1823 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1823 Vermont gubernatorial election
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Nominee Cornelius P. Van Ness Dudley Chase
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote11,4791,088
Percentage85.6%8.1%
Governor before election

Richard Skinner
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Cornelius P. Van Ness
Democratic-Republican

The 1823 Vermont gubernatorial election took place in September and October, and resulted in the election of Cornelius P. Van Ness to a one-year term as governor. [1]

The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 9. [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] Democratic-Republican Cornelius P. Van Ness was the only major candidate. [1] The committee determined that Van Ness had easily won a one-year term against only token opposition. [1]

In the election for lieutenant governor, the committee determined that Democratic-Republican Aaron Leland had won election to a second one-year term against only scattering opposition. [1] A Vermont newspaper reported the results as: Leland, 11,758 (98.5%); scattering, 176 (1.5%). [2]

Benjamin Swan was unopposed for election to a one-year term as treasurer, his twenty-fourth. [1] Though nominally a Federalist, Swan was usually endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans and even after the demise of the Federalists Swan often ran unopposed. [3] Vermont newspapers indicated that the results were: Swan, 10,141 (99.8%); scattering, 17 (0.2%). [2]

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

Results

1823 Vermont gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic-Republican Cornelius P. Van Ness 11,479 85.6%
Democratic-Republican Dudley Chase 1,0888.1%
Scattering8436.3%
Total votes13,410 100%

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Walton, E. P., ed. (1879). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. VII. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. pp. 66–67 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 "Returns of Votes for State and County Officers". Northern Spectator. Poultney, VT. October 22, 1823. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Joshua L. (November 26, 2004). "Swan, Benjamin". Our Campaigns. Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
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