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1815 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont 1804 presidential 1815 09 05 no 1814 Vermont gubernatorial election 1814 1816 Vermont gubernatorial election 1816 160x160px Jonas Galusha.jpg Jonas Galusha Democratic-Republican 18,055 51.2% Martin_Chittenden.jpg Martin Chittenden Federalist Party 3358A2 16,632 47.2% Governor 1815 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 150px County resultsGalusha: #87DEAA 40–50% #73BC84 50–60% #3FA457 60–70%Chittenden: #8DA9E2 50–60% #678CD7 60–70% Martin Chittenden Federalist Party Jonas Galusha Democratic-Republican
The 1815 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 5, 1815.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 1878 Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont VI https://books.google.com/books?id=WwcQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA107 Montpelier, VT J. & J. M. Poland 107–108 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. The committee determined that former governor Jonas Galusha had defeated incumbent Martin Chittenden to win a one-year term.
In the election for lieutenant governor, the legislature's canvassing committee determined that former lieutenant governor Paul Brigham had attained a majority over incumbent William Chamberlain to win election to a one-year term. According to a contemporary newspaper article, the vote totals were: Brigham, 16,942 (50.4%); Chamberlain 15,841 (47.2%); scattering, 807 (2.4%).October 20, 1815 The Legislature: Votes for Lt. Governor https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73555862/lt-governor/ Northern Sentinel Burlington, VT 3 Newspapers.com
Benjamin Swan was elected to a one-year term as treasurer, his sixteenth, though the vote totals were not recorded. Swan, a Federalist was also endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans, and so was effectively unopposed for reelection.August 21, 1815 Democratic Nominations https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73556551/democratic-nominations/ Spooner's Vermont Journal Windsor, VT 3 Newspapers.comJuly 21, 1815 Federal Republican Nomination https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73556767/federal-nomination/ Burlington Gazette Burlington, VT 3 Newspapers.com
In the race for governor, the results of the popular vote were reported as follows.
Results
1815 Vermont gubernatorial election
Jonas Galusha Democratic-Republican 18,055 51.2%
Martin Chittenden (incumbent) Federalist #3358A2 16,632 47.2%
571 1.6%
35,258 100%
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