1814 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1814 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 6, 1814.^[1] It resulted in the election of Martin Chittenden to a one-year term.^[2]

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1814 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1813 September 6, 1814 (1814-09-06) 1815 â†’

Nominee Martin Chittenden Jonas Galusha Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Electoral vote 123 91 Popular vote 17,466 17,411 Percentage 49.4% 49.3%

County results Chittenden:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Galusha:      50–60%      60–70% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election Martin Chittenden Federalist Elected Governor Martin Chittenden Federalist

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The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 13.^[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 neither Jonas Galusha nor Martin Chittenden had attained the majority required by the Vermont Constitution.^[2] In such cases, the governor is chosen by the combined vote of the Vermont General Assembly.^[2]

On October 14, the General Assembly met to select the governor.^[2] In secret balloting, Chittenden was elected to his second one-year term by a vote of 123 to 91, with one vote counted as scattering.^[2]

In the election for lieutenant governor, the legislature's canvassing committee determined that neither William Chamberlain nor Paul Brigham had attained a majority.^[2] According to contemporary newspaper articles, the vote totals were: Chamberlain, 16,648 (49.1%); Brigham, 16,598 (49.0%); scattering, 655 (1.9%).^[3] The contest was decided by the General Assembly, which elected Chamberlain to a second one-year term by a vote of 118 to 91.^[2]

Benjamin Swan was elected to a one-year term as treasurer, his fifteenth, though the vote totals were not recorded.^[2] Swan, a Federalist was also endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans, and so was effectively unopposed for reelection.^[4]

In the race for governor, the results of the popular vote were reported as follows.^[2]