1842 Vermont Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1842 Vermont Gubernatorial Election?

Charles Paine won the 1842 Vermont Gubernatorial Election. Charles Paine received 27,167 popular votes (50.85%). The main challenger was Nathan Smilie (45.17%).

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Paine +5.7 pts · won by 3,037 votes
Charles PaineWhig PartyWINNER50.85%
27,167 votes
24,130 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.0% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.