1861 Vermont Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1861 Vermont Gubernatorial Election?

Frederick Holbrook won the 1861 Vermont Gubernatorial Election. Frederick Holbrook received 33,152 popular votes (77.5%). The main challenger was Andrew Tracy (13.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Holbrook and Tracy

Holbrook +64.1 pts · won by 27,430 votes

Frederick Holbrook RepublicanWINNER77.5%

33,152 votes

Andrew Tracy Democratic13.4%

5,722 votes

Benjamin H. Smalley Democratic7.5%

3,190 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 1.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

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.