1851 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1851 Mississippi gubernatorial election
Foote 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%	Davis 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Governor before election; James Whitfield; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Henry S. Foote; Union

The 1851 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 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 23 September 1851 to run in the gubernatorial election, Jefferson Davis.^[1]

^ Simonson, Walter E.; Strange, Bennett (April 1, 2009). "Foote versus Davis: The Mississippi election of 1851". The Southern Speech Journal. 27 (2). tandfonline.com: 126–134. doi:10.1080/10417946109371636. Retrieved May 7, 2023.