Davis ran unopposed, the ultimate rigged election.
IIRC this particular topic got started when Ftd identified the CSA as a proto-fascist state. The neo-reb rebuttal was that the confederate government was an elected one, not a selected one.
I am starting to conclude that the Confederacy was inclined toward a national socialist dictatorship , with the selection of the executive branch being one cornerstone and the failure to set up a Supreme court being another.
Rigged? Post your proof.
Numerous elections are held where a candidate vies for office unopposed, there is nothing illegal about it. No person was prevented from running against Davis, and he certainly did not do as Lincoln did and have troops stationed at polling booths to ensure his victory.
He ran for office honourably and won.