1819 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1819 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 7, 1819.^[1] It resulted in the election of Jonas Galusha to a one-year term.^[2]

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1819 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1818 September 7, 1819 (1819-09-07) 1820 â†’

Nominee Jonas Galusha William Czar Bradley Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 12,628 1,035 Percentage 82.0% 6.7%

County results Galusha:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%

Governor before election Jonas Galusha Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Jonas Galusha Democratic-Republican

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The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 14.^[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] With the Federalist Party no longer a force in Vermont politics, the committee determined that incumbent Jonas Galusha had won a one-year term, defeating fellow Democratic-Republicans William Czar Bradley and Dudley Chase.^[2]

In the election for lieutenant governor, the legislature's canvassing committee determined that Paul Brigham had won election to a one-year term by defeating former lieutenant governor William Chamberlain and James D. Butler.^[3] According to a contemporary newspaper article, the vote totals were: Brigham 12,348 (85.0%); Chamberlain, 1,150 (7.9%); Butler, 265 (1.8%); scattering, 765 (5.3%).^[3]

Benjamin Swan was elected to a one-year term as treasurer, his twentieth.^[2] Nominally a Federalist, Swan was usually unopposed; in 1819 he received 11,652 votes, with no votes recorded for any other candidate.^[3]

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