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Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1820

Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1820

1816 ←
July 5, 1820 → 1824

  Robertson.jpg Derbigny.jpg
Nominee Thomas B. Robertson Pierre Derbigny Abner L. Duncan
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 1,903 1,187 1,031
Percentage 40.08% 25.00% 21.71%

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Nominee Jean Noel Destréhan
Party Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 627
Percentage 13.21%

Governor before election

Jacques Villeré
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Thomas B. Robertson
Democratic-Republican


Jacques Villeré
Democratic-Republican

Thomas B. Robertson
Democratic-Republican

The Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1820, was the third gubernatorial election to take place after Louisiana achieved statehood. Under Article III Sec 2 of the 1812 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.

Popular Vote

General Assembly Vote



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