1861 Vermont gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1861 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont 1837 presidential 1861 09 03 no 1860 Vermont gubernatorial election 1860 1862 Vermont gubernatorial election 1862 100px Republican Party (United States) Frederick Holbrook 33,152 77.5% 100px War Democrat Andrew Tracy 5,722 13.4% Peace Democrat Benjamin H. Smalley 3,190 7.5% 1861 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsHolbrook: #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90% Governor Erastus Fairbanks Republican Party (United States) Frederick Holbrook Republican Party (United States) The 1861 Vermont gubernatorial election for governor of Vermont was held on Tuesday, September 3.August 30, 1861 State Election https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68236634/state-election/ The Vermonter Vergennes, VT 2 Newspapers.com In keeping with the "Mountain Rule", incumbent Republican Erastus Fairbanks, who had also served as governor from 1852 to 1853, was not a candidate for a third one-year term.Armstrong Howard E. Howard E. Armstrong 1955 Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual https://books.google.com/books?id=sfXvAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA274 Montpelier, VT Vermont Secretary of State 274 Google BooksHand Samuel B. 2003 Mountain Rule Revisited https://vermonthistory.org/journal/71/vt713_401.pdf Vermont History Montpelier, VT Vermont Historical Society 140, 143 The Republican nominee was Frederick Holbrook, a former member of the Vermont Senate. With the Democratic Party split nationally over the response to the American Civil War, Andrew Tracy, a former member of the United States House of Representatives, was nominated by the People's Union Convention, which drew support from War Democrats and conservative Republicans.August 22, 1861 The Union People's Convention https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68236890/union-convention/ The Daily Journal Montpelier, VT 3 Newspapers.com Benjamin H. Smalley ran as a Peace Democrat, representing Democrats who favored a compromise with the states that had formed the Confederacy.Dell Christopher 1975 Lincoln and the War Democrats: The Grand Erosion of Conservative Tradition https://books.google.com/books?id=p1N2AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Benjamin+H+Smalley+was+chosen+as+the+peace+candidate+for+governor%22 Teaneck, NJ Fairleigh Dickinson University Press 109 978-0-8386-1466-2 Google Books Vermont continued to oppose slavery and support the Union, which was reflected in its support of Republican candidates. Holbrook easily defeated both Democrats and won a one-year term that began on October 15.October 19, 1861 Legislative Proceedings: The House, October 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68238914/for-governor/ The Weekly Times Burlington, VT 5 Newspapers.com Illness confined Holbrook at home for most of October,Walton E. P. Eliakim Persons Walton October 18, 1861 Who Will Be Governor? https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68238657/who-governor/ Watchman & State Journal Montpelier, VT 1 Newspapers.com and he delayed traveling to Montpelier to take his oath of office until October 22.Howard S. Jr. October 25, 1861 Gov. Holbrook Took the Oath of Office on Tuesday https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68239186/holbrook-oath/ Lamoille Newsdealer Hyde Park, VT 2 Newspapers.com General election Results 1861 Vermont gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Frederick Holbrook 33,152 77.5% War Democrat Andrew Tracy 5,722 13.4% Peace Democrat Benjamin H. Smalley 3,190 7.5% Scattering 732 1.6% 42,796 100.0% References 1861 Vermont Gubernatorial Category:October 1861 in the United States