1834 Louisiana gubernatorial election

1834 Louisiana gubernatorial election

July 9, 1834

Nominee Edward D. White John Bennett Dawson Party Whig Democratic Electoral vote 58 — Popular vote 6,973 4,149 Percentage 62.70% 37.30%

Governor before election Andre B. Roman Whig Elected Governor Edward D. White Whig

The 1834 Louisiana gubernatorial election was the seventh gubernatorial election to take place after Louisiana achieved statehood. Under Article III Sec 2 of the 1812 Constitution of the State of Louisiana the Governor was elected in two steps. On the first Monday in July, eligible voters went to the polls and voted. The returns were sent to the President of the Louisiana State Senate. On the second day of the session of the Louisiana State Legislature, the Louisiana House of Representatives and Senate met in joint session and voted between the top two candidates. The candidate who received a majority in General Assembly became governor.

Results

Popular Vote^[1]

Party	Candidate	Votes received	Percentage
Whig	Edward D. White	6,973	62.70%
Democratic	John Bennett Dawson	4,149	37.30%
Total Vote		11,122

General Assembly Vote^[1]

Candidate	Votes received	Percentage
Edward D. White	58	95.08%
Blank	3	4.92%
Total Vote	61

Preceded by 1830 Louisiana gubernatorial special election

Louisiana gubernatorial elections

Succeeded by 1838 Louisiana gubernatorial election

References

1. Jeanne Frois. 2006. Louisiana Almanac, 2006–2007 Edition. Gretna, La: Pelican Pub. Co. p.547