1820 Vermont gubernatorial election

1820 Vermont gubernatorial election
	County results; Skinner: 70–80% 90–100%
Governor before election; Jonas Galusha ; Democratic-Republican	Elected Governor; Richard Skinner ; Democratic-Republican

Last updated October 06, 2024

The 1820 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place in September and October, and resulted in the election of Richard Skinner to a one-year term.^[1]

The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 12.^[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] With incumbent Jonas Galusha not a candidate for reelection, and the Federalist Party defunct, Democratic-Republican Richard Skinner was the only major candidate.^[2] The committee determined that Skinner had easily won a one-year term against only scattering opposition.^[1]

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.^[2] Vote totals were not recorded, but a contemporary newspaper account indicated that only 1,007 votes were cast for scattering opposition.^[2]

Benjamin Swan was elected to a one-year term as treasurer, his twenty-first.^[1] Though nominally a Federalist, Swan was usually endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans and often ran unopposed.^[2] 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.^[2]

In the race for governor, the results of the popular vote were reported as follows.^[1]

Results

1820 Vermont gubernatorial election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Richard Skinner	13,152	93.4%
		Scattering	934	6.6%
Total votes			14,086	100%

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Walton, E. P., ed. (1878). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. VI. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. pp. 288–299 – via Google Books.
1 2 3 4 5 "From Montpelier". Rutland Herald . Rutland, VT. October 17, 1820. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.

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[Walton-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Walton, E. P., ed. (1878). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. VI. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. pp. 288–299 – via Google Books.

[Montpelier-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "From Montpelier". Rutland Herald . Rutland, VT. October 17, 1820. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.

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