1824 Vermont gubernatorial election
September 7, 1824
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The 1824 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 7, 1824.[1] It resulted in the election of Cornelius P. Van Ness to a one-year term as governor.[2]
The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 14.[2] 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.[2] Democratic-Republican Cornelius P. Van Ness was the only major candidate.[2] The committee determined that Van Ness had easily won a second one-year term against only token opposition.[2]
In the election for lieutenant governor, the committee determined that Democratic-Republican Aaron Leland had won election to a third one-year term against only scattering opposition.[2] A Vermont newspaper reported the results as: Leland, 14,166 (98.4%); scattering, 220 (1.6%).[3]
Benjamin Swan was unopposed for election to a one-year term as treasurer, his twenty-fifth.[2] Though he had nominally been a Federalist, Swan was usually endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans and even after the demise of the Federalists he was frequently unopposed.[4] Vermont newspapers indicated that the results were: Swan, 12,743 (99.9%); scattering, 14 (0.1%).[3]
In the race for governor, the results of the popular vote were reported as follows.[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Cornelius P. Van Ness (incumbent) | 13,413 | 85.3% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Joel Doolittle | 1,962 | 12.5% | |
| Write-in | 346 | 2.2% | ||
| Total votes | 15,721 | 100% | ||
References
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776–1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company. p. 265.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Walton, E. P., ed. (1879). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. VII. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. pp. 110–111 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Mills, E.; Mills, T., eds. (October 22, 1824). "Vermont Legislature". Northern Sentinel. Burlington, VT. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Joshua L. (November 26, 2004). "Swan, Benjamin". Our Campaigns. Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.