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The Daily Spy
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Vermont state election held on Tuesday with partial returns from 41 towns showing no governor elected by popular vote. Free Soil: 3490 (Shafter), Whig: 5767 (Coolidge), Democratic: 2418 (Dillingham). Compared to 1847: Free Soil 1562 (Brainard), Whig 6634 (Eaton), Democratic 3723 (Dillingham). Legislature remains strongly Whig; representatives: 43 Whigs, 11 Free Soil, 7 Democrats. Wm. Henry re-elected to Congress from 1st District.
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The Vermont State election took place on Tuesday. But few returns have been received. There is again no election of Governor by the people. The following is the aggregate return from 41 towns, arranged in the order, Free Soil, Whig, Democratic:
1848. 1847.
Shafter. Coolidge. Dillingham. Brainard. Eaton. Dillingham.
3490 5767 2418
1562 6634 3723.
This denotes a falling off of 238 from the loco foco vote, and a gain of 133 on the whig. The Legislature will be, as heretofore, strongly Whig. The returns for Representatives, so far, indicate the election of 43 Whigs, 11 Free Soil men, and 7 Cass men. Last year the same towns returned 33 Whigs, 21 Loco foco es, and 2 Liberty men. Wm. Henry is said to be re-elected to Congress from the 1st District. From the other districts we have no returns.
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Vermont
Event Date
Tuesday
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no election of governor by the people; aggregate votes from 41 towns: free soil 3490, whig 5767, democratic 2418 (vs. 1847: 1562, 6634, 3723); legislature strongly whig; representatives: 43 whigs, 11 free soil, 7 cass men; wm. henry re-elected to congress from 1st district.
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Vermont State election results partial, showing vote comparisons between 1848 and 1847 candidates, shifts in party votes, composition of Legislature and Representatives, and congressional re-election.