Gubernatorial elections
United States elections · 1850 · 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.
Connecticut — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas H. Seymour | Democratic | 122 | 53.04% | Elected |
| Lafayette S. Foster | Whig | 108 | 46.96% | — |
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Delaware — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William H. H. Ross | Democratic | 6001 | 48.26% | Elected |
| Peter F. Causey | Whig | 5978 | 48.07% | — |
| Thomas Lockwood | Temperance | 456 | 3.67% | — |
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Iowa — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen P. Hempstead | Democratic | 13486 | 52.94% | Elected |
| James L. Thompson | Whig | 11403 | 44.76% | — |
| William Penn Clark | Free Soil | 575 | 2.26% | — |
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Maine — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hubbard | Democratic | 41203 | 51.08% | Elected |
| William G. Crosby | Whig | 32120 | 39.82% | — |
| George F. Talbot | Free Soil | 7267 | 9.01% | — |
| Scattering | 75 | 0.09% | — |
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Maryland — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enoch Louis Lowe | Democratic | 36340 | 51.04% | Elected |
| William B. Clarke | Whig | 34858 | 48.96% | — |
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Massachusetts — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George N. Briggs | Whig | 56778 | 46.78% | — |
| George S. Boutwell | Democratic | 36023 | 29.68% | Elected |
| Stephen C. Phillips | Free Soil | 27636 | 22.77% | — |
| Francis Cogswell | Independent | 689 | 0.57% | — |
| Write-in | Write-in | 239 | 0.20% | — |
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New Hampshire — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. | Democratic | 30751 | 55.12% | Elected |
| Levi Chamberlain | Whig | 18512 | 33.18% | — |
| Nathaniel S. Berry | Free Soil | 6472 | 11.60% | — |
| Scattering | 54 | 0.10% | — |
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New Jersey — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Franklin Fort | Democratic | 39726 | 53.84% | Elected |
| John Runk | Whig | 34054 | 46.16% | — |
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New York — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Hunt | Whig | 214614 | 49.64% | Elected |
| Horatio Seymour | Democratic | 214352 | 49.57% | — |
| William L. Chaplin | Liberty | 3416 | 0.79% | — |
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Ohio — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Wood | Democratic | 133093 | 49.67% | Elected |
| William Johnston | Whig | 121105 | 45.20% | — |
| Edward Smith | Free Soil | 13747 | 5.13% | — |
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Rhode Island — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry B. Anthony | Whig | 3668 | 80.16% | Elected |
| Edward Harris | Free Soil | 773 | 16.89% | — |
| Scattering | 135 | 2.95% | — |
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Vermont — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles K. Williams | Whig | 24481 | 51.53% | Elected |
| Lucius Benedict Peck | Free Soil | 18856 | 39.69% | — |
| John Robinson | Democratic | 4142 | 8.72% | — |
| Other | Write-in | 26 | 0.06% | — |
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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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