1791 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1791 Vermont gubernatorial election, the first since Vermont joined the Union as the 14th state, took place on September 6, 1791.^[1] It resulted in the re-election of Governor Thomas Chittenden to a one-year term.^[2]

The Vermont General Assembly met in Windsor on October 13.^[2] The Vermont House of Representatives appointed a committee to examine the votes of the freemen of Vermont for governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, and members of the governor's council.^[2] Vermont was admitted into the United States on March 4, 1791, and this was the first election for state offices since Vermont had become the 14th state.^[3]

In the race for governor, Thomas Chittenden, who had been governor from 1778 to 1789, and again starting in 1790, was re-elected for a one-year term.^[2] In the election for lieutenant governor, Peter Olcott was re-elected to a second one-year term.^[2] The freemen also re-elected Samuel Mattocks as treasurer, his fifth one-year term.^[2] The names of candidates and balloting totals for statewide offices were not recorded.^[2]