Governor Election Ballot, Republican Ticket

Republican Ticket Regular Nomination 1860 – John Brown’s raid, slavery and the impending Civil war were major issues in the 1860 state election. The Republicans nominated Seth Padelford for governor but his nomination was unsatisfactory to many conservative Republicans because they considered him to be a radical. William Sprague, a wealthy manufacturer was nominated by the Democrats and was supported by conservative Republicans and other conservative political factions. Sprague devoted much time and money to the Stephen Douglas campaign. The combination of Democrats, conservatives Republicans and others was too strong for the Republicans to overcome and Sprague defeated Padelford. 16.0 cm X 9.9 cm