1806 Vermont gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1806 Vermont gubernatorial election
Country:Vermont
Flag Year:1804
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1805 Vermont gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1805
Next Election:1807 Vermont gubernatorial election
Next Year:1807
Image1:Isaac Tichenor.jpg
Nominee1:Isaac Tichenor
Party1:Federalist Party
Popular Vote1:8,351
Percentage1:53.5%
Nominee2:Jonathan Robinson
Party2:Democratic-Republican
Popular Vote2:6,930
Percentage2:44.4%
Governor
Before Election:Isaac Tichenor
Before Party:Federalist Party
After Election:Isaac Tichenor
After Party:Federalist Party

The 1806 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 Middlebury on October 9.[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's examination of the votes showed that Governor Isaac Tichenor was chosen for a tenth one-year term.[1] In the election for lieutenant governor, the voters selected Paul Brigham for an eleventh one-year term.[1] Benjamin Swan was elected to his seventh one-year term as treasurer.[1]

In the races for lieutenant governor and treasurer, the vote totals and names of other candidates were not recorded.[1] According to a contemporary newspaper report, the vote totals for governor were as follows.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Walton . E. P. . Eliakim Persons Walton . 1877 . Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont . V . Montpelier, VT . J. & J. M. Poland . 101 . Google Books.
  2. News: October 21, 1806 . Legislature of Vermont: Statement of Votes for Governor . Vermont Gazette . Bennington, VT . 3 . Newspapers.com.