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1860 Vermont Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1860 Vermont Gubernatorial Election?

Erastus Fairbanks won the 1860 Vermont Gubernatorial Election. Erastus Fairbanks received 34,188 popular votes (71%). The main challenger was John Godfrey Saxe (24.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Fairbanks and Saxe

Fairbanks +46.5 pts · won by 22,393 votes
Erastus FairbanksRepublicanWINNER71%
34,188 votes
John Godfrey SaxeDemocratic24.5%
11,795 votes
Robert HarveyDemocratic4.5%
2,115 votes
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.