1847 Vermont gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1847 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont 1837 presidential 1847 09 07 no 1846 Vermont gubernatorial election 1846 1848 Vermont gubernatorial election 1848 File:Horace_Eaton.jpg Horace Eaton Whig Party (United States) 125 22,455 46.68% File:Paul_Dillingham.jpg Paul Dillingham Democratic Party (United States) 85 18,601 38.67% File:Lawrence_Brainerd.jpg Lawrence Brainerd Liberty Party (United States, 1840) 19 6,926 14.39% 1847 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsEaton: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70%Dillingham: #a5b0ff 40–50% Governor Horace Eaton Whig Party (United States) Horace Eaton Whig Party (United States) The 1847 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 7, 1847, and resulted in the reelection of Whig Party candidate Horace Eaton to another one-year term as governor, his second. In the election for governor, Eaton, who had succeeded from lieutenant governor in 1846, was elected to his second one-year term, defeating Democrat Paul Dillingham, Liberty candidate Lawrence Brainerd, and Know Nothing Reuben C. Benton.https://electionarchive.vermont.gov/elections/search/year_from:1847/year_to:1847/office_id:3 Election for Governor, 1847 2023 Vermont Elections Database Elections Division, Vermont Secretary of State Montpelier, VT August 23, 2023 In the lieutenant governor's election, Whig Leonard Sargeant was elected to a second one-year term with 46.5% of the vote to Democrat Charles K. Field's 39.0%, and the Liberty Party Jacob Scott's 14.3%, with a handful of votes cast for write-in candidates.https://electionarchive.vermont.gov/elections/search/year_from:1847/year_to:1847/office_id:4 Election for Lieutenant Governor, 1847 2023 Vermont Elections Database Elections Division, Vermont Secretary of State Montpelier, VT August 23, 2023 For treasurer, Whig George Howes received 46.4%, Democratic nominee received Jeremiah T. Marston 39.1%, and Liberty nominee Zenas Wood had 14.3%, with a few ballots cast for write-ins.https://electionarchive.vermont.gov/elections/search/year_from:1847/year_to:1847/office_id:53 Election for Treasurer, 1847 2023 Vermont Elections Database Elections Division, Vermont Secretary of State Montpelier, VT August 23, 2023 Because none of the candidates received the popular vote majority required by the Vermont Constitution, the contests were formally decided by the Vermont General Assembly.October 15, 1847 Election of State Officers https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-journal-election/130516356/ Walton's Daily Journal Montpelier, VT 2 Newspapers.com In the October 14 vote, 229 representatives and senators took part, so 115 votes were required to win. Eaton, Sargeant, and Howes were all elected on the first ballot. Eaton received 125 votes, Sargeant 124, and Howes 124. Results 1847 Vermont gubernatorial electionGeneral Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012 https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/308153/stoff1gov.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 31 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141231030216/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/308153/stoff1gov.pdf December 31, 2014 Whig Party (United States) Horace Eaton (incumbent) 22,455 46.68% Democratic Party (United States) Paul Dillingham 18,601 38.67% Liberty Party (United States, 1840) Lawrence Brainerd 6,926 14.39% Know Nothing Reuben C. Benton 98 0.20% Write-in Other 21 0.06% 48,101 100.00% References 1847 Vermont Gubernatorial Category:September 1847