Louisiana 1820 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Louisiana 1820 Governor
Date:
1820
State:
Louisiana
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Thomas B. Robertson, Pierre Derbigny, Abner L. Duncan, Jean N. Destrehan, Bernard Pyronnie, Auguste Rouzier, Manuel Ordonnez
Candidates: Thomas B. RobertsonPierre Derbigny[1]Abner L. DuncanJean N. DestrehanBernard PyronnieAuguste RouzierManuel Ordonnez
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3][4][5][6][7]190311871031627211
Ascension Parish4672141---
Assumption Parish433015----
Avoyelles Parish4034-----
Catahoula Parish22-1211---
Concordia Parish4-30----
East Baton Rouge Parish190218511---
Feliciana Parish3511213---
Iberville Parish[8]27713425---
Lafourche Parish6843213---
Natchitoches Parish[9]73447----
Orleans Parish143454195169---
District of Cannes Brutess[10]242539---
City of New Orleans[11][12]141412190130---
Ouachita Parish5429131---
Plaquemines Parish[13][14]93354113---
Pointe Coupee Parish2-3162---
Rapides Parish1206272---
Saint Charles Parish3-171---
Saint Helena Parish[15]159-28----
Saint James Parish[16]5929619---
Saint John Parish-25-75---
Saint Landry Parish[17]13017554---
Saint Martin Parish1294564---
Saint Mary Parish68313----
Saint Tammany Parish82-4212---
Washington Parish[18]132-201---
West Baton Rouge Parish3-6250---

Notes:

[1]Listed by the Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY) as Pierre Doubigny.
[2]Louisiana law required the Legislature to elect the Governor from the top two candidates in the general election. Thomas B. Robertson would subsequently be elected Governor by the legislature.
[3]There were 4754 votes cast.
[4]The election took place from July 3 to 5.
[5]The Louisiana Courier lists 2 ballots as blank.
[6]The Louisiana Herald and Louisiana Courier list Thomas B. Robertson with 1904 votes.
[7]The Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC) lists Jean N. Destrehan with 617 votes.
[8]The Louisiana Herald (Alexandria, LA), The Port-Gibson Correspondent (Port Gibson, MS) and Louisiana Courier (New Orleans, LA) list Pierre Derbigny with 69 votes, Abner L. Duncan with 30 votes and Jean N. Destrehan with 21 votes.
[9]The July 8, 1820 edition of the Louisiana Herald (Alexandria, LA) lists 41 votes for Peter Derbigny.
[10]Also known as Third Senatorial District.
[11]Also known as Second Senatorial District.
[12]The Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, VA) lists Thomas B. Robertson with 151 votes, Pierre Derbigny with 463 votes, Abner L. Duncan with 196 votes and Jean N. Destrehan with 130 votes.
[13]The votes from Saint Bernard Parish are included in the votes from Plaquemines Parish.
[14]The Louisiana Herald (Alexandria, LA) and The Port-Gibson Correspondent (Port Gibson, MS) list Abner L. Duncan with 34 votes.
[15]The Louisiana Herald (Alexandria, LA) lists Thomas B. Robertson with 150 votes and Abner L. Duncan with 30 votes.
[16]The Louisiana Courier (New Orleans, LA) refers to the parish of Saint James as Saint Jaques.
[17]The Louisiana Courier (New Orleans, LA) lists Saint Landry as Opeloussas, the name of the County which preceeded the creation of the parishes in 1807.
[18]The Louisiana Herald (Alexandria, LA) lists Thomas B. Robertson with 133 votes.

References:

Original Election Certificate. The National Archives, Washington, DC.
Journal of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1820. 4.
Louisiana Courier (New Orleans, LA). July 7, 1820.
Baton-Rouge Gazette (Baton-Rouge, LA). July 8, 1820.
Louisiana Herald (Alexandria, LA). July 8, 1820.
Louisiana Courier (New Orleans, LA). July 10, 1820.
Louisiana Herald (Alexandria, LA). July 15, 1820.
Louisiana Courier (New Orleans, LA). July 20, 1820.
The Port-Gibson Correspondent (Port Gibson, MS). July 29, 1820.
The New-York Columbian (New York, NY). July 31, 1820.
Baltimore Patriot and Mercantile Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). August 2, 1820.
Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). August 5, 1820.
The Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, VA). August 5, 1820.
Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina Gazette (Raleigh, NC). August 11, 1820.
Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR). October 7, 1820.
Louisiana Gazette (New Orleans, LA). November 22, 1820.
Louisiana Courier (New Orleans, LA). November 27, 1820.
Mississippi Republican (Natchez, MA). November 28, 1820.
Louisiana Herald (Alexandria, LA). December 2, 1820.
Niles' Weekly Register (Baltimore, MD). Vol. 19. December 20, 1820. 280.
Daily National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). December 22, 1820.
Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY).
Fortier, Alcee. A History of Louisiana. Vol 3: The American Domination. New York: Manzi, Joyant, 1904. 181-182.
Godspeed, Weston Arthur, ed. The Province and the States: A History of the Province of Louisiana. Vol. 3. Madison, WI: Godspeed Publishing, 1904. 76.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
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