1842 Vermont gubernatorial election
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The 1842 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 6, 1842.[1]
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September 6, 1842
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 County results Paine: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% Smilie: 40â50% 50â60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Whig Governor Charles Paine defeated Democratic nominee Nathan Smilie and Liberty nominee Charles K. Williams with 50.85% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
- Charles Paine, Whig, incumbent Governor
- Nathan Smilie, Democratic, businessman,[2] former member of the Vermont General Assembly,[3][4][5][6] Democratic candidate for Governor in 1839 and 1841
- Charles K. Williams, Liberty, incumbent Chief Judge of the Vermont Supreme Court
