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The 1820 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place on September 5, 1820. [1] It resulted in the election of Richard Skinner 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] With incumbent Jonas Galusha not a candidate for reelection, and the Federalist Party defunct, Democratic-Republican Richard Skinner was the only major candidate. [3] The committee determined that Skinner had easily won a one-year term against only scattering opposition. [2]
In the election for lieutenant governor, incumbent Paul Brigham was not a candidate for reelection and the committee determined that Democratic-Republican William Cahoon had been elected to a one-year term. [3] Vote totals were not recorded, but a contemporary newspaper account indicated that only 1,007 votes were cast for scattering opposition. [3]
Benjamin Swan was elected to a one-year term as treasurer, his twenty-first. [2] Though nominally a Federalist, Swan was usually endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans and often ran unopposed. [3] Vote totals for the 1820 election were not recorded, but an October 17 newspaper article indicated that Swan had been unanimously reelected, with no votes for any other candidates. [3]
In the race for governor, the results of the popular vote were reported as follows. [2]