1846 Vermont gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1846 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont 1837 presidential 1846 09 01 no 1845 Vermont gubernatorial election 1845 1847 Vermont gubernatorial election 1847 File:Horace_Eaton.jpg Horace Eaton Whig Party (United States) 136 23,644 48.5% File:John Smith (Vermont).jpg John Smith Democratic Party (United States) 75 17,877 36.7% File:Lawrence_Brainerd.jpg Lawrence Brainerd Liberty Party (United States, 1840) 11 7,118 14.6% 1846 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsEaton: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70%Smith: #a5b0ff 40–50% Governor William Slade Whig Party (United States) Horace Eaton Whig Party (United States) The 1846 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 1, 1846,September 1, 1846 To-Day: To-Day, Whigs of Old Addison, must find you early at the polls https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87604780/galaxy-today/ Northern Galaxy Middlebury, VT 2 Newspapers.com and resulted in the election of Whig Party candidate Horace Eaton to a one-year term as governor.Armstrong Howard E. Howard E. Armstrong 1955 Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual https://books.google.com/books?id=sfXvAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA272 Montpelier, VT Vermont Secretary of State 272 Google Books Statewide elections In the race for governor, incumbent lieutenant governor Horace Eaton defeated Smith, a former member of the United States House of Representatives and Brainerd, a former member of the Vermont House of Representatives.Poland J. October 15, 1846 Vermont Legislature: October 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87605108/for-governor/ The Green Mountain Freeman Montpelier, VT 1 Newspapers.com In the popular vote for lieutenant governor, Whig Leonard Sargeant defeated Democrat Truman B. Ransom and Liberty candidate Jacob Scott. The vote totals were: Sargeant, 23,335 (47.4%); Ransom, 17,985 (36.6%); Scott, 7,801 (15.9%); scattering, 65 (0.1%). The contest for state treasurer resulted in the election of Whig Elisha P. Jewett, who defeated Democrat Daniel Baldwin and Liberty nominee Zenas Wood. Vote totals in the treasurer's race were: Jewett, 23,324 (48.2%); Baldwin, 17,847 (36.9%); Wood, 6,978 (14.4%); scattering, 192 (0.5%). Because none of the popular vote winners achieved the 50 percent required by the Constitution of Vermont, the Vermont General Assembly was required to choose the winners. In most cases, the assembly selects the candidate who received a plurality of the vote. In the October 8, 1846 legislative elections, Eaton, Sargeant, and Jewett all won their contests. The reported vote totals were: Governor Necessary for a choice: 111 Results: Eaton, 136 Smith, 75 Brainerd, 11 Lieutenant governor Necessary for a choice: 112 Results: Sargeant, 138 Ransom, 73 Scott, 12 Treasurer Necessary for a choice: 111 Results: Jewett, 138 Baldwin, 74 Wood, 12 Results 1846 Vermont gubernatorial election Whig Party (United States) Horace Eaton 23,644 48.5% +1.4% Democratic Party (United States) John Smith 17,877 36.7% -1.8% Liberty Party (United States, 1840) Lawrence Brainerd 7,118 14.6% -1.1% Scattering 64 0.02% -0.05% 48,703 100.00% – References 1846 Vermont Gubernatorial Category:September 1846 Category:Contingent elections in Vermont