1795 Vermont gubernatorial election

Last updated November 21, 2025

The 1795 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place on September 1, 1795.^[1] It resulted in the re-election of Governor Thomas Chittenden to a one-year term.^[2]

The Vermont General Assembly met in Windsor on October 8.^[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]

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]^[3] In the election for lieutenant governor, Jonathan Hunt was reelected to a second one-year term.^[2]

The freemen also re-elected Samuel Mattocks as treasurer, his ninth one-year term.^[2]

Results

1795 Vermont gubernatorial election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Chittenden (incumbent)	4,260	60.7%	+8.8%
	Federalist	Isaac Tichenor	2,038	29.1%	−10.5%
	Federalist	Samuel Williams	256	3.6%	+3.6%
	Democratic-Republican	Gideon Olin	149	2.1%	+2.1%
	Democratic-Republican	Nathaniel Niles	138	2.0%	+2.0%
	Write-in		174	2.5%	-6%
Total votes			7,015	100%	N/A

References

↑ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776–1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company. p. 265.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Walton, E. P., ed. (1876). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. IV. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. p. 85 – via Google Books.
↑ "VT Elections Database » 1795 Governor General Election". VT Elections Database. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

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[1] Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776–1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company. p. 265.

[Walton-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Walton, E. P., ed. (1876). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. IV. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. p. 85 – via Google Books.

[3] "VT Elections Database » 1795 Governor General Election". VT Elections Database. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

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