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1865 Governor election results

19 races · 19 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every Governor contest in the 1865 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

1865 Governor results by state
StateWinnerResult
AlabamaRobert M. PattonW20,611 votes · +4,231 over Michael J. Bulger
ConnecticutWilliam Alfred BuckinghamN42,374 votes · +11,035 over Origen S. Seymour
FloridaDavid S. WalkerD5,873 votes
GeorgiaCharles J. JenkinsD37,200 votes
IowaWilliam M. StoneR70,461 votes · +16,371 over Thomas H. Benton
LouisianaJ. Madison WellsC22,312 votes · +16,815 over Henry Watkins Allen
MaineSamuel ConyN54,430 votes · +22,821 over Joseph Howard
MassachusettsAlexander BullockR69,912 votes · +48,667 over Darius Couch
MinnesotaWilliam Rainey MarshallR17,318 votes · +3,476 over Henry Mower Rice
MississippiBenjamin G. HumphreysN19,036 votes · +3,485 over Ephraim S. Fisher
New HampshireFrederick SmythR34,145 votes · +6,128 over Edward W Harrington
New JerseyMarcus Lawrence WardN67,525 votes · +2,819 over Theodore Runyon
North CarolinaJonathan WorthN32,549 votes · +6,740 over William Woods Holden
OhioJacob Dolson CoxN223,633 votes · +29,836 over George W. Morgan
Rhode IslandJames Y. SmithN10,153 votes · +9,956 over Edward Harris
South CarolinaJames Lawrence OrrI9,928 votes · +742 over Wade Hampton III
TennesseeParson BrownlowU23,352 votes
VermontPaul DillinghamR27,586 votes · +18,729 over Charles N. Davenport
WisconsinLucius FairchildN58,332 votes · +10,002 over Harrison Carroll Hobart