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OfficeGovernor
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1848 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 13, 1848 - 08:00am
Polls Close November 13, 1848 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 11, 1849 - 12:00pm
Term End January 11, 1850 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedThomas Walker May 26, 2005 10:29pm
Data SourcesUnited States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 The Official Results by State and County Michael J. Dubin

American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Glashan
DescriptionNo candidate having received a majority of the vote, the Legislature chose Briggs Governor.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyWhig Won11/08/1847
NameGeorge Nixon Briggs Votes53,742 (50.97%)
Term01/11/1848 - 01/11/1849 Margin14,344 (+13.60%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Gov. George Nixon Briggs Stephen Clarendon Phillips Ambassador Caleb Cushing Scattering Frederick Robinson
PartyWhig Free Soil Democratic Independent Democrat
Votes61,640 (49.69%) 36,011 (29.03%) 25,323 (20.41%) 606 (0.49%) 475 (0.38%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -25,629 (-20.66%) -36,317 (-29.27%) -61,034 (-49.20%) -61,165 (-49.30%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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