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1849 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1848 September 4, 1849 (1849-09-04) 1850 →
 
Nominee Carlos Coolidge Horatio Needham Jonas Clark
Party Whig Free Soil Democratic
Electoral vote 149 90 8
Popular vote 26,238 23,250 3,357
Percentage 49.63% 43.98% 6.35%

County results
Coolidge:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Needham:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Carlos Coolidge
Whig

Elected Governor

Carlos Coolidge
Whig

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The 1849 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 4, 1849 to elect the governor of Vermont. As no candidate received a majority of the votes cast, the Vermont General Assembly re-elected Whig Carlos Coolidge with 149 votes to 90 for Horatio Needham and 8 for Jonas Clark.

Results

1849 Vermont gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Carlos Coolidge (incumbent) 26,238 49.63%
Free Soil Horatio Needham 23,250 43.98%
Democratic Jonas Clark 3,357 6.35%
Write-in Other 26 0.05%
Total votes '52,871' '100'

References

  1. "The Legislature". Vermont Watchman and State Journal. October 18, 1849.
  2. "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.


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