1851 Governor election results

16 races · 16 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every Governor contest in the 1851 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

1851 Governor results by state
State	Winner	Result
Alabama	Henry W. Collier D	37,480 votes · +31,731 over James Shields
California	John Bigler D	23,175 votes · +440 over Pierson B. Reading
Connecticut	Thomas H. Seymour D	30,077 votes · +1,221 over Lafayette S. Foster
Georgia	Howell CobbC	57,417 votes · +18,593 over Charles McDonald
Kentucky	Lazarus W. Powell D	54,821 votes · +798 over Archibald Dixon
Michigan	Robert McClelland D	23,827 votes · +6,926 over Townsend E. Gidley
Mississippi	Henry S. FooteU	29,358 votes · +999 over Jefferson Davis
New Hampshire	Samuel Dinsmoor Jr.D	27,425 votes · +8,967 over Thomas E. Sawyer
Ohio	Reuben Wood D	145,654 votes · +26,106 over Samuel F Vinton
Pennsylvania	William Bigler D	186,489 votes · +8,455 over William F. Johnston
Rhode Island	Philip Allen D	6,935 votes · +829 over Josiah Chapin
Tennessee	William B. CampbellW	63,333 votes · +1,660 over William Trousdale
Texas	Peter H. Bell D	13,595 votes · +8,333 over Middleton T. Johnson
Vermont	Charles K. WilliamsW	22,676 votes · +7,726 over Timothy P. Redfield
Virginia	Joseph Johnson D	67,074 votes · +7,598 over George W. Summers
Wisconsin	Leonard J. FarwellW	22,319 votes · +507 over Don A. J. Upham