1810 Vermont gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1810 Vermont gubernatorial election
Country:Vermont
Flag Year:1804
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1809 Vermont gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1809
Next Election:1811 Vermont gubernatorial election
Next Year:1811
Image1:Jonas Galusha.jpg
Nominee1:Jonas Galusha
Party1:Democratic-Republican
Popular Vote1:13,814
Percentage1:57.4%
Nominee2:Isaac Tichenor
Party2:Federalist Party
Popular Vote2:9,910
Percentage2:41.1%
Governor
Before Election:Jonas Galusha
Before Party:Democratic-Republican
After Election:Jonas Galusha
After Party:Democratic-Republican

The 1810 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place throughout September, and resulted in the election of Jonas Galusha to a one-year term.[1]

The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 11.[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 Jonas Galusha defeated former Governor Isaac Tichenor to win election to a second one-year term.[1] In the election for lieutenant governor, the voters selected Paul Brigham for a one-year term, his fifteenth.[1] Benjamin Swan was elected to his eleventh one-year term as treasurer.[1]

In the race for treasurer, the vote totals were not recorded.[1] According to an October 1810 newspaper article, Swan was unopposed.[2]

In the lieutenant governor's contest, one Vermont newspaper recorded the vote totals as: Paul Brigham (Democratic-Republican), 12,261 (62.6%); Lewis R. Morris (Federalist), 6,378 (32.6%); scattering, 938 (4.8%).[3]

In the race for governor, a contemporary newspaper article reported the results as follows.[4]

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 . 279–280 . Google Books.
  2. News: October 22, 1810 . Benjamin Swan, Esq. . Vermont Republican . Windsor, VT . 3 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: October 16, 1810 . Vermont Legislature . Freeman's Press . Montpelier, VT . 2 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: October 19, 1810 . Vermont Election . Vermont Centinel . Burlington, VT . 2 . Newspapers.com.