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The 1809 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place on September 5, 1809. [1] It resulted in the election of Jonas Galusha to a one-year term. [2]
The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 12. [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 committee's examination of the votes showed that Jonas Galusha had defeated incumbent Governor Isaac Tichenor for a one-year term. [2] In the election for lieutenant governor, the voters selected Paul Brigham for a one-year term, his fourteenth. [2] Benjamin Swan was elected to his tenth one-year term as treasurer. [2]
In the races for lieutenant governor and treasurer, the vote totals and names of other candidates were not recorded. [2] In the race for governor, a contemporary newspaper article reported the results as follows. [2]