1846 Indiana gubernatorial election

The 1846 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on August 3, 1846.^[1]

Incumbent Democratic Governor James Whitcomb defeated Whig nominee Joseph G. Marshall and Liberty nominee Stephen C. Stevens with 50.65% of the vote.

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Joseph G. Marshall, Whig, attorney^[2]^[3]
Stephen C. Stevens, Liberty, former justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
James Whitcomb, Democratic, incumbent Governor

Results[edit]

1846 Indiana gubernatorial election^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[a]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Whitcomb	64,104	50.65%
	Whig	Joseph G. Marshall	60,138	47.52%
	Liberty	Stephen C. Stevens	2,301	1.82%
	Scattering		21	0.02%
Majority			3,966	3.13%
Turnout			126,564
	Democratic hold		Swing

Notes[edit]

^ The Indiana State Senate Journal and some other sources give the result as Whitcomb 64,104, Marshall 60,067, Stevens 2,278.^[11]^[12]^[13]

References[edit]

^ "Alexandria: Friday Morning, August 7, 1846". Alexandria gazette. Alexandria, Virginia. August 7, 1846. p. 3. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
^ Campbell, Prof. John L. (1897). "Joseph G. Marshall". Indiana Historical Society Publications. 1 (6). Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company: 189–200. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
^ "News of the Day". Alexandria gazette. Alexandria, Virginia. April 16, 1855. p. 2. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
^ "IN Governor, 1846". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 25, 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. 61–62. 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. Indiana Historical Review. pp. 153–155.
^ Gugin, Linda C.; St. Clair, James E., eds. (2006). The Governors of Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society Press. p. 100. ISBN 0-87195-196-7.
^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Indiana, during the Thirty-First Session of the General Assembly. Indianapolis: J.P. Chapman, State Printer. 1846. p. 25.
^ Stoll, John B. (1917). History of the Indiana Democracy, 1816-1916. Indianapolis: Indiana Democratic Publishing Company. p. 91.
^ The Whig Almanac and United States Register 1850. New York: Greeley & McElrath. p. 49.

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[14] The Indiana State Senate Journal and some other sources give the result as Whitcomb 64,104, Marshall 60,067, Stevens 2,278.^[11]^[12]^[13]

[1] "Alexandria: Friday Morning, August 7, 1846". Alexandria gazette. Alexandria, Virginia. August 7, 1846. p. 3. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[2] Campbell, Prof. John L. (1897). "Joseph G. Marshall". Indiana Historical Society Publications. 1 (6). Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company: 189–200. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[3] "News of the Day". Alexandria gazette. Alexandria, Virginia. April 16, 1855. p. 2. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[4] "IN Governor, 1846". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[5] Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 50. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

[6] Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 61–62. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.

[7] Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 86–87. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

[8] 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.

[9] Riker, Dorothy; Thornbrough, Gayle (1960). Indiana Election Returns 1816-1851. Indiana Historical Review. pp. 153–155.

[10] Gugin, Linda C.; St. Clair, James E., eds. (2006). The Governors of Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society Press. p. 100. ISBN 0-87195-196-7.

[11] Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Indiana, during the Thirty-First Session of the General Assembly. Indianapolis: J.P. Chapman, State Printer. 1846. p. 25.

[12] Stoll, John B. (1917). History of the Indiana Democracy, 1816-1916. Indianapolis: Indiana Democratic Publishing Company. p. 91.

[13] The Whig Almanac and United States Register 1850. New York: Greeley & McElrath. p. 49.

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