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OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1854 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 15, 1854 - 08:00am Central
Polls Close November 15, 1854 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1855 - 12:00pm
Term End January 06, 1856 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH January 04, 2009 06:34pm
Data SourcesUnited States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 The Official Results by State and County Michael J. Dubin p118
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyWhig Won11/14/1853
NameEmory Washburn Votes59,224 (45.94%)
Term01/04/1854 - 01/03/1855 Margin24,138 (+18.72%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyAmerican Won11/06/1855
NameHenry J. Gardner Votes51,497 (37.73%)
Term01/04/1856 - 01/07/1857 Margin14,782 (+10.83%)
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Name Henry J. Gardner (I) Gov. Emory Washburn Henry W. Bishop Henry Wilson Rep. Charles Allen Bradford L. Wales Scattering
PartyAmerican Whig Democratic Free Soil Independent Free Soil Democrat-Hunker
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Uncertified Votes 81,503 (62.58%) 27,279 (20.94%) 13,742 (10.55%) 6,483 (4.98%) 477 (0.37%) 477 (0.37%) 288 (0.22%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -54,224 (-41.63%) -67,761 (-52.02%) -75,020 (-57.60%) -81,026 (-62.21%) -81,026 (-62.21%) -81,215 (-62.35%)
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