1841 Vermont gubernatorial election
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The 1841 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 7, 1841.[1]
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September 7, 1841
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 County results Paine: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% Smilie: 40â50% 50â60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Whig Governor Silas H. Jennison did not run for re-election.
Whig nominee Charles Paine defeated Democratic nominee Nathan Smilie and Liberty nominee Titus Hutchinson.
Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Paine was elected by the Vermont General Assembly per the state constitution.
General election
Candidates
- Titus Hutchinson, Liberty, former Chief Judge of the Vermont Supreme Court.[2] Hutchinson was nominated in place of Charles K. Williams, who declined the nomination.[3]
- Charles Paine, Whig, former member of the Vermont House of Representatives, Whig candidate for Governor in 1835
- Nathan Smilie, Democratic, businessman,[4] former member of the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate, and Democratic candidate for Governor in 1839[5][6][7][8]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Charles Paine | 23,353 | 48.71% | ||
| Democratic | Nathan Smilie | 21,302 | 44.43% | ||
| Liberty | Titus Hutchinson | 3,039 | 6.34% | ||
| Scattering | 248 | 0.52% | |||
| Majority | 2,051 | 4.28% | |||
| Turnout | 47,942 | ||||
Legislative election
As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the Vermont General Assembly was required to decide the election, both Houses meeting jointly choosing among the top three vote-getters, Paine, Smilie and Hutchinson. The legislative election was held on October 15, 1841.[18][19][20][21][22]
Of the four scattering votes, one was cast for William A. Griswold (Whig) and one for Asa G. Hewes, while two were blanks. These votes were not counted.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Charles Paine | 146 | 57.48% | |
| Democratic | Nathan Smilie | 95 | 37.40% | |
| Liberty | Titus Hutchinson | 9 | 3.54% | |
| Scattering and blanks | 4 | 1.58% | ||
| Turnout | 254 | |||
| Whig hold | ||||
