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The 1814 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place in September and October, and resulted in the election of Martin Chittenden to a one-year term. [1]
The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 13. [1] 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. [1] The committee determined that neither Jonas Galusha nor Martin Chittenden had attained the majority required by the Vermont Constitution. [1] In such cases, the governor is chosen by the combined vote of the Vermont General Assembly. [1]
On October 14, the General Assembly met to select the governor. [1] In secret balloting, Chittenden was elected to his second one-year term by a vote of 123 to 91, with one vote counted as scattering. [1]
In the election for lieutenant governor, the legislature's canvassing committee determined that neither William Chamberlain nor Paul Brigham had attained a majority. [1] According to contemporary newspaper articles, the vote totals were: Chamberlain, 16,648 (49.1%); Brigham, 16,598 (49.0%); scattering, 655 (1.9%). [2] The contest was decided by the General Assembly, which elected Chamberlain to a second one-year term by a vote of 118 to 91. [1]
Benjamin Swan was elected to a one-year term as treasurer, his fifteenth, though the vote totals were not recorded. [1] Swan, a Federalist was also endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans, and so was effectively unopposed for reelection. [3]
In the race for governor, the results of the popular vote were reported as follows. [1]
