1848 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1848 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 5, 1848, to elect the governor of Vermont. As no candidate received a majority of the votes cast, the Vermont General Assembly elected Whig Carlos Coolidge, the plurality winner, with 122 votes to 65 for Oscar L. Shafter, 54 for Paul Dillingham, and 1 each for Luke P. Poland and William M. Shafter.^[1]

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1848 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1847 September 5, 1848 (1848-09-05) 1849 â†’

Nominee Carlos Coolidge Oscar L. Shafter Paul Dillingham Party Whig Free Soil Democratic Electoral vote 122 65 54 Popular vote 22,007 14,931 13,420 Percentage 43.66% 29.62% 26.62%

County results Coolidge:      40–50%      50–60% Shafter:      40–50% Dillingham:      30–40%      40–50%

Governor before election Horace Eaton Whig Elected Governor Carlos Coolidge Whig

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