1835 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1835 Vermont gubernatorial election
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Nominee William A. Palmer William Czar Bradley Charles Paine
Party Anti-Masonic Democratic Whig
Electoral vote1107342
Popular vote16,21013,2545,435
Percentage46.38%37.92%15.55%
1835 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Palmer:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Bradley:     40–50%     50–60%
No Vote/Data:     
Governor before election

William A. Palmer
Anti-Masonic

Elected Governor

Silas H. Jennison (acting)
Whig

The 1835 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 1, 1835.

Contents

Incumbent Anti-Masonic governor William A. Palmer contested the election with Democratic nominee William Czar Bradley and Whig nominee Charles Paine.

Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, the state constitution required the Vermont General Assembly and Vermont Executive Council to meet in joint convention and elect a governor. After 63 inconclusive ballots, the General Assembly adjourned on November 2 without making a choice. As a result, Silas H. Jennison, who had been elected Lieutenant Governor with Whig and Anti-Masonic support, served the term as acting governor.

General election

Candidates

Results

1835 Vermont gubernatorial election [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Anti-Masonic William A. Palmer (inc.) 16,210 46.38%
Democratic William Czar Bradley 13,25437.92%
Whig Charles Paine 5,43515.55%
Scattering540.15%
Majority2,9568.46%
Turnout 34,953

Legislative election

As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the unicameral Vermont General Assembly, with the Executive Council, were required to decide the election, meeting as a joint body to elect a governor by majority vote. [12]

The joint convention met in 15 different sessions on October 9 (5 ballots), 10 (2 ballots), 13 (11 ballots), 14 (4 ballots), 15, 17, 20, 21, 23, 28, 30 and November 2 (2 ballots) to elect a governor. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Incomplete results of the balloting were as follows: [10] [14] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [18] [24] [25] [11]

The highest total for Palmer was 112, at a point when 117 was needed for election. [10]

On November 2, after 63 ballots, the Convention voted by 113 – 100 to dissolve without electing a governor. [10] [26] Silas H. Jennison, elected Lieutenant Governor by a majority vote, served the term as governor.

Legislative election, 63rd ballot [24] [25] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Anti-Masonic William A. Palmer 10247.89%
Democratic William Czar Bradley 6329.58%
Whig Charles Paine 4018.78%
Whig Silas H. Jennison 83.75%
Turnout 213

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  6. ↑ Vermont Journal 1835, p. 8.
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