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The 1829 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 1, 1829. [1] It resulted in the election of Samuel C. Crafts to a one-year term as governor. [2]
The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 8. [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] The committee determined that Crafts had won election to a one-year term as governor. [2]
In the election for lieutenant governor, the committee determined that Democratic-Republican Henry Olin had won election to a third one-year term. [2] A contemporary newspaper account reported the vote totals as: Olin, 19,740 (81.5%); Lyman Fitch, 4,481 (18.5%). [3]
Benjamin Swan won election to a one-year term as treasurer, his thirtieth. [2] 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. [4] As reported in Vermont's newspapers, the vote totals were: Swan 15,631 (99.9%); scattering, 10 (0.1%). [3]
In the governor's race, the new Anti-Masonic Party fielded a candidate for the first time, supporting Heman Allen though Allen had not indicated whether he identified with the party or its platform. [2] The vote totals in the governor's race were reported as follows: [2]