1842 Vermont gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1842 Vermont gubernatorial election
Country:	Vermont
Flag Year:	1837
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1841 Vermont gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1841
Next Election:	1843 Vermont gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1843
Election Date:	September 6, 1842
Nominee1:	Charles Paine
Party1:	Whig Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	27,167
Percentage1:	50.85%
Nominee2:	Nathan Smilie
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	24,130
Percentage2:	45.17%
Map Size:	220px
Governor
Before Election:	Charles Paine
Before Party:	Whig Party (United States)
After Election:	Charles Paine
After Party:	Whig Party (United States)

The 1842 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 6, 1842.^[1]

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

Results

Notes and References

1. News: . September 6, 1842 . Election, the 6th day of September . The Middlebury people's press . Middlebury, Vt. . 2 . 28 January 2022 .
2. Book: Little, Mrs C. M. . 1893 . History of the Clan Marfarlane . Tottenville, N. Y. . Mrs. C. M. Little . 119 .
3. Book: Crockett, Walter Hill . 1921 . Vermont, The Green Mountain State . 3 . New York . The Century History Company, Inc. . 276 .
4. Book: Child, Hamilton . 1883 . Gazetteer and Business Directory of Lamoille and Orleans counties, Vt. for 1883-84 . Syracuse, N. Y. . Journal Office . 73 .
5. Book: Deming, Leonard . 1851 . Catalogue of the Principal Officers of Vermont, as connected with its political history, from 1778 to 1851 . Middlebury . Published by the author . 14 .
6. Book: . 1839 . Waltons' Vermont Register and Farmers' Almanac, 1839 . Montpelier . E. P. Walton & Son . 94 .