1820 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1820 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 5, 1820.^[1] It resulted in the election of Richard Skinner to a one-year term.^[2]

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] With incumbent Jonas Galusha not a candidate for reelection, and the Federalist Party defunct, Democratic-Republican Richard Skinner was the only major candidate.^[3] The committee determined that Skinner had easily won a one-year term against only scattering opposition.^[2]

In the election for lieutenant governor, incumbent Paul Brigham was not a candidate for reelection and the committee determined that Democratic-Republican William Cahoon had been elected to a one-year term.^[3] Vote totals were not recorded, but a contemporary newspaper account indicated that only 1,007 votes were cast for scattering opposition.^[3]

Benjamin Swan was elected to a one-year term as treasurer, his twenty-first.^[2] Though nominally a Federalist, Swan was usually endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans and often ran unopposed.^[3] Vote totals for the 1820 election were not recorded, but an October 17 newspaper article indicated that Swan had been unanimously reelected, with no votes for any other candidates.^[3]

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