1847 Governor election results

15 races · 15 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every Governor contest in the 1847 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

1847 Governor results by state
State	Winner	Result
Alabama	Reuben Chapman D	30,622 votes · +7,375 over Nicholas Davis
Connecticut	Clark BissellW	30,137 votes · +2,735 over Isaac Whittlesey
Georgia	George W. Towns D	43,219 votes · +1,278 over Duncan L. Clinch
Maine	John W. Dana D	33,429 votes · +9,183 over David Bronson
Maryland	Philip Francis Thomas D	34,388 votes · +712 over William Tilghman Goldsborough
Massachusetts	George N. BriggsW	53,742 votes · +14,344 over Caleb Cushing
Michigan	Epaphroditus Ransom D	24,639 votes · +5,649 over James M. Edmunds
Mississippi	Joseph W. Matthews D	26,995 votes · +12,998 over Alexander Blackburn Bradford
New Hampshire	Jared W. Williams D	30,806 votes · +9,697 over Anthony Colby
New Jersey	Daniel Haines D	34,765 votes · +2,514 over William Wright
Pennsylvania	Francis R. Shunk D	146,081 votes · +17,933 over James Irvin
Rhode Island	Elisha HarrisW	6,300 votes · +1,950 over Olney Ballou
Tennessee	Neill S. BrownW	61,372 votes · +1,368 over Aaron V. Brown
Texas	George T. Wood D	7,154 votes · +2,048 over James B. Miller
Vermont	Horace EatonW	22,455 votes · +3,854 over Paul Dillingham