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County results Dewey: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Collins: 40–50% 50–60% Chase: 30–40% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1849 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1849. Democrat Nelson Dewey won the election with 52% of the vote, winning his second term as Governor of Wisconsin. Dewey defeated Whig Party candidate Alexander L. Collins and Free Soil Party candidate Warren Chase.[1]
This was the second Wisconsin gubernatorial election, and the first election for a full two-year gubernatorial term.