1826 Vermont gubernatorial election
September 5, 1826
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County results Butler: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Doolittle: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1826 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 5, 1826.[1] It resulted in the election of Ezra Butler to a one-year term as governor.[2]
The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 12.[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] The committee determined that Ezra Butler had won a one-year term.[2]
In the election for lieutenant governor, the committee determined that Democratic-Republican Aaron Leland had won election to a fifth one-year term.[2] Newspapers of the time reported the vote totals as: Leland, 7,749 (61.9%); Henry Olin, 4,331 (34.7%); Scattering, 431 (3.4%).[3]
Benjamin Swan had no opposition for election to a one-year term as treasurer, his twenty-seventh.[2] Though he had nominally been a Federalist, Swan was usually endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans and even after the demise of the Federalist Party he was frequently unopposed.[4]
The vote totals in the governor's race were reported as follows:[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Adams | Ezra Butler | 8,966 | 63.3% | |
| Jacksonian | Joel Doolittle | 3,157 | 22.3% | |
| Write-in | 2,037 | 14.4% | ||
| Total votes | 14,160 | 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 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. 206–207 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Vermont Legislature". North Star. Danville, VT. October 17, 1826. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Joshua L. (November 26, 2004). "Swan, Benjamin". Our Campaigns. Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ Dubin 2003, p. 272.