americans.
In the general election, Democratic candidate John Marshall Stone, who previously served as governor from 1876 until 1882, ran unopposed.