1833 Vermont gubernatorial election

1833 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee William A. Palmer Ezra Meech Party Anti-Masonic Union Alliance Democratic National Republican Popular vote 20,565 15,683 Percentage 52.9% 40.3%

County results Palmer:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Meech:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election William A. Palmer Anti-Masonic Elected Governor William A. Palmer Anti-Masonic

The 1833 Vermont gubernatorial election took place in September and October, and resulted in the reelection of William A. Palmer to a one-year term as governor. ^[1]

Governor

The candidates for governor in the general election held on September 3, 1833, were: incumbent William A. Palmer (Anti-Masonic); Ezra Meech (Democrat and National Republican); Horatio Seymour (Independent National Republican); and John Roberts (Independent Democrat). ^[2] In the general election, the General Assembly, which met in Montpelier on October 10, determined that the results were: total votes, 38,905; Palmer, 20,565 (52.9%); Meech, 15,683 (40.3%); Seymour, 1,765 (4.5%); Roberts, 772 (1.9%); scattering, 120 (0.4%). ^[1]

Lieutenant governor

In the race for lieutenant governor, the total votes were 38,937. ^[1] Anti-Mason and incumbent Lebbeus Egerton received 20,185 votes (51.8%), Jedediah Harris, running as a Democrat and National Republican, received 18,725 (48.1%), and 27 (0.1%) were recorded as scattering. ^[1]

Treasurer

After 33 consecutive one-year terms, Benjamin Swan lost the election for state treasurer. ^[1] Though he had nominally been a Federalist, Swan was later the usual candidate of the Democratic-Republicans and in many of his campaigns he had run unopposed. ^[3] In 1833, he was the candidate of the National Republicans and Democrats, and Augustine Clarke was the Anti-Masonic candidate. ^[1] The popular vote was reported as: total votes cast, 38,724: Clarke, 19,661 (50.77%); Swan, 19,056 (49.20%); scattering, 7 (0.03%). ^[1]

Results

1833 Vermont gubernatorial election ^{[4] [1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Anti-Masonic	William A. Palmer (Inc.)	20,565	52.9%
	Union	Ezra Meech	15,683	40.3%
	Independent National Republican	Horatio Seymour	1,765	4.5%
	Independent Democratic	John Roberts	772	1.9%
	Write-in		120	0.4%
Total votes			38,905	100%

References

1. Walton, E. P., ed. (1879). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. VIII. Montpelier, VT: Joseph Poland. pp. 105–106 – via Google Books.
2. Vaughn, William Preston (1983). The Antimasonic Party in the United States, 1826–1843. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. p. 79.
3. Joshua L. (November 26, 2004). "Swan, Benjamin". Our Campaigns. Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
4. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776–1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company. p. 274.