1811 Vermont gubernatorial election

1811 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee Jonas Galusha Martin Chittenden Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 13,828 11,214 Percentage 55.2% 44.8%

County results Galusha:     50–60%     60–70% Chittenden:     50–60%     60–70% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election Jonas Galusha Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Jonas Galusha Democratic-Republican

The 1811 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place on September 3, 1811. ^[1] It resulted in the election of Jonas Galusha to a one-year term. ^[2]

The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 10. ^[2] The Vermont House of Representatives appointed a committee to review the votes of the freemen of Vermont for governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, and members of the governor's council. ^[2] The committee's examination showed that Jonas Galusha defeated Martin Chittenden to win election to a third one-year term. ^[2]

In the election for lieutenant governor, Paul Brigham defeated William Chamberlain to win his sixteenth one-year term. ^[2] In this contest, one Vermont newspaper recorded the vote totals as: Paul Brigham (Democratic-Republican), 11,896 (55.8%); William Chamberlain (Federalist), 9,415 (44.2%). ^[3]

Benjamin Swan was elected to a one-year term as treasurer, his twelfth, though the vote totals were not recorded. ^[2] According to contemporary newspaper articles, Swan, a Federalist was also endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans, and so was unopposed for reelection. ^{[4] [5]}

In the race for governor, a contemporary newspaper article reported the results as follows. ^[3]

Results

1811 Vermont gubernatorial election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Jonas Galusha (incumbent)	13,828	55.2%
	Federalist	Martin Chittenden	11,214	44.8%
Total votes			25,042	100%

References

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.
2. Walton, E. P., ed. (1877). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. V. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. p. 315 – via Google Books.
3. "Legislature of Vermont: Election". Spooner's Vermont Journal. Windsor, VT. October 21, 1811. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Federal Ticket" . Spooner's Vermont Journal. Windsor, VT. August 19, 1811. p. 3 – via GenealogyBank.com.
5. "Republican Nominations" . Green-Mountain Farmer. Bennington, VT. September 2, 1811. p. 3 – via GenealogyBank.com.