1851 Mississippi gubernatorial election|
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County results
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Foote
50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
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Davis
50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
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The 1851 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1851, in order to elect the Governor of the U.S. state of Mississippi. Democratic US Senator for Mississippi Henry S. Foote, who ran on a Unionist platform, defeated the Southern Rights Party nominee and fellow Democratic US Senator for Mississippi before resigning on September 23, 1851, to run in the gubernatorial election, Jefferson Davis.