1853 Vermont gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1853 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont 1837 presidential 1853 09 06 no 1852 Vermont gubernatorial election 1852 1854 Vermont gubernatorial election 1854 100px Democratic Party (United States) John S. Robinson 18,142 38.5% 120 120px Whig Party (United States) Erastus Fairbanks 20,849 43.9% 104 107px Free Soil Party Lawrence Brainerd 8,291 17.6% 7 1853 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsRobinson: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% Fairbanks: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70%Brainerd: #FFB2B2 40–50% Governor Erastus Fairbanks Whig Party (United States) John S. Robinson Democratic Party (United States) The 1853 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 6.Walton Eliakim Persons Eliakim Persons Walton September 1, 1853 Election, Tuesday, Sept. 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67856168/election-sept-6/ Watchman & State Journal Montpelier, VT 4 Newspapers.com The same three candidates who ran for governor of Vermont in 1852 ran again in 1853: Whig and incumbent Erastus Fairbanks, Democratic candidate John S. Robinson, and Lawrence Brainerd, the nominee of the Free Soil Party.Walton Eliakim Persons Eliakim Persons Walton October 28, 1853 Legislature of Vermont https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67856313/legislature-vermont/ Walton's Daily Journal Montpelier, VT 4 Newspapers.com The results showed that Fairbanks had received 43.9 percent of the vote, with Robinson receiving 38.5 percent, and Brainerd 17.6 percent. Because no candidate received a majority, the Vermont Constitution required the contest to be settled by the Vermont General Assembly. In the October 27 voting, 119 to 121 votes were necessary for a choice, depending on how many members of the Vermont Senate and Vermont House of Representatives took part in each ballot. On the 20th ballot, with 120 votes required for a choice, enough Brainerd supporters voted for Robinson to give Robinson the win with 120 votes. Fairbanks received 104, and Brainerd received 7. Robinson took the oath of office and began a one-year term on October 28.Vermont House of Representatives 1854 Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont https://books.google.com/books?id=9igbAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA65 Burlington, VT 65 Google Books Robinson was the only Democrat elected governor of Vermont until the election of Philip H. Hoff in 1962.O'Connor Kevin April 27, 2018 Democratic groundbreaker former Gov. Phil Hoff dies https://vtdigger.org/2018/04/27/democratic-groundbreaker-former-gov-phil-hoff-dies-93/ VT Digger Montpelier, VT General election Results 1853 Vermont gubernatorial electionGeneral Election Results - Governor - 1853 https://electionarchive.vermont.gov/elections/search/year_from:1853/year_to:1853/office_id:3 Office of the Vermont Secretary of State January 17, 2021 Democratic Party (United States) John Robinson 18,142 38.5 Whig Party (United States) Erastus Fairbanks (incumbent) 20,849 43.9 Free Soil Party Lawrence Brainerd 8,291 17.6 Write-in Other 9 0.0 47,291 100.0 References 1853 Vermont Gubernatorial Category:October 1853 Category:Contingent elections in Vermont Category:September 1853