1807 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1807 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 1, 1807.^[1] It resulted in the election of Israel Smith to a one-year term.^[2]

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1807 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1806 September 1, 1807 (1807-09-01) 1808 â†’

Nominee Israel Smith Isaac Tichenor Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 9,903 8,571 Percentage 53.6% 46.4%

County results Smith:      50–60%      60–70% Tichenor:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election Isaac Tichenor Federalist Elected Governor Israel Smith Democratic-Republican

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The Vermont General Assembly met in Woodstock on October 8.^[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]

The committee's examination of the votes showed that Israel Smith defeated incumbent Isaac Tichenor for a one-year term.^[2] In the election for lieutenant governor, the voters selected Paul Brigham for his twelfth one-year term.^[2] Benjamin Swan was elected to a one-year term as treasurer, his eighth.^[2]

In the races for lieutenant governor and treasurer, the vote totals and names of other candidates were not recorded.^[2] In the race for governor, a contemporary newspaper article reported the results as follows.^[3]