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Gubernatorial elections

United States elections · 1808 · held

State gubernatorial races held in this election year. Each governor is elected separately; there is no combined national percentage.

State races and results map

Each race has its own denominator. Missing counts are blank. The interactive map uses modern state outlines as navigation references.

New Hampshire — Governor — General

Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest

CandidatePartyVotesShareResult
John LangdonDemocratic-Republican1264179.51%Elected
John Taylor GilmanFederalist12617.93%—
Jeremiah SmithFederalist8395.28%—
Oliver PeabodyFederalist4052.55%—
Timothy FarrarFederalist3982.50%—

Sources & further reading

Historical state result and cited records

Ohio — Governor — General

Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest

CandidatePartyVotesShareResult
Samuel HuntingtonDemocratic-Republican729344.77%Elected
Thomas WorthingtonDemocratic-Republican560134.38%—
Thomas KirkerDemocratic-Republican339720.85%—

Sources & further reading

Historical state result and cited records

South Carolina — Governor — General

Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred

CandidatePartyVotesShareResult
John DraytonDemocratic-Republican——Elected

Legislative selection counts are not inferred from placeholders.

Sources & further reading

Historical state result and cited records

Vermont — Governor — General

Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest

CandidatePartyVotesShareResult
Isaac TichenorFederalist1363450.80%Elected
Israel SmithDemocratic-Republican1277547.60%—
Write-inWrite-in4271.60%—

Sources & further reading

Historical state result and cited records

Results: final · partial coverage · Separate state governor races

This entry covers governor elections held in the election year, including available special contests, not off-year elections or every sitting governor. Candidate-specific ideology is used where sourced; election-era party ideology is the fallback. Historical indirect selections and unavailable counts are identified separately. Source summaries may omit minor candidates; blank values do not mean zero votes.

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Historical state result and cited records

Historical state result and cited records

Historical state result and cited records

Historical state result and cited records