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1846 Vermont gubernatorial election

1846 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1845 September 1, 1846 (1846-09-01) 1847 →
 
Nominee Horace Eaton John Smith Lawrence Brainerd
Party Whig Democratic Free Soil
Electoral vote 136 75 11
Popular vote 23,644 17,877 7,118
Percentage 48.5% 36.7% 14.6%

County results
Eaton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Smith:      40–50%

Governor before election

William Slade
Whig

Elected Governor

Horace Eaton
Whig

The 1846 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 1, 1846,[1] and resulted in the election of Whig Party candidate Horace Eaton to a one-year term as governor.[2]

  1. ^ "To-Day: To-Day, Whigs of Old Addison, must find you early at the polls". Northern Galaxy. Middlebury, VT. September 1, 1846. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Armstrong, Howard E. (1955). Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. p. 272 – via Google Books.

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