1815 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1815 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 5, 1815.^[1] It resulted in the election of Jonas Galusha to a one-year term.^[2]

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1815 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1814 September 5, 1815 (1815-09-05) 1816 â†’

Nominee Jonas Galusha Martin Chittenden Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 18,055 16,632 Percentage 51.2% 47.2%

County results Galusha:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Chittenden:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Martin Chittenden Federalist Elected Governor Jonas Galusha Democratic-Republican

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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 former governor Jonas Galusha had defeated incumbent Martin Chittenden to win a one-year term.^[2]

In the election for lieutenant governor, the legislature's canvassing committee determined that former lieutenant governor Paul Brigham had attained a majority over incumbent William Chamberlain to win election to a one-year term.^[2] According to a contemporary newspaper article, the vote totals were: Brigham, 16,942 (50.4%); Chamberlain 15,841 (47.2%); scattering, 807 (2.4%).^[3]

Benjamin Swan was elected to a one-year term as treasurer, his sixteenth, 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][5]

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