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1848 Vermont gubernatorial election

←  1847 September 5, 1848 (1848-09-05) 1849 →
 
Nominee Carlos Coolidge Oscar L. Shafter Paul Dillingham
Party Whig Free Soil Democratic
Popular vote 22,007 14,931 13,420
Percentage 43.66% 29.62% 26.62%

Governor before election

Horace Eaton
Whig

Elected Governor

Carlos Coolidge
Whig

The 1848 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 5, 1848, and resulted in the election of Whig Party candidate Carlos Coolidge to a one-year term as governor.

Results

1848 Vermont gubernatorial election [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Carlos Coolidge 22,007 43.66%
Free Soil Oscar L. Shafter 14,931 29.62%
Democratic Paul Dillingham 13,420 26.62%
Write-in Other 47 0.09%
Total votes '50,405' '100'

References

  1. ^ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.