Appendix A

The Thorny Rose: The Americanization Of An Urban, Immigrant, Working Class Regiment In The Civil War. A Social History Of The 39th New York Volunteer Infantry
APPENDIX A
STATE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS: SELECTED YEARS*

*Compiled From Guide To American Elections, 397-437.

 

STATE	YEAR	CANDIDATE	PARTY	% POP. VOTE
Alabama	1855	Winston	Democratic	57.2
		Shortbridge	American	41.5
Arkansas	1856	Conway	Democratic	64.6
		Yell	American	35.4
California	1855	Johnson	American	52.5*
		Bigler	Democratic	47.5
	1857	Weller	Democratic	47.5
		Stanly	Republican	22.5
		Bowie	American	20.8
Connecticut	1855	Minor	American	43.5*
		Ingham	Democratic	42.3
		Dutton	Whig	14.2
	1856	Ingham	Democratic	49.0
		Minor	American	39.0
		Wells	Republican	10.1
Delaware	1854	Causey	American	52.6*
		Barton	Democratic	47.4
Florida	1856	Perry	Democratic	51.3
		Walker	American	48.7
Georgia	1855	Johnson	Democratic	52.1
		Andrews	American	41.8
		Overby	Temperance	6.1
	1857	Brown	Democratic	55.1
		Hill	American	44.9
Illinois	1856	Bissell	Republican	47.0
		Richardson	Democratic	45.0
		Morris	American	8.0
Indiana	1856	No American Party candidate.
Iowa	1856	No American Party candidate.
Kentucky	1855	Morehead	American	51.6*
		Clark	Democratic	48.4
Louisana	1855	Wickliffe	Democratic	53.6
		Derbigny	American	46.5
Maine	1855	No American Party candidate.
Maryland	1855	Hicks	American	54.9*
		Groome	Democratic	45.1
Massachusetts	1854	Gardner	American	62.6*
		Washburn	Whig	20.9
		Bishop	Democratic	10.6
	1855	Gardner	American	37.7*
		Rockwell	Republican	26.9
		Beach	Democratic	25.5
	1856	Gardner	Fremont/American	58.9*
		Beach	Democratic	25.5
		Gordon	Fillmore/American	6.6
	1857	Banks	Republican	46.6
		Gardner	American	28.8
		Beach	Democratic	24.3
	1858	Banks	Republican	57.6
		Beach	Democratic	32.1
		Lawrence	American	10.1
	1859	Banks	Republican	54.0
		Butler	Democratic	32.5
		Briggs	American	13.2
	1860	Andrew	Republican	61.6
		Beach	Democratic	20.8
		Lawrence	Constitutional/Union	14.0
Michigan	1856	No American Party candidate.
Minnesota	1857	No American Party candidate.
Mississippi	1855	McCrae	Democratic	54.2
		Fontaine	American	45.8
	1857	McWillie	Democratic	66.0
		Yerger	American	34.0
Missouri	1856	Polk	Democratic	40.8
		Ewing	American	35.2
		T. H. Benton	Benton-Democratic	24.0
Missouri - Special Election	1857	Stewart	Democratic	50.2
		Rollins	Emmancipation-American	49.8
New Hampshire	1855	Metcalf	American	50.7*
		Baker	Democratic	41.8
		Bell	Whig	5.3
	1856	Metcalf	American	48.2*
		Wells	Democratic	48.0
New Jersey	1854	Newell	Fusion	51.3
		Alexander	Democratic	48.7
New York	1854	Clark	Fusion/Republican	33.4
		Seymour	Soft Democratic	33.3
		Ullman	American	26.1
		Bronson	Hard Democratic	7.2
	1856	King	Republican	44.5
		Parker	Democratic	33.4
		Brooks	American	22.0
	1858	Morgan	Republican	45.5
		Parker	Democratic	42.3
		Burrows	American	11.2
North Carolina	1856	Bragg	Democratic	56.2
		Gilmer	American	43.8
Ohio	1855	No American Party candidate.
Pennsylvania	1857	Packer	Democratic	52.0
		Wilmot	Republican	40.2
		Hazlehurst	American	7.8
Rhode Island	1855	Hoppin	Whig-American	81.5*
		Potter	Democratic	18.0
South Carolina		Not available.
Tennessee	1855	Johnston	Democratic	50.8
		Gentry	American	49.2
	1857	Harris	Democratic	54.4
		Hatton	American	45.6
Texas	1855	Pease	Democratic	58.4
		Dickson	American	37.9
	1857	Runnels	Democratic	57.9
		Sam Houston	American	42.1
	1959	Sam Houston	Independent Democrats	56.8
		Runnels	Democratic	43.2
Vermont	1855	Royce	Republican	59.0
		Clark	Democratic	29.4
		Slade	American	8.3
Virginia	1855	Wise	Democratic	53.2
		Flournoy	American	46.8
Wisconsin	1855	No American Party candidate.