1830 Vermont gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1830 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont 1804 presidential 1830 09 07 no 1829 Vermont gubernatorial election 1829 1831 Vermont gubernatorial election 1831 160x160px Samuel Crafts.jpg Samuel C. Crafts National Republican Party 115 13,476 43.9% William A. Palmer.jpg William A. Palmer Anti-Masonic Party 72 10,923 35.6% Ezra Meech.jpg Ezra Meech Jacksonian Party 37 6,285 20.4% 1830 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsCrafts: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60%Palmer: #FED463 50–60% #EC7014 70–80% Meech: #D7F4D7 30–40% #AFE9AF 40–50% Governor Samuel C. Crafts Democratic-Republican Samuel C. Crafts National Republican Party The 1830 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 7, 1830.Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776–1860: The Official Results by State and County 2003 McFarland and Company Jefferson, NC 265 https://archive.org/details/unitedstatesgube0000dubi It resulted in the election of Samuel C. Crafts to a one-year term as governor.Walton E. P. Eliakim Persons Walton 1879 Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont VII https://books.google.com/books?id=3p06AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA393 Montpelier, VT J. & J. M. Poland 392–395 Google Books 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.Fox Dorus Morton 1895 History of Political Parties, National Reminiscences, and the Tippecanoe Movement https://books.google.com/books?id=LQ0vAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA37 Des Moines, IA Iowa Printing Co. 36–38 Google Books The opponents of Jackson were called National Republicans, and adopted the name Whig after the 1832 presidential election. The pro-Jackson party was still referred to as the Democratic-Republican Party, but adopted the name Democratic Party prior to the 1832 elections. 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.http://www.freedomandunity.org/1800s/antimasonry.html Antimasonry 2006 Freedom and Unity: Building Communities 1820-1860 Vermont Historical Society Montpelier, VT April 24, 2021 April 24, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210424131919/http://www.freedomandunity.org/1800s/antimasonry.html dead The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 14. 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. The committee determined that no candidate had won a majority for governor or lieutenant governor. In accordance with the Vermont Constitution, the General Assembly was required to choose. 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),September 2, 1830 Anti-Masonic Republican Ticket https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76380748/anti-masonic-ticket/ Middlebury Free Press Middlebury, VT 2 Newspapers.com 10,923 (35.6%); Ezra Meech (Democratic-Republican), 6,285 (20.4%); scattering, 37 (0.01%). 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), 10,594 (35.5%); John Roberts (Democratic-Republican), 6,405 (21.4%); scattering, 69 (0.02%). 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. With 224 legislators and councilors casting votes for governor on the 32nd ballot, 113 were required for a majority.October 28, 1830 Vermont Legislature: Tuesday, October 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76384746/oct-19/ Vermont Aurora Vergennes, VT 2 Newspapers.com Crafts received 115, Palmer received 72, and Democratic-Republican William Czar Bradley received 37. For lieutenant governor, 211 members of the General Assembly voted on the third ballot, so 106 were necessary for victory. Richards received 117, Egerton received 57, and Roberts 37. Benjamin Swan won election to a one-year term as treasurer, his thirty-first. 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.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=64759 Swan, Benjamin Joshua L. November 26, 2004 Our Campaigns Our Campaigns.com March 21, 2021 In 1830, he was endorsed by the National RepublicansAugust 3, 1830 National Republican Nomination https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76380834/national-republican/ The Horn of the Green Mountains Manchester, VT 2 newspapers.com and Democratic-Republicans,July 20, 1830 Republican Ticket https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76380892/republican-ticket/ Vermont Gazette Bennington, VT 1 Newspapers.com and opposed by Anti-Masonic candidate Augustine Clarke. 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%).October 20, 1830 Legislature of Vermont: For Treasurer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76380572/for-treasurer/ The Herald St. Johnsbury, VT 3 Newspapers.com Results 1830 Vermont gubernatorial electionDubin 2003 273 Samuel C. Crafts (incumbent) National Republican Party National Republican Party 13,476 43.9% William A. Palmer Anti-Masonic Party Anti-Masonic Party 10,923 35.6% Ezra Meech Jacksonian Party 6,285 20.4% 37 0.1% 30,721 100% References Category:Vermont gubernatorial elections gubernatorial Vermont