1790 Vermont Republic gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1790 Vermont Republic gubernatorial election
Country:Vermont Republic
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1789 Vermont Republic gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1789
Next Election:1791 Vermont gubernatorial election
Next Year:1791
Image1:ThomasChittenden.png
Nominee1:Thomas Chittenden
Party1:Independent politician
Nominee2:Moses Robinson
Party2:Anti-Administration Party (United States)
Governor
Before Election:Moses Robinson
Before Party:Anti-Administration Party (United States)
After Election:Thomas Chittenden
After Party:Independent politician

The 1790 Vermont Republic gubernatorial election for governor of the Republic of Vermont took place throughout September, and resulted in the re-election of former Governor Thomas Chittenden to a one-year term.[1]

The Vermont General Assembly met in Castleton on October 14. The Vermont House of Representatives appointed a committee to examine the votes of the freemen of Vermont for governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, and members of the governor's council. In the race for governor, Thomas Chittenden, who had served from 1778 until losing re-election to Moses Robinson in 1789, defeated Robinson for a one-year term.[1]

In the election for lieutenant governor, incumbent Joseph Marsh indicated in August that he would not be a candidate for reelection.[1] No candidate obtained a majority of the popular vote.[1] On October 15, the legislature elected Peter Olcott to a one-year term.[1]

The freemen re-elected Samuel Mattocks as treasurer, his fourth one-year term. The names of candidates and balloting totals for statewide offices were not recorded. According to an article in the Vermont Gazette, Chittenden's majority was over 1,300 votes.[1]

This was the final gubernatorial election in the independent republic of Vermont, because Vermont was admitted to the Union as the 14th state on March 4, 1791.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Walton . E. P. . Eliakim Persons Walton . 1875 . Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont . III . Montpelier, VT . J. & J. M. Poland . 205-208 . Google Books.
  2. Web site: The Fourteenth State . 2006 . Freedom and Unity: One Ideal, Many Stories . Vermont Historical Society . Barre, VT . April 13, 2021.