The Vermont Election in 1860 consisted of elections for federal, state, and local elections. All state offices were for two years. All terms expired in 1862. Elections included the
gubernatorial
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, all state offices, including all state senators and representatives, the federal
Congress
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and
the presidential.
Seats were distributed two state senate seats per county; 1 state lower house seat per town or city.
Voters elected 29 Republicans to the
state senate
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A legislature generally performs state duties for a state in the same way that the United States Congress performs national duties at ...
and 1 Democrat. They elected 211 Republicans to the
lower house
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; 25 Democrats.
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