1862 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1862 Vermont gubernatorial election
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  1861 September 2, 1862 (1862-09-02) 1863  
  Frederick Holbrook (Vermont governor) 2.jpg
Nominee Frederick Holbrook Benjamin H. Smalley
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote29,5433,772
Percentage88.5%11.3%

1862 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Holbrook:     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Governor before election

Frederick Holbrook
Republican

Elected Governor

Frederick Holbrook
Republican

The 1862 Vermont gubernatorial election for governor of Vermont was held on Tuesday, September 2. [1] In keeping with the "Mountain Rule", incumbent Republican Frederick Holbrook was a candidate for a second one-year term. [2] [3] The Democratic nominee was Benjamin H. Smalley, who had been on the ballot in 1861 as the gubernatorial candidate of the "Peace Democrats," who favored compromise with the Confederacy. [4]

Contents

Vermont continued to strongly support the Union and the Republican Party. [2] Holbrook was backed by Republicans and pro-Union Democrats, and easily defeated Smalley to win a one-year term that began on October 10. [2] [5]

General election

Results

1862 Vermont gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Frederick Holbrook (incumbent) 29,543 88.5%
Democratic Benjamin H. Smalley3,77211.3%
Scattering770.2%
Total votes'33,392''100'

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