Gubernatorial elections
United States elections · 1860 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Milton | Democratic | 7302 | 55.39% | Elected |
| Edward D. Hopkins | Opposition | 5882 | 44.61% | — |
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Illinois — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Yates | Republican | 172218 | 51.15% | Elected |
| James C. Allen | Democratic | 159293 | 47.34% | — |
| Thomas Hope | Independent | 2032 | 0.61% | — |
| John T. Stuart | Constitutional Union | 1685 | 0.48% | — |
| J. W. Chickering | Independent | 150 | 0.34% | — |
| Scattering | Write-in | 122 | 0.04% | — |
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Indiana — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry S. Lane | Republican | 136736 | 51.89% | Elected |
| Thomas A. Hendricks | Democratic | 126767 | 48.11% | — |
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Maine — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel Washburn Jr. | Republican | 69843 | 56.56% | Elected |
| Ephraim K. Smart | Democratic | 51878 | 42.02% | — |
| Phinehas Barnes | Constitutional Union | 1726 | 1.40% | — |
| Scattering | 29 | 0.02% | — |
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Massachusetts — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Albion Andrew | Republican | 104527 | 61.63% | Elected |
| Erasmus Beach | Democratic | 35191 | 20.75% | — |
| Amos Adams Lawrence | Constitutional Union | 23816 | 14.04% | — |
| Benjamin Franklin Butler | Southern Democratic | 6000 | 3.54% | — |
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Michigan — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Blair | Republican | 87806 | 56.63% | Elected |
| John S. Barry | Democratic | 67221 | 43.35% | — |
| Scattering | 16 | 0.01% | — | |
| Imperfect | 11 | 0.01% | — |
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Missouri — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne Fox Jackson | Democratic | 74446 | 46.95% | Elected |
| Sample Orr | Constitutional Union | 66583 | 41.99% | — |
| Hancock Lee Jackson | Southern Democratic | 11415 | 7.20% | — |
| James B. Gardenhire | Republican | 6135 | 3.87% | — |
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New Hampshire — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichabod Goodwin | Republican | 38037 | 53.12% | Elected |
| Asa P. Cate | Democratic | 33544 | 46.85% | — |
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New York — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin D. Morgan | Republican | 358272 | 53.24% | Elected |
| William Kelly | Democratic | 294812 | 43.81% | — |
| James T. Brady | Independent Democratic | 19841 | 2.95% | — |
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North Carolina — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Willis Ellis | Democratic | 59396 | 52.70% | Elected |
| John Pool | Whig | 53303 | 47.30% | — |
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Pennsylvania — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gregg Curtin | Republican | 262346 | 53.26% | Elected |
| Henry Donnel Foster | Democratic | 230230 | 46.74% | — |
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Vermont — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erastus Fairbanks | Republican | 34188 | 71.00% | Elected |
| John Godfrey Saxe | Douglas Democratic | 11795 | 24.50% | — |
| Robert Harvey | Breckinridge Democratic | 2115 | 4.50% | — |
| Write-in | Write-in | 3 | 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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