Election Name: | 1802 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Country: | Vermont |
Flag Image: | Flag of the Vermont Republic.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1801 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1801 |
Next Election: | 1803 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1803 |
Image1: | Isaac Tichenor.jpg |
Nominee1: | Isaac Tichenor |
Party1: | Federalist Party |
Popular Vote1: | 7,823 |
Percentage1: | 59.8% |
Nominee2: | Israel Smith |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican |
Popular Vote2: | 5,085 |
Percentage2: | 38.8% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Isaac Tichenor |
Before Party: | Federalist Party |
After Election: | Isaac Tichenor |
After Party: | Federalist Party |
The 1802 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place throughout September, and resulted in the re-election of Isaac Tichenor to a one-year term.[1]
The Vermont General Assembly met in Burlington on October 14.[1] 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.[1]
The committee examined the votes, which showed that Isaac Tichenor was chosen for a sixth one-year term.[1] In the election for lieutenant governor, the voters selected Paul Brigham for a seventh one-year term.[1] Benjamin Swan was elected to a third one-year term as treasurer.[1] According to contemporary newspaper accounts, the vote totals for governor were as follows.[2]
In the race for lieutenant governor, the vote totals were reported as: Paul Brigham, 7,184; Arad Hunt, 2,249; Zebina Curtis, 252; Scattering, 465.[2]