| Election Name: | 1839 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Vermont |
| Flag Year: | 1837 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1838 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1838 |
| Next Election: | 1840 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1840 |
| Election Date: | September 3, 1839 |
| Nominee1: | Silas H. Jennison |
| Party1: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 24,611 |
| Percentage1: | 52.48% |
| Nominee2: | Nathan Smilie |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 22,251 |
| Percentage2: | 47.45% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Silas H. Jennison |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Silas H. Jennison |
| After Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
The 1839 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 3, 1839.[1] Incumbent Whig Governor Silas H. Jennison defeated Democratic nominee Nathan Smilie with 52.48% of the vote.
| County | Silas Hemenway Jennison Whig | Nathan Smilie Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | |||||||
| Addison | 2,015 | 65.61% | 1,056 | 34.39% | 959 | 31.23% | 3,071 | ||||||||
| Bennington | 1,406 | 45.59% | 1,678 | 54.41% | 272 | -8.82% | 3,084 | ||||||||
| Caledonia | 1,494 | 42.35% | 2,034 | 57.65% | 540 | -15.31% | 3,528 | ||||||||
| Chittenden | 1,729 | 50.75% | 1,678 | 49.25% | 51 | 1.50% | 3,407 | ||||||||
| Essex | 341 | 47.43% | 378 | 52.57% | 37 | -5.15% | 719 | ||||||||
| Franklin | 1,669 | 53.68% | 1,440 | 46.32% | 229 | 7.37% | 3,109 | ||||||||
| Grand Isle | 302 | 61.76% | 187 | 38.24% | 115 | 23.52% | 489 | ||||||||
| Lamoille | 721 | 38.78% | 1,138 | 61.22% | 417 | -22.43% | 1,859 | ||||||||
| Orange | 2,388 | 46.17% | 2,784 | 53.83% | 396 | -7.66% | 5,172 | ||||||||
| Orleans | 1,159 | 52.75% | 1,038 | 47.25% | 121 | 5.51% | 2,197 | ||||||||
| Rutland | 3,016 | 61.38% | 1,898 | 38.62% | 1,118 | 22.75% | 4,914 | ||||||||
| Washington | 1,739 | 41.91% | 2,410 | 58.09% | 671 | -16.17% | 4,149 | ||||||||
| Windham | 2,644 | 55.97% | 2,080 | 44.03% | 564 | 11.94% | 4,724 | ||||||||
| Windsor | 3,988 | 61.93% | 2,452 | 38.07% | 1,536 | 23.85% | 6,440 | ||||||||
| Totals | 24,611 | 52.52% | 22,251 | 47.48% | 2,360 | 5.04% | 46,862 | ||||||||