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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]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Carlos Coolidge | 22,007 | 43.66% | ||
| Free Soil | Oscar L. Shafter | 14,931 | 29.62% | ||
| Democratic | Paul Dillingham | 13,420 | 26.62% | ||
| Write-in | Other | 47 | 0.09% | ||
| Total votes | 50,405 | 100.00% | |||
References
- ↑ "Vermont Legislature". Middlebury Gazette. October 24, 1848.
- ↑ "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.