Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1849

Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1849

November 5, 1849

Nominee Joseph Marshall Walker Alexandre DeClouet Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 14,485 13,807 Percentage 51.20% 48.80%

Governor before election Isaac Johnson Democratic Elected Governor Joseph Marshall Walker Democratic

The Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1849, was the last of two elections to take place under the Louisiana Constitution of 1845. The new constitution abolished the provision in the 1812 constitution that required a gubernatorial candidate to win a vote of the legislature to get elected, leaving the final decision up to the people. The new constitution also cut incumbent Governor Alexandre Mouton's term short by one year thus moving the election from July 1846 to January 1846 with the inauguration of the new governor in February.

Results

Popular Vote

Party	Candidate	Votes received	Percentage
Democratic	Joseph Marshall Walker	14,485	51.20%
Whig	Alexandre DeClouet	13,807	48.80%
Total Vote		28,292

References

Preceded by 1846 Louisiana gubernatorial election

Louisiana gubernatorial elections

Succeeded by 1852 Louisiana gubernatorial election