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The 1815 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place on September 5, 1815. [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 review the votes of the freemen of Vermont for governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, and members of the governor's council. [2] The committee determined that former governor Jonas Galusha had defeated incumbent Martin Chittenden to win a one-year term. [2]
In the election for lieutenant governor, the legislature's canvassing committee determined that former lieutenant governor Paul Brigham had attained a majority over incumbent William Chamberlain to win election to a one-year term. [2] According to a contemporary newspaper article, the vote totals were: Brigham, 16,942 (50.4%); Chamberlain 15,841 (47.2%); scattering, 807 (2.4%). [3]
Benjamin Swan was elected to a one-year term as treasurer, his sixteenth, though the vote totals were not recorded. [2] Swan, a Federalist was also endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans, and so was effectively unopposed for reelection. [4] [5]
In the race for governor, the results of the popular vote were reported as follows. [2]