The 1837 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on August 7, 1837. The Whig lieutenant governor of Indiana David Wallace defeated the Whig senator from Switzerland County John Dumont.[1]

The Indiana Democratic Party did not hold a state convention as they had done in 1834. For a time Wallace appeared to run unopposed, until the entry of Dumont and Democrat Gamaliel Taylor in late April. Taylor withdrew from the race shortly before the election, after which Democrats informally supported Dumont. Both Taylor and Dumont supported completing public works projects mandated by the Mammoth Internal Improvement Act in order of priority, while Wallace favored completing all projects simultaneously.[2]

Results

Indiana gubernatorial election, 1837[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig David Wallace 46,067 55.51
Whig John Dumont 36,915 44.48
Democratic Gamaliel Taylor (withdrawn) 3 0.00
Write-in Jeremiah Roe 2 0.00
Write-in Abel C. Pepper 1 0.00
Write-in Jeremiah Tillotson 1 0.00
Total votes 82,989 100.00
Whig hold

References

  1. ↑ Riker & Thornbrough 1960, pp. 145–48.
  2. ↑ Carmony, Donald F. (1998). Indiana, 1816–1850: The Pioneer Era. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau. pp. 203–4.
  3. ↑ Riker, Dorothy; Thornbrough, Gayle (1960). Indiana Election Returns, 1816–1851. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau. pp. 145–48.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1837_Indiana_gubernatorial_election