1829 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1829 Vermont gubernatorial election
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Nominee Samuel C. Crafts Heman Allen (of Colchester) Joel Doolittle
Party Democratic-Republican Anti-Masonic Democratic-Republican
Popular vote14,3257,3463,973
Percentage55.8%28.6%15.5%
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 (of Colchester) 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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic-Republican Samuel C. Crafts (incumbent) 14,325 55.8%
Anti-Masonic Heman Allen (of Colchester) 7,34628.6%
Democratic-Republican Joel Doolittle 3,97315.5%
Scattering500.1%
Total votes25,694 100%

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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. 346–347 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 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.
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