1829 Vermont gubernatorial election

1829 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee Samuel C. Crafts Heman Allen Joel Doolittle Party Democratic-Republican Anti-Masonic Democratic-Republican Popular vote 14,325 7,346 3,973 Percentage 55.8% 28.6% 15.5%

County results Crafts:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Allen:     70–80% Doolittle:     30–40%

Governor before election Samuel C. Crafts Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Samuel C. Crafts Democratic-Republican

The 1829 Vermont gubernatorial election took place in September and October, and resulted in the election of Samuel C. Crafts to a one-year term as governor. ^[1]

The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 8. ^[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 Crafts had won election to a one-year term as governor. ^[1]

In the election for lieutenant governor, the committee determined that Democratic-Republican Henry Olin had won election to a third one-year term. ^[1] A contemporary newspaper account reported the vote totals as: Olin, 19,740 (81.5%); Lyman Fitch, 4,481 (18.5%). ^[2]

Benjamin Swan won election to a one-year term as treasurer, his thirtieth. ^[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] As reported in Vermont's newspapers, the vote totals were: Swan 15,631 (99.9%); scattering, 10 (0.1%). ^[2]

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

Results

1829 Vermont gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican	Samuel C. Crafts (incumbent)	14,325	55.8%
	Anti-Masonic	Heman Allen (of Colchester)	7,346	28.6%
	Democratic-Republican	Joel Doolittle	3,973	15.5%
		Scattering	50	0.1%
Total votes			25,694	100%

References

1. 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. 346–347 – via Google Books.
2. "Report of the Proceedings of the Legislature". Vermont Aurora. Vergennes, VT. October 15, 1829. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Joshua L. (November 26, 2004). "Swan, Benjamin". Our Campaigns. Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.