1850 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1850 Vermont gubernatorial election
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September 3, 1850 (1850-09-03)
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  Charles K Williams.jpg Lucius B. Peck.jpg John S Robinson.jpg
Nominee Charles K. Williams Lucius Benedict Peck John S. Robinson
Party Whig Free Soil Democratic
Popular vote24,48118,8564,142
Percentage51.53%39.69%8.72%

1850 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Williams:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Peck:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Carlos Coolidge
Whig

Elected Governor

Charles K. Williams
Whig

The 1850 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 3, 1850, and resulted in the election of Whig Party candidate Charles K. Williams to a one-year term as governor.

Results

1850 Vermont gubernatorial election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Charles K. Williams 24,481 51.53% −1.90%
Free Soil Lucius Benedict Peck 18,85639.69%−4.29%
Democratic John Robinson 4,1428.72%+2.37%
Write-inOther260.06%
Total votes'47,505''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.