1852 Indiana gubernatorial election

1852 Indiana gubernatorial election

October 12, 1852
 
Nominee Joseph A. Wright Nicholas McCarty
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 92,576 73,641
Percentage 54.61% 43.44%

County results
Wright:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
McCarty:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Joseph A. Wright
Democratic

Elected Governor

Joseph A. Wright
Democratic

The 1852 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on October 12, 1852.

This was the first election held in October, and the first election for a four-year term, since a new state constitution came into effect in 1851.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Joseph A. Wright defeated Whig nominee Nicholas McCarty and Free Soil nominee Andrew L. Robinson with 54.61% of the vote.