1826 Vermont gubernatorial election

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The 1826 Vermont gubernatorial election took place in September and October, and resulted in the election of Ezra Butler to a one-year term as governor.^[1]

The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 12.^[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 Ezra Butler had won a one-year term.^[1]

In the election for lieutenant governor, the committee determined that Democratic-Republican Aaron Leland had won election to a fifth one-year term.^[1] Newspapers of the time reported the vote totals as: Leland, 7,749 (61.9%); Henry Olin, 4,331 (34.7%); Scattering, 431 (3.4%).^[2]

Benjamin Swan had no opposition for election to a one-year term as treasurer, his twenty-seventh.^[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]

The vote totals in the governor's race were reported as follows:^[1]

Results

1826 Vermont gubernatorial election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Ezra Butler	8,966	63.3%
	Democratic-Republican	Joel Doolittle	3,157	22.3%
		Scattering	2,037	14.4%
Total votes			14,160	100%

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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. 206–207 – via Google Books.
↑ "Vermont Legislature". North Star. Danville, VT. October 17, 1826. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Joshua L. (November 26, 2004). "Swan, Benjamin". Our Campaigns. Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

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[Walton-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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. 206–207 – via Google Books.

[2] "Vermont Legislature". North Star. Danville, VT. October 17, 1826. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.

[OurCampaigns-3] Joshua L. (November 26, 2004). "Swan, Benjamin". Our Campaigns. Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

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