1830 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1830 Vermont gubernatorial election
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  1829 October 14, 1830 (1830-10-14) 1831  
  Samuel Crafts.jpg William A. Palmer.jpg Ezra Meech.jpg
Nominee Samuel C. Crafts William A. Palmer Ezra Meech
Party National Republican Anti-Masonic Democratic-Republican
Popular vote13,47610,9236,285
Percentage43.9%35.6%20.4%

Governor before election

Samuel C. Crafts
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Samuel C. Crafts
National Republican

The 1830 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]

In the mid-1820s, the Democratic-Republicans, the only major party following the demise of the Federalists after the War of 1812, began to splinter into supporters and opponents of President Andrew Jackson. [2] The opponents of Jackson were called National Republicans, and adopted the name Whig after the 1832 presidential election. [2] The pro-Jackson party was still referred to as the Democratic-Republican Party, but adopted the name Democratic Party prior to the 1832 elections. [2] The Anti-Masonic Party, which formed in the late 1820s, continued to gather supporters, and had more influence in Vermont than in most other states. [3]

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] The committee determined that no candidate had won a majority for governor or lieutenant governor. [1] In accordance with the Vermont Constitution, the General Assembly was required to choose. [1]

The popular vote for governor was reported as: Total votes, 30,721; Samuel C. Crafts (National Republican), 13,476 (43.9%); William A. Palmer (Anti-Masonic), [4] 10,923 (35.6%); Ezra Meech (Democratic-Republican), 6,285 (20.4%); scattering, 37 (0.01%). [1]

In the election for lieutenant governor, the popular vote totals were: Total votes, 29,847; Mark Richards (National Republican), 12,779 (42.8%); Lebbeus Egerton (Anti-Masonic), [4] 10,594 (35.5%); John Roberts (Democratic-Republican), 6,405 (21.4%); scattering, 69 (0.02%). [1] After numerous ballots over several days failed to produce winners, on Tuesday, October 19 the General Assembly chose Crafts for governor and Richards for lieutenant governor. [1]

With 224 legislators and councilors casting votes for governor on the 32nd ballot, 113 were required for a majority. [5] Crafts received 115, Palmer received 72, and Democratic-Republican William Czar Bradley received 37. [5] For lieutenant governor, 211 members of the General Assembly voted on the third ballot, so 106 were necessary for victory. [5] Richards received 117, Egerton received 57, and Roberts 37. [5]

Benjamin Swan won election to a one-year term as treasurer, his thirty-first. [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. [6] In 1830, he was endorsed by the National Republicans [7] and Democratic-Republicans, [8] and opposed by Anti-Masonic candidate Augustine Clarke. [4] In the treasurer's race, the popular vote was reported as: Total votes cast, 28,917; Swan, 18,544 (64.1%); Clarke, 10,325 (35.7%); scattering, 48 (0.02%). [9]

Results

1830 Vermont gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Republican Samuel C. Crafts (incumbent) 13,476 43.9%
Anti-Masonic William A. Palmer 10,92335.6%
Democratic-Republican Ezra Meech 6,28520.4%
Scattering370.1%
Total votes30,721 100%

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References

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