Gubernatorial elections
United States elections · 1846 · held
State gubernatorial races held in this midterm 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.
Illinois — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustus C. French | Democratic | 58657 | 58.20% | Elected |
| Thomas M. Kilpatrick | Whig | 37033 | 36.69% | — |
| Richard Eells | Liberty | 5154 | 5.11% | — |
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Indiana — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Whitcomb | Democratic | 64104 | 50.65% | Elected |
| Joseph G. Marshall | Whig | 60138 | 47.52% | — |
| Stephen C. Stevens | Liberty | 2301 | 1.82% | — |
| Joseph S. Harding | Write-in | 17 | 0.01% | — |
| John Burk | Write-in | 2 | 0.00% | — |
| J. C. Stephenson | Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | — |
| David Wallace | Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | — |
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Iowa — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansel Briggs | Democratic | 7626 | 50.82% | Elected |
| Thomas McKnight | Whig | 7379 | 49.18% | — |
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Maine — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John W. Dana | Democratic | 36031 | 47.62% | Elected |
| David Bronson | Whig | 29557 | 39.06% | — |
| Samuel Fessenden | Liberty | 9398 | 12.42% | — |
| Write-in | Write-in | 678 | 0.90% | — |
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Massachusetts — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George N. Briggs | Whig | 54813 | 53.78% | Elected |
| Isaac Davis | Democratic | 33199 | 32.58% | — |
| Samuel Edmund Sewall | Liberty | 9997 | 9.81% | — |
| Francis Baylies | Know Nothing | 3423 | 3.36% | — |
| Write-in | Write-in | 484 | 0.48% | — |
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New Hampshire — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Colby | Whig | 17737 | 31.99% | Elected |
| Jared W. Williams | Democratic | 26740 | 48.23% | — |
| Nathaniel S. Berry | Liberty | 10403 | 18.76% | — |
| Scattering | 568 | 1.02% | — |
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New York — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Young | Whig | 198878 | 49.06% | Elected |
| Silas Wright | Democratic | 187306 | 46.21% | — |
| Henry Bradley | Liberty | 12844 | 3.17% | — |
| Ogden Edwards | Native American | 6305 | 1.56% | — |
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North Carolina — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Alexander Graham | Whig | 43486 | 54.97% | Elected |
| James B. Shepard | Democratic | 35627 | 45.03% | — |
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Rhode Island — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Diman | Law and Order | 7477 | 49.77% | Elected |
| Charles Jackson | Democratic | 7391 | 49.20% | — |
| Scattering | 155 | 1.03% | — |
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Vermont — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Eaton | Whig | 23644 | 48.50% | Elected |
| John Smith | Democratic | 17877 | 36.70% | — |
| Lawrence Brainerd | Liberty | 7118 | 14.60% | — |
| Scattering | 64 | 0.02% | — |
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Results: final · partial coverage · Separate state governor races
This entry covers governor elections held in the midterm 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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