1854 Vermont gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1854 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont 1837 presidential 1854 09 05 no 1853 Vermont gubernatorial election 1853 1855 Vermont gubernatorial election 1855 100px Whig Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Stephen Royce 27,926 62.6% Democratic Party (United States) Merritt Clark 15,084 33.8% 1854 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsRoyce: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #EC7014 70–80% #CC4C02 80–90% Governor John S. Robinson Democratic Party (United States) Stephen Royce Whig Party (United States) The 1854 Vermont gubernatorial election for governor of Vermont took place on September 5.Walton Eliakim Persons Eliakim Persons Walton September 1, 1854 Election September 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67934191/election-sep-5/ Vermont Watchman & State Journal Montpelier, VT 2 Newspapers.com The Whig nominee was Stephen Royce, former Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.September 1, 1854 Whig State Ticket: For Governor, Stephen Royce of Berkshire https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67934406/whig-ticket/ The Brattleboro Eagle Brattleboro, VT 2 Newspapers.com The Democratic nominee was Merritt Clark,June 22, 1854 Nominations of the Democratic State Convention https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67938062/democratic-convention/ The Burlington Weekly Sentinel Burlington, VT 2 Newspapers.com and Lawrence Brainerd ran as the nominee of the Free Soil PartyArmstrong Howard E. Howard E. Armstrong 1955 Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual https://books.google.com/books?id=sfXvAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA273 Montpelier, VT Vermont Secretary of State 273 Google Books even as he was one of the organizers of the new anti-slavery Republican PartyWalton E. P. Jr. Eliakim Persons Walton August 11, 1854 State Ticket --- All Right! https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67940672/state-ticket/ Vermont Watchman & State Journal Montpelier, VT 2 Newspapers.com and appeared as a Whig candidate for the Vermont Senate on the ballot in Franklin County.July 20, 1854 Franklin County Convention https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67951163/franklin-county-convention/ St. Albans Messenger St. Albans, VT 2 Newspapers.com Whig William C. Kittredge was nominated for governor against his wishes by advocates of the Temperance movementSeptember 8, 1854 A Rebuke https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67940968/a-rebuke/ Vermont Journal Windsor, VT 2 Newspapers.com and Democrat Horatio Needham also attracted the support of some Free Soil advocates. With the Whig Party splintering nationally over the slavery issue, the Republican Party was formed as the main abolitionist party, and Royce was endorsed by the new organization.Thompson Daniel P. Daniel Pierce Thompson August 17, 1854 Republican State Ticket: For Governor, Stephen Royce https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67934807/republican-ticket/ The Freeman Montpelier, VT 2 Newspapers.com In the September voting, Free Soil advocates, Republicans, and anti-slavery Whigs largely backed Royce, who was easily elected with 62.6 percent to 33.9 for Clark and 1.4 for Brainerd.Vermont House of Representatives 1855 Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont https://books.google.com/books?id=f3tDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA484 Montpelier, VT E. P. Walton, Jr. 484 Google Books Kittredge, Needham, William R. Shafter, and other write-in candidates all received less than one percent each. Royce took the oath of office and began a one-year term on October 12.October 14, 1854 Editorial Correspondence No. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67937649/royce-oath/ The Burlington Free Press Burlington, VT 2 Newspapers.com General election Results 1854 Vermont gubernatorial election Whig Party (United States) Stephen Royce 27,926 62.6% Democratic Party (United States) Merritt Clark 15,084 33.8% Free Soil Party Lawrence Brainerd 619 1.4% Free Soil Party Horatio Needham 302 0.7% Whig Party (United States) William C. Kittredge 293 0.7% William R. Shafter 255 0.5% Write-in Other 135 0.3% 44,614 100.0% References 1854 Vermont Gubernatorial Category:October 1854