1827 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1827 Vermont gubernatorial election
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Nominee Ezra Butler Joel Doolittle
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote13,6991,951
Percentage87.5%12.5%
Governor before election

Ezra Butler
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Ezra Butler
Democratic-Republican

The 1827 Vermont gubernatorial election took place in September and October, and resulted in the election of Ezra Butler to a one-year term as governor. [1]

The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 11. [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] The committee determined that Ezra Butler had won election to a second one-year term. [1]

In the election for lieutenant governor, the committee determined that Democratic-Republican Henry Olin had won election to a one-year term. [1] Newspapers of the time reported the vote totals as: Olin, 9,411 (67.5%); Samuel C. Crafts, 2,667 (19.1%); Israel P. Dana, 1,865 (13.4%). [2]

Benjamin Swan won election to a one-year term as treasurer, his twenty-eighth. [1] Though he had nominally been a Federalist, Swan was usually endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans and even after the demise of the Federalist Party he was frequently unopposed. [3] According to a contemporary news account, Swan was chosen nearly unanimously, with no major opposition and only 17 votes scattering. [2]

The vote totals in the governor's race were reported as follows: [1]

Results

1827 Vermont gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic-Republican Ezra Butler (incumbent) 13,699 87.5%
Democratic-Republican Joel Doolittle 1,95112.5%
Total votes15,650 100%

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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. 254–255 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 "Statement of Votes". North Star. Danville, VT. October 23, 1827. 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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