1800 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1800 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee Isaac Tichenor Israel Smith Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 6,444 3,239 Percentage 64.0% 32.2%

County results Tichenor:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Smith:     60–70% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election Isaac Tichenor Federalist Elected Governor Isaac Tichenor Federalist

The 1800 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place throughout September, and resulted in the re-election of Isaac Tichenor to a one-year term. ^[1]

The Vermont General Assembly met in Middlebury on October 9. ^[1] 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. ^[1]

The committee examined the votes, which showed that Isaac Tichenor was chosen for a fourth one-year term. ^[1] In the election for lieutenant governor, the voters selected Paul Brigham for a fifth one-year term. ^[1] No candidate for treasurer had a majority of the popular vote. ^[1] In accordance with the Vermont Constitution, the General Assembly was required to make a choice. ^[1] The Assembly met on October 10 and elected Benjamin Swan. ^[1] Vote totals for the governor's race were reported as follows. ^[1]

Results

1800 Vermont gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Federalist	Isaac Tichenor (incumbent)	6,444	64.0%	−0.2%
	Democratic-Republican	Israel Smith	3,239	32.2%	−1.5%
	Write-in		380	3.8%	+1.7%
Total votes			10,063	100%	N/A

References

1. Walton, E. P., ed. (1876). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. IV. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. pp. 257–259 – via Google Books.