Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Missouri
1860 Missouri gubernatorial election ← 1857 (special) | August 6, 1860 | 1864 → |
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| | | | Nominee | Claiborne Fox Jackson | Sample Orr | Hancock Lee Jackson | Party | Democratic | Constitutional Union | Southern Democratic | Popular vote | 74,446 | 66,583 | 11,415 | Percentage | 46.95% | 41.99% | 7.20% | |
Governor before election Robert Marcellus Stewart Democratic | Elected Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson Democratic | |
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The 1860 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1860, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Claiborne Fox Jackson. Jackson defeated the nominee of the Constitutional Union Party, Sample Orr, and Southern "Brekenridge" Democrat Former Gov. Hancock Lee Jackson to become the fifteenth governor of Missouri. Republican James B. Gardenhire also ran in the election, but received a negligible number of votes.
Before the next election in 1864, three men would serve as Governor of Missouri: first, Claiborne Fox Jackson until his defection to the Confederacy in July 1861, then Hamilton Rowan Gamble until his death in January 1864, and finally Lt. Gov Willard Preble Hall.[1]
Results
1860 gubernatorial election, Missouri[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Claiborne Fox Jackson | 74,446 | 46.95 | -3.23 |
| Constitutional Union | Sample Orr | 66,583 | 41.99 | +41.99 |
| Southern Democratic | Hancock Lee Jackson | 11,415 | 7.20 | +7.20 |
| Republican | James B. Gardenhire | 6,135 | 3.87 | +3.87 |
Majority | 7,863 | 4.96 | +4.60 |
Turnout | 158,579 | 13.42 | |
| Democratic hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "SOS, Missouri – State Archives: Governors". Sos.mo.gov. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. pp. 144–146. ISBN 9780786414390.