The 1824 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on August 2, 1824,
Frederick Bates defeated
Lt. Gov William Henry Ashley
William Henry Ashley (c. 1778 – March 26, 1838) was an American miner, land speculator, manufacturer, territorial militia general, politician, frontiersman, fur trader, entrepreneur, hunter, and slave owner. Ashley was best known for being th ...
. Both candidates were members of the
Democratic-Republican Party
The Democratic-Republican Party, known at the time as the Republican Party and also referred to as the Jeffersonian Republican Party among other names, was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early ...
. The death of Frederick Bates in August 1825, meant that the next election for
governor of Missouri
A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political_regions, political region, ranking under the Head of State, head of state and in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of ...
would be held little more than a year after this election.
Results
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Missouri
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1824
Gubernatorial
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August 1824 events