1852 Vermont gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1852 Vermont gubernatorial election
Country:Vermont
Flag Year:1837
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1851 Vermont gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1851
Next Election:1853 Vermont gubernatorial election
Next Year:1853
Party1:Whig Party (United States)
Nominee1:Erastus Fairbanks
Electoral Vote1:117
Popular Vote1:23,795
Percentage1:49.2%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Nominee2:John S. Robinson
Electoral Vote2:61
Popular Vote2:14,938
Percentage2:31.3%
Map Size:220px
Party3:Free Soil Party
Nominee3:Lawrence Brainerd
Electoral Vote3:40
Popular Vote3:9,445
Percentage3:19.6%
Governor
Before Election:Charles K. Williams
Before Party:Whig Party (United States)
After Election:Erastus Fairbanks
After Party:Whig Party (United States)

The 1852 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, September 7.[1] Incumbent governor Charles K. Williams, a Whig, was not a candidate for reelection.[2] In the voting, Whig Erastus Fairbanks received 49.2 percent, Democrat John S. Robinson 31.3 percent, and Free Soil Party nominee Lawrence Brainerd 19.6 percent.[3]

In accordance with the Vermont Constitution, because no candidate received 50 percent of the vote, the election was decided by the Vermont General Assembly.[3] On October 16, with 110 votes by the combined Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate necessary for a choice, Fairbanks won on the first ballot with 117 votes to 61 for Robinson and 40 for Brainerd.[3] On Monday October 18, Fairbanks took the oath of office and began a one-year term.[4]

General election

Results

Notes and References

  1. News: Walton . Eliakim Persons . Eliakim Persons Walton . August 26, 1852 . Candidates, State Election, September 7 . Vermont Watchman & State Journal . Montpelier, VT . 2 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: July 7, 1852 . Our Next Governor . . Middlebury, VT . 2 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Walton . Eliakim Persons . Eliakim Persons Walton . October 18, 1852 . Legislature of Vermont: House; Governor . Walton's Daily Journal . Montpelier, VT . 4 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Walton . Eliakim Persons . Eliakim Persons Walton . October 19, 1852 . Legislature of Vermont: House . Walton's Daily Journal . Montpelier, VT . 3 . Newspapers.com.