Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1816

Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1816

July 3, 1816

Nominee Jacques Villeré Joshua Lewis Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 2,314 2,145 Percentage 51.9% 48.1%

Governor before election William C. C. Claiborne Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Jacques Villeré Democratic-Republican

The Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1816, was the second gubernatorial election to take place after Louisiana achieved statehood. Under Article III Sec 2 of the 1812 Constitution of the State of Louisiana 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.

Results

Popular Vote

Candidate	Votes received	Percentage
Jacques Villeré	2,314	51.90%
Joshua Lewis	2,145	48.10%
Total Vote	4,459

General Assembly Vote

Candidate	Votes received	Percentage
Jacques Villeré	43	93.48%
Joshua Lewis	3	6.52%
Total Vote	46

Preceded by 1812 Louisiana gubernatorial election

Louisiana gubernatorial elections

Succeeded by 1820 Louisiana gubernatorial election