The Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1812, was the first gubernatorial election to take place after Louisiana

Louisiana

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 achieved statehood

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. 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

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. On the second day of the session of the Louisiana State Legislature

Louisiana State Legislature

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, the Louisiana House of Representatives

Louisiana House of Representatives

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 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
William C. C. Claiborne	2,757
Jacques Villeré Jacques Villeré Jacques Phillippe Villeré was the second Governor of Louisiana after it became a state. He was the first Creole and the first native of Louisiana to attain that office.-Early life:...	945
Jean Noël Destréhan Jean N. Destréhan Jean Noel Destréhan was a Creole politician in Louisiana and one-time owner of Destréhan Plantation, one of Louisiana's most famous antebellum historical landmarks. The city of Destrehan, Louisiana is named after him....	168
François Livaudais	2
Evariste Lauve	1
Callaux LaFontaine	1
Total Vote	3,874

General Assembly Vote

Candidate	Votes received	Percentage
William C. C. Claiborne	33
Jacques Villere Jacques Villeré Jacques Phillippe Villeré was the second Governor of Louisiana after it became a state. He was the first Creole and the first native of Louisiana to attain that office.-Early life:...	6
Total Vote	39