1849 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1849 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 4, 1849, and resulted in the reelection of Whig Party candidate Carlos Coolidge to another one-year term as governor.

1849 Vermont gubernatorial election

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

Governor before election

Carlos Coolidge
Whig

Elected Governor

Carlos Coolidge
Whig

Results edit

1849 Vermont gubernatorial election[1]
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 edit

  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.