Gubernatorial elections
United States elections · 1848 · 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.
Florida — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Brown | Whig | 4145 | 52.53% | Elected |
| William Bailey | Democratic | 3746 | 47.47% | — |
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Illinois — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustus C. French | Democratic | 67828 | 86.76% | Elected |
| W. L. D. Morrison | Whig | 5659 | 7.24% | — |
| Charles V. Dyer | Free Soil | 4692 | 6.00% | — |
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Maine — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John W. Dana | Democratic | 38720 | 48.10% | Elected |
| Elijah Hamlin | Whig | 29738 | 36.94% | — |
| Samuel Fessenden | Liberty | 11484 | 14.27% | — |
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New Hampshire — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared W. Williams | Democratic | 32245 | 52.40% | Elected |
| Nathaniel S. Berry | Whig | 28829 | 46.84% | — |
| Scattering | 468 | 0.76% | — |
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New York — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Fish | Whig | 218776 | 47.55% | Elected |
| John Adams Dix | Free Soil | 122889 | 26.71% | — |
| Reuben H. Walworth | Democratic | 116811 | 25.39% | — |
| William Goodell | Liberty | 1593 | 0.35% | — |
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Pennsylvania — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William F. Johnston | Whig | 168522 | 50.03% | Elected |
| Morris Longstreth | Democratic | 168225 | 49.95% | — |
| Edward D. Gazzam | Free Soil | 48 | 0.01% | — |
| Thomas Earle | Liberty | 7 | 0.00% | — |
| Francis Julius LeMoyne | Liberty | 6 | 0.00% | — |
| Others | N/A | 11 | 0.00% | — |
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Vermont — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Coolidge | Whig | 22007 | 43.66% | Elected |
| Oscar L. Shafter | Free Soil | 14931 | 29.62% | — |
| Paul Dillingham | Democratic | 13420 | 26.62% | — |
| Other | Write-in | 47 | 0.09% | — |
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Wisconsin — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Dewey | Democratic | 19538 | 55.62% | Elected |
| John H. Tweedy | Whig | 14449 | 41.14% | — |
| Charles Durkee | Independent | 1134 | 3.23% | — |
| Scattering | 4 | 0.01% | — |
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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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