1820 Vermont gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1820 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont 1804 presidential 1820 09 05 no 1819 Vermont gubernatorial election 1819 1821 Vermont gubernatorial election 1821 160x160px Richard Skinner.jpg Richard Skinner Democratic-Republican 13,152 93.4% 1820 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 150px County resultsSkinner: #008C21 70–80% #005113 90–100% Governor Jonas Galusha Democratic-Republican Richard Skinner Democratic-Republican The 1820 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 5, 1820.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 Richard Skinner to a one-year term.Walton E. P. Eliakim Persons Walton 1878 Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont VI https://books.google.com/books?id=WwcQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA288 Montpelier, VT J. & J. M. Poland 288–299 Google Books The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 12. 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. With incumbent Jonas Galusha not a candidate for reelection, and the Federalist Party defunct, Democratic-Republican Richard Skinner was the only major candidate.October 17, 1820 From Montpelier https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73816386/from-montpelier/ Rutland Herald Rutland, VT 3 Newspapers.com The committee determined that Skinner had easily won a one-year term against only scattering opposition. In the election for lieutenant governor, incumbent Paul Brigham was not a candidate for reelection and the committee determined that Democratic-Republican William Cahoon had been elected to a one-year term. Vote totals were not recorded, but a contemporary newspaper account indicated that only 1,007 votes were cast for scattering opposition. Benjamin Swan was elected to a one-year term as treasurer, his twenty-first. Though nominally a Federalist, Swan was usually endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans and often ran unopposed. Vote totals for the 1820 election were not recorded, but an October 17 newspaper article indicated that Swan had been unanimously reelected, with no votes for any other candidates. In the race for governor, the results of the popular vote were reported as follows. Results 1820 Vermont gubernatorial election Richard Skinner Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican 13,152 93.4% 934 6.6% 14,086 100% References Category:Vermont gubernatorial elections gubernatorial Vermont