1862 Vermont gubernatorial election

1862 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee Frederick Holbrook Benjamin H. Smalley Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 29,543 3,772 Percentage 88.5% 11.3%

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]

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Frederick Holbrook (incumbent)	29,543	88.5%
	Democratic	Benjamin H. Smalley	3,772	11.3%
		Scattering	77	0.2%
Total votes			'33,392'	'100'

References

1. "Republican State Nominations". Vermont Journal. Windsor, VT. August 2, 1862. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Armstrong, Howard E. (1955). Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. p. 274 – via Google Books.
3. Hand, Samuel B. (2003). "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont History. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Historical Society. pp. 140, 143.
4. Dell, Christopher (1975). Lincoln and the War Democrats: The Grand Erosion of Conservative Tradition. Teaneck, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 109. ISBN   978-0-8386-1466-2 – via Google Books.
5. "Legislature of Vermont: House". The Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT. October 11, 1862. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.