Charles K. Williams Whig Erastus Fairbanks Whig The 1852 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, September 7.

[1] Incumbent governor Charles K. Williams, a Whig, was not a candidate for reelection.

[3] In accordance with the Vermont Constitution, because no candidate received 50 percent of the vote, the election was decided by the Vermont General Assembly.

[3] On October 16, with 110 votes by the combined Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate necessary for a choice, Fairbanks won on the first ballot with 117 votes to 61 for Robinson and 40 for Brainerd.

[3] On Monday October 18, Fairbanks took the oath of office and began a one-year term.