1855 Governor election results

17 races · 17 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every Governor contest in the 1855 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

1855 Governor results by state
State	Winner	Result
Alabama	John A. Winston D	43,930 votes · +11,844 over George Shortridge
California	J. Neely JohnsonK	51,157 votes · +4,937 over John Bigler
Connecticut	William T. MinorK	28,080 votes · +788 over Samuel Ingham
Georgia	Herschel V. Johnson D	54,136 votes · +10,778 over Garnett Andrews
Kentucky	Charles S. MoreheadK	69,816 votes · +4,403 over Beverly L. Clarke
Louisiana	Robert C. Wickliffe D	23,592 votes · +3,837 over Charles Derbigny
Maine	Anson Morrill R	51,441 votes · +3,100 over Samuel Wells
Massachusetts	Henry J. GardnerK	51,497 votes · +14,782 over Julius Rockwell
Mississippi	John J. McRae D	32,666 votes · +5,087 over Charles D. Fontaine
New Hampshire	Ralph MetcalfK	32,779 votes · +5,729 over Nathaniel B. Baker
Ohio	Salmon P. Chase R	146,770 votes · +15,751 over William Medill
Rhode Island	William W. HoppinW	11,130 votes · +8,401 over Americus V. Potter
Tennessee	Andrew Johnson D	67,499 votes · +2,156 over Meredith Poindexter Gentry
Texas	Elisha M. Pease D	26,336 votes · +7,368 over David C. Dickson
Vermont	Stephen Royce R	25,654 votes · +13,117 over Merritt Clark
Virginia	Henry Wise D	83,275 votes · +9,921 over Thomas Flournoy
Wisconsin	William A. Barstow D	36,355 votes · +157 over Coles Bashford