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1859 Governor election results

20 races · 20 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every Governor contest in the 1859 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

1859 Governor results by state
StateWinnerResult
AlabamaAndrew B. MooreD52,786 votes · +33,041 over William F. Samford
CaliforniaMilton LathamD61,352 votes · +30,054 over John Currey
ConnecticutWilliam Alfred BuckinghamR40,247 votes · +1,878 over James T. Pratt
GeorgiaJoseph E. BrownD63,784 votes · +21,954 over Warren Akin Sr.
IowaSamuel J. KirkwoodR56,532 votes · +3,200 over Augustus C. Dodge
KansasCharles L. RobinsonR7,848 votes · +2,447 over Samuel Medary
KentuckyBeriah MagoffinD76,187 votes · +8,904 over Joshua Fry Bell
LouisianaThomas Overton MooreD16,306 votes · +5,501 over Thomas Jefferson Wells
MaineLot M. MorrillR57,180 votes · +11,793 over Manassah H. Smith
MassachusettsNathaniel BanksR58,804 votes · +23,478 over Benjamin Franklin Butler
MinnesotaAlexander RamseyR21,335 votes · +3,753 over George Loomis Becker
MississippiJohn J. PettusD34,559 votes · +24,251 over Harvey W. Walter
New HampshireIchabod GoodwinR36,326 votes · +3,524 over Asa P. Cate
New JerseyCharles Smith OldenO53,315 votes · +1,601 over Edwin R. V. Wright
OhioWilliam Dennison Jr.R184,557 votes · +13,331 over Rufus P. Ranney
Rhode IslandThomas G. TurnerR8,938 votes · +5,402 over Elisha Reynolds Potter
TexasSam HoustonI36,227 votes · +8,727 over Hardin R. Runnels
VermontHiland HallR31,045 votes · +16,717 over John Godfrey Saxe
VirginiaJohn LetcherD77,216 votes · +5,624 over William L. Goggin
WisconsinAlexander W. RandallR59,999 votes · +7,460 over Harrison Carroll Hobart