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Horace Eaton, Vermont Governor 1846-1848

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In 1846, Eaton received the Whig Party's nomination for governor. Since neither he nor the other two gubernatorial candidates received a majority of the popular vote, the decision as to who would be governor was left up to the state legislature,…