1852 Missouri gubernatorial election

1852 Missouri gubernatorial election

August 2, 1852

Nominee Sterling Price James Winston Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 46,494 32,686 Percentage 58.72% 41.28%

Governor before election Austin Augustus King Democratic Elected Governor Sterling Price Democratic

The 1852 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on August 2, 1852, the Democratic nominee, Sterling Price, defeated Whig candidate James Winston.

General election

Candidates

• Sterling Price, former U.S. Representative from Keytesville (representing Missouri at-large) (Democratic)
• James Winston (Whig)

Results

1852 gubernatorial election, Missouri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sterling Price	46,494	58.72	-0.30
	Whig	James Winston	32,686	41.28	+0.30
Majority			13,808	17.44	-0.60
Turnout			79,180	11.61
	Democratic hold		Swing