1842 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1842 Vermont gubernatorial election
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Nominee Charles Paine Nathan Smilie
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote27,16724,130
Percentage50.85%45.17%
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County results
Paine:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Smilie:     40–50%     50–60%
Governor before election

Charles Paine
Whig

Elected Governor

Charles Paine
Whig

The 1842 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 6, 1842. [1]

Contents

Incumbent Whig Governor Charles Paine defeated Democratic nominee Nathan Smilie and Liberty nominee Charles K. Williams with 50.85% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Results

1842 Vermont gubernatorial election [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [lower-alpha 1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Charles Paine (inc.) 27,167 50.85%
Democratic Nathan Smilie24,13045.17%
Liberty Charles K. Williams 2,0933.92%
Scattering350.07%
Majority3,0375.68%
Turnout 53,425
Whig hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ One source gives the result as Paine 27,168, Smilie 24,141, Williams 2,093, scattering 36. [14] The result given here is that given in the Vermont House Journal.

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References

  1. ↑ "Election, the 6th day of September". The Middlebury people's press. Middlebury, Vt. September 6, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ Little, Mrs C. M. (1893). History of the Clan Marfarlane. Tottenville, N. Y.: Mrs. C. M. Little. p. 119.
  3. ↑ Crockett, Walter Hill (1921). Vermont, The Green Mountain State. Vol. 3. New York: The Century History Company, Inc. p. 276.
  4. ↑ Child, Hamilton (1883). Gazetteer and Business Directory of Lamoille and Orleans counties, Vt. for 1883-84. Syracuse, N. Y.: Journal Office. p. 73.
  5. ↑ Deming, Leonard (1851). Catalogue of the Principal Officers of Vermont, as connected with its political history, from 1778 to 1851. Middlebury: Published by the author. p. 14.
  6. ↑ Waltons' Vermont Register and Farmers' Almanac, 1839. Montpelier: E. P. Walton & Son. 1839. p. 94.
  7. ↑ "VT Governor, 1842". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  8. ↑ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 83. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
  9. ↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 316–317. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
  10. ↑ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 595. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
  11. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 277. ISBN   978-0-7864-1439-0.
  12. ↑ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont, October Session, 1842. Montpelier: E. P. Walton & Sons. 1842. p. 1.
  13. ↑ "Governor: 1789-2016". Election Results Archive. Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. p. 9. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  14. ↑ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. Vermont. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 966.


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