1885 Dixieland Presidential Election (Deo Vindice)

The 1881 Dixieland Presidential Election was the seventh quadrennial presidential election in the Dixieland Confederation, held on wednesday November 2nd, 1881. This was the first election without a Southern Constitution Candidate running, and as a result the first president with a New Whig Candidate running, this was also the first election in which the states of Sonora, Chihuahua, and Yucutan, were able to participate in

Background
The Tension with mexico erupted into full out war to gain control over more of northern mexico and to see his dream of the Golden Circle Forming, Peter H. Bell thus became immensly popular, despite this however he respected Jefferson Davis's precedent and did not run for a third term, the Democrats didnt really have anyone else to go with so they decided not to field a candidate

Southern Constitution Nomination
They nominated Benjamin G. Humphreys from mississippi for president and Augustus Hill Garland, a former representative and current senator from Arkansas, for vice president

Whig Nomination
The New Whig party dropped the "New" from its name and took advantage of the lack of Democratic candidate, they nomianted former Secretary of State Robert Toombs for president and current Governor of Mississippi Robert Lowry for vice president

Campaign
There wasnt really much campaigning as both candidates were supportive of the war in Mexico

Results
For the first time the democratic party did not win an election (due to their lack of candidate) instead Southern Constitutionalist candidate Benjamin Humphreys won