1824 Vermont gubernatorial election

Last updated August 26, 2024

The 1824 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 14.^[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 second 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 third one-year term against only scattering opposition.^[1] A Vermont newspaper reported the results as: Leland, 14,166 (98.4%); scattering, 220 (1.6%).^[2]

Benjamin Swan was unopposed for election to a one-year term as treasurer, his twenty-fifth.^[1] Though he had nominally been a Federalist, Swan was usually endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans and even after the demise of the Federalists he was frequently unopposed.^[3] Vermont newspapers indicated that the results were: Swan, 12,743 (99.9%); scattering, 14 (0.1%).^[2]

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

Results

1824 Vermont gubernatorial election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Cornelius P. Van Ness (incumbent)	13,413	85.3%
	Democratic-Republican	Joel Doolittle	1,962	12.5%
		Scattering	346	2.2%
Total votes			15,721	100%

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References

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. 110–111 – via Google Books.
1 2 Mills, E.; Mills, T., eds. (October 22, 1824). "Vermont Legislature". Northern Sentinel. Burlington, VT. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Joshua L. (November 26, 2004). "Swan, Benjamin". Our Campaigns. Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

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[Walton-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. 110–111 – via Google Books.

[Sentinel-2] 1 2 Mills, E.; Mills, T., eds. (October 22, 1824). "Vermont Legislature". Northern Sentinel. Burlington, VT. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

[OurCampaigns-3] Joshua L. (November 26, 2004). "Swan, Benjamin". Our Campaigns. Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

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