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1812 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont 1804 presidential 1812 09 01 no 1811 Vermont gubernatorial election 1811 1813 Vermont gubernatorial election 1813 160x160px Jonas Galusha.jpg Jonas Galusha Democratic-Republican 19,158 53.6% Martin_Chittenden.jpg Martin Chittenden Federalist Party 3358A2 15,950 44.6% 1812 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 150px County resultsGalusha: #73BC84 50–60% #3FA457 60–70%Chittenden: #8DA9E2 50–60% #678CD7 60–70%Tie: #AE8BB1 50%No Vote/Data: #808080 Governor Jonas Galusha Democratic-Republican Jonas Galusha Democratic-Republican
The 1812 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 1, 1812.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 Jonas Galusha to a one-year term.Walton E. P. Eliakim Persons Walton 1877 Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont V https://books.google.com/books?id=NisTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA346 Montpelier, VT J. & J. M. Poland 346–347 Google Books
The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 8. 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's examination showed that Jonas Galusha defeated Martin Chittenden to win election to a fourth one-year term.
In the election for lieutenant governor, Paul Brigham defeated William Chamberlain to win his seventeenth one-year term. In this contest, one Vermont newspaper recorded the vote totals as: Brigham (Democratic-Republican), 17,887 (53.0%); Chamberlain (Federalist), 14,893 (44.2%); scattering, 952 (2.8%).October 19, 1812 Vermont Legislature https://www.genealogybank.com/ The Washingtonian Windsor, VT 1 GenealogyBank.com subscription
Benjamin Swan was elected to a one-year term as treasurer, his thirteenth, though the vote totals were not recorded. Swan, a Federalist was also endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans, and so was effectively unopposed for reelection.July 20, 1812 Washingtonian Ticket https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72791024/washingtonian-ticket/ The Washingtonian Windsor, VT 3 Newspapers.comAugust 27, 1812 American Republican Nomination for 1812 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72791222/republican-nomination/ Freeman's Press Montpelier, VT 3 Newspapers.com
In the race for governor, a contemporary newspaper article reported the results as follows.
Results
1812 Vermont gubernatorial election
Jonas Galusha (incumbent) Democratic-Republican 19,158 53.6%
Martin Chittenden Federalist #3358A2 15,950 44.6%
644 1.8%
35,752 100%
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