1850 Vermont gubernatorial election

1850 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1849 September 3, 1850 (1850-09-03) 1851 →
 
Nominee Charles K. Williams Lucius Benedict Peck John S. Robinson
Party Whig Free Soil Democratic
Popular vote 24,481 18,856 4,142
Percentage 51.53% 39.69% 8.72%

County results
Williams:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Peck:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Carlos Coolidge
Whig

Elected Governor

Charles K. Williams
Whig

The 1850 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 3, 1850, and resulted in the election of Whig Party candidate Charles K. Williams to a one-year term as governor.

Results

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1850 Vermont gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Charles K. Williams 24,481 51.53% −1.90%
Free Soil Lucius Benedict Peck 18,856 39.69% −4.29%
Democratic John Robinson 4,142 8.72% +2.37%
Write-in Other 26 0.06%
Total votes '47,505' '100'

References

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  1. ^ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.