Gubernatorial elections
United States elections · 1852 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James E. Broome | Democratic | 4457 | 51.21% | Elected |
| George T. Ward | Whig | 4246 | 48.79% | — |
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Illinois — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Aldrich Matteson | Democratic | 80789 | 52.39% | Elected |
| Edwin B. Webb | Whig | 64408 | 41.76% | — |
| D. A. Knowlton | Free Soil | 9024 | 5.85% | — |
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Indiana — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph A. Wright | Democratic | 92576 | 54.61% | Elected |
| Nicholas McCarty | Whig | 73641 | 43.44% | — |
| Andrew L. Robinson | Free Soil | 3303 | 1.95% | — |
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Massachusetts — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Clifford | Whig | 29 | 87.88% | Elected |
| Henry W. Bishop | Democratic | 4 | 12.12% | — |
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New York — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horatio Seymour | Democratic | 78 | — | Elected |
| Augustus Schell | Democratic | 21 | — | — |
| Erastus Corning | Democratic | 9 | — | — |
| George W. Clinton | Democratic | 3 | — | — |
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North Carolina — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Settle Reid | Democratic | 48484 | 53.00% | Elected |
| John Kerr Jr. | Whig | 42993 | 47.00% | — |
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Rhode Island — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Allen | Democratic | 9151 | 51.10% | Elected |
| Josiah Harris | Whig | 8749 | 48.86% | — |
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Vermont — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erastus Fairbanks | Whig | 23795 | 49.20% | Elected |
| John Robinson | Democratic | 14938 | 31.30% | — |
| Lawrence Brainerd | Free Soil | 9445 | 19.60% | — |
| Other | Write-in | 20 | 0.00% | — |
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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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Historical state result and cited records
Historical state result and cited records
Historical state result and cited records
Historical state result and cited records
Historical state result and cited records
Historical state result and cited records