1849 Indiana gubernatorial election County results
Wright: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Matson: 40–50% 50–60%
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The1849 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1849.[ 1]
This was the last election held in August, and the last election for a three-year term, until a newstate constitution came into effect in 1851.
IncumbentDemocratic Governor James Whitcomb was term-limited, and could not seek a third consecutive term.[ 2]
Democratic nomineeJoseph A. Wright defeatedWhig nominee John A. Matson andFree Soil nomineeJames H. Cravens with 52.27% of the vote.
Following the election, on December 26, 1848, Whitcomb resigned, having beenelected to theUnited States Senate .Lieutenant Governor Paris C. Dunning acted as governor for the remainder of the unexpired term.
^ The Indiana State Senate Journal and some other sources give the result as Wright 76,996, Matson 67,228, Cravens 3,018.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] ^ Likely intended for John A. Matson. ^ "Proclamation" .Indiana State sentinel . Indianapolis. August 2, 1849. p. 4. RetrievedAugust 24, 2023 .^ "Article IV" .Constitution of 1816 . Indiana Historical Bureau. RetrievedAugust 24, 2023 .^ "Matson, John A." Papers of Abraham Lincoln Digital Library . RetrievedAugust 24, 2023 .^ "IN Governor, 1849" . Our Campaigns. RetrievedAugust 24, 2023 .^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 50.ISBN 1-56802-396-0 ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003).United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 62– 63.ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0 ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979).American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 86– 87.ISBN 0-930466-17-9 ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977).American State Governors, 1776-1976 . Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 173.ISBN 0-379-00665-0 ^ Riker, Dorothy; Thornbrough, Gayle (1960).Indiana Election Returns 1816-1851 155– 158. ^ Journal of the Indiana State Senate, during the Thirty-Fourth Session of the General Assembly. Commencing December 3, 1849 ^ Stoll, John B. (1917).History of the Indiana Democracy, 1816-1916 ^ Woodburn, James Albert (September 1914)."Constitution Making in Early Indiana: a Historical Survey" .Indiana Magazine of History .10 (3):237– 255.JSTOR 27785637 . RetrievedAugust 24, 2023 . ^ "[Unknown]" .Fort Wayne Sentinel . Fort Wayne, Indiana. September 8, 1849. p. 2. RetrievedAugust 24, 2023 .
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