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The 1794 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place on September 2, 1794. [1] It resulted in the re-election of Governor Thomas Chittenden to a one-year term. [2]
The Vermont General Assembly met in Rutland on October 9. [2] The Vermont House of Representatives appointed a committee to examine the votes of the freemen of Vermont for governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, and members of the governor's council. [2] The body met to count the votes on the morning of October 10. [2]
In the race for governor, Thomas Chittenden, who had been governor from 1778 to 1789, and again starting in 1790, was re-elected for a one-year term. [2] The freemen also re-elected Samuel Mattocks as treasurer, his eighth one-year term. [2]
In the election for lieutenant governor, no candidate received a majority. [2] In keeping with the Vermont Constitution, the Assembly was required to choose. [2] On the afternoon of October 10, the body elected Jonathan Hunt. [2] Hunt declined the appointment and the Assembly adjourned. [2] On the morning of October 11, Hunt agreed to accept the position and took the oath of office. [2]
Chittenden won the election by over six hundred votes. [3]