Election Name: | 1815 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Country: | Vermont |
Flag Year: | 1804 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1814 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1814 |
Next Election: | 1816 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1816 |
Image1: | Jonas Galusha.jpg |
Nominee1: | Jonas Galusha |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican |
Popular Vote1: | 18,055 |
Percentage1: | 51.2% |
Nominee2: | Martin Chittenden |
Party2: | Federalist Party |
Popular Vote2: | 16,632 |
Percentage2: | 47.2% |
Governor | |
Map Size: | 150px |
Before Election: | Martin Chittenden |
Before Party: | Federalist Party |
After Election: | Jonas Galusha |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican |
The 1815 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place in September and October, and resulted in the election of Jonas Galusha to a one-year term.[1]
The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 12.[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 former governor Jonas Galusha had defeated incumbent Martin Chittenden to win a one-year term.[1]
In the election for lieutenant governor, the legislature's canvassing committee determined that former lieutenant governor Paul Brigham had attained a majority over incumbent William Chamberlain to win election to a one-year term.[1] According to a contemporary newspaper article, the vote totals were: Brigham, 16,942 (50.4%); Chamberlain 15,841 (47.2%); scattering, 807 (2.4%).[2]
Benjamin Swan was elected to a one-year term as treasurer, his sixteenth, 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] [4]
In the race for governor, the results of the popular vote were reported as follows.[1]