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1849 Vermont gubernatorial election

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The 1849 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 4, 1849, to elect the governor of Vermont. As no candidate received a majority of the votes cast, the Vermont General Assembly re-elected Whig Carlos Coolidge with 149 votes to 90 for Horatio Needham and 8 for Jonas Clark.[1]

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1849 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1848
September 4, 1849 (1849-09-04)
1850 â†’
 
Nominee Carlos Coolidge Horatio Needham Jonas Clark
Party Whig Free Soil Democratic
Electoral vote 149 90 8
Popular vote 26,238 23,250 3,357
Percentage 49.63% 43.98% 6.35%

County results
Coolidge:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Needham:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Carlos Coolidge
Whig

Elected Governor

Carlos Coolidge
Whig

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Results

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1849 Vermont gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Carlos Coolidge (incumbent) 26,238 49.63%
Free Soil Horatio Needham 23,250 43.98%
Democratic Jonas Clark 3,357 6.35%
Write-in Other 26 0.05%
Total votes '52,871' '100'
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