1842 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1842 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 6, 1842.

Incumbent Whig Governor Charles Paine defeated Democratic nominee Nathan Smilie and Liberty nominee Charles K. Williams with 50.85% of the vote.

Candidates

 * Charles Paine, Whig, incumbent Governor
 * Nathan Smilie, Democratic, businessman, former member of the Vermont General Assembly,   Democratic candidate for Governor in 1839 and 1841
 * Charles K. Williams, Liberty, incumbent Chief Judge of the Vermont Supreme Court