1841 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1841 Vermont gubernatorial election
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Nominee Charles Paine Nathan Smilie Titus Hutchinson
Party Whig Democratic Liberty
Electoral vote146959
Popular vote23,35321,3023,039
Percentage48.71%44.43%6.34%
1841 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Paine:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Smilie:     40–50%     50–60%
Governor before election

Silas H. Jennison
Whig

Elected Governor

Charles Paine
Whig

The 1841 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 7, 1841. [1]

Contents

Incumbent Whig Governor Silas H. Jennison did not run for re-election.

Whig nominee Charles Paine defeated Democratic nominee Nathan Smilie and Liberty nominee Titus Hutchinson.

Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Paine was elected by the Vermont General Assembly per the state constitution.

General election

Candidates

Results

1841 Vermont gubernatorial election [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [a]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Charles Paine 23,353 48.71%
Democratic Nathan Smilie21,30244.43%
Liberty Titus Hutchinson 3,0396.34%
Scattering2480.52%
Majority 2,0514.28%
Turnout 47,942

Legislative election

As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the Vermont General Assembly was required to decide the election, both Houses meeting jointly choosing among the top three vote-getters, Paine, Smilie and Hutchinson. The legislative election was held on October 15, 1841. [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Of the four scattering votes, one was cast for William A. Griswold (Whig) and one for Asa G. Hewes, while two were blanks. These votes were not counted.

Legislative election [19] [20] [21] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Charles Paine 146 57.48%
Democratic Nathan Smilie9537.40%
Liberty Titus Hutchinson 93.54%
Scattering and blanks41.58%
Turnout 254
Whig hold

Notes

  1. ↑ Some sources give the result as Paine 23,582, Smilie 21,693, Hutchinson 3,091, scattering 248. [16] [17] The result given here is that given in the Vermont House Journal.

References

  1. ↑ "Approaching Elections". Virginia free press. Charlestown, Va. September 9, 1841. p. 2. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ "The Abolitionists of Vermont". New-York tribune. New-York, N.Y. August 30, 1841. p. 1. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Third Party – State Convention". The Middlebury people's press. Middlebury, Vt. June 8, 1841. p. 3. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ Little, Mrs C. M. (1893). History of the Clan Marfarlane. Tottenville, N. Y.: Mrs. C. M. Little. p. 119.
  5. ↑ Crockett, Walter Hill (1921). Vermont, The Green Mountain State. Vol. 3. New York: The Century History Company, Inc. p. 276.
  6. ↑ Child, Hamilton (1883). Gazetteer and Business Directory of Lamoille and Orleans counties, Vt. for 1883-84. Syracuse, N. Y.: Journal Office. p. 73.
  7. ↑ Deming, Leonard (1851). Catalogue of the Principal Officers of Vermont, as connected with its political history, from 1778 to 1851. Middlebury: Published by the author. p. 14.
  8. ↑ Waltons' Vermont Register and Farmers' Almanac, 1839. Montpelier: E. P. Walton & Son. 1839. p. 94.
  9. ↑ "VT Governor, 1841". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  10. ↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 316–317. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
  11. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 276–277. ISBN   978-0-7864-1439-0.
  12. ↑ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont, October Session, 1841. Montpelier: E. P. Walton & Sons, Printers. 1841. p. 1.
  13. ↑ "Governor: 1789-2016". Election Results Archive. Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. p. 9. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  14. ↑ Thompson, Zadock (1842). History of Vermont, Natural, Civil and Statistical, in Three Parts. Burlington: Chauncey Goodrich. p. 119.
  15. ↑ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. Vermont. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 966.
  16. ↑ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 83. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
  17. ↑ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 595. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
  18. ↑ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont, October Session, 1841. Montpelier: E. P. Walton & Sons, Printers. 1841. p. 2.
  19. 1 2 "Friday, Oct. 15". Rutland herald. Rutland, Vt. October 19, 1841. p. 3. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  20. 1 2 "Vermont". New-York tribune. New-York, N.Y. October 20, 1841. p. 2. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  21. 1 2 "Election of Governor". Vermont telegraph. Brandon, Vt. October 20, 1841. p. 19. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  22. 1 2 "Vermont". The Madisonian. Washington City. October 23, 1841. p. 1. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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