Election Name: | 1814 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Country: | Vermont |
Flag Year: | 1804 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1813 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1813 |
Next Election: | 1815 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1815 |
Image1: | Martin_Chittenden.jpg |
Nominee1: | Martin Chittenden |
Party1: | Federalist Party |
Electoral Vote1: | 123 |
Popular Vote1: | 17,466 |
Percentage1: | 49.4% |
Nominee2: | Jonas Galusha |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican |
Electoral Vote2: | 91 |
Popular Vote2: | 17,411 |
Percentage2: | 49.3% |
Map Size: | 150px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Martin Chittenden |
Before Party: | Federalist Party |
After Election: | Martin Chittenden |
After Party: | Federalist Party |
The 1814 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place in September and October, and resulted in the election of Martin Chittenden to a one-year term.[1]
The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 13.[1] 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.[1] The committee determined that neither Jonas Galusha nor Martin Chittenden had attained the majority required by the Vermont Constitution.[1] In such cases, the governor is chosen by the combined vote of the Vermont General Assembly.[1]
On October 14, the General Assembly met to select the governor.[1] In secret balloting, Chittenden was elected to his second one-year term by a vote of 123 to 91, with one vote counted as scattering.[1]
In the election for lieutenant governor, the legislature's canvassing committee determined that neither William Chamberlain nor Paul Brigham had attained a majority.[1] According to contemporary newspaper articles, the vote totals were: Chamberlain, 16,648 (49.1%); Brigham, 16,598 (49.0%); scattering, 655 (1.9%).[2] The contest was decided by the General Assembly, which elected Chamberlain to a second one-year term by a vote of 118 to 91.[1]
Benjamin Swan was elected to a one-year term as treasurer, his fifteenth, though the vote totals were not recorded.[1] Swan, a Federalist was also endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans, and so was effectively unopposed for reelection.[3]
In the race for governor, the results of the popular vote were reported as follows.[1]