1829 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1829 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 1, 1829.^[1] It resulted in the election of Samuel C. Crafts to a one-year term as governor.^[2]

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1829 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1828 September 1, 1829 (1829-09-01) 1830 â†’

Nominee Samuel C. Crafts Heman Allen Joel Doolittle Party National Republican Anti-Masonic Jacksonian Popular vote 14,325 7,346 3,973 Percentage 55.8% 28.6% 15.5%

County results Crafts:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Allen:      70–80% Doolittle:      30–40%

Governor before election Samuel C. Crafts Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Samuel C. Crafts Democratic-Republican

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The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 8.^[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 Crafts had won election to a one-year term as governor.^[2]

In the election for lieutenant governor, the committee determined that Democratic-Republican Henry Olin had won election to a third one-year term.^[2] A contemporary newspaper account reported the vote totals as: Olin, 19,740 (81.5%); Lyman Fitch, 4,481 (18.5%).^[3]

Benjamin Swan won election to a one-year term as treasurer, his thirtieth.^[2] Though he had nominally been a Federalist, Swan was usually endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans and even after the demise of the Federalist Party he was frequently unopposed.^[4] As reported in Vermont's newspapers, the vote totals were: Swan 15,631 (99.9%); scattering, 10 (0.1%).^[3]

In the governor's race, the new Anti-Masonic Party fielded a candidate for the first time, supporting Heman Allen though Allen had not indicated whether he identified with the party or its platform.^[2] The vote totals in the governor's race were reported as follows:^[2]