1837 Vermont gubernatorial election
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The 1837 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1837.[1]
Incumbent Whig Governor Silas H. Jennison defeated Democratic nominee William Czar Bradley with 55.65% of the vote.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- William Czar Bradley, Democratic, former U.S. Representative, Democratic candidate for Governor in 1834, 1835 and 1836
- Silas H. Jennison, Whig, incumbent Governor
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Silas H. Jennison (inc.) | 22,260 | 55.65% | ||
| Democratic | William Czar Bradley | 17,730 | 44.33% | ||
| Scattering | 8 | 0.02% | |||
| Majority | 4,530 | 11.33% | |||
| Turnout | 39,998 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Results by county
[edit]| County[11] | Silas Hemenway Jennison Whig |
William Czar Bradley Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Addison | 2,236 | 66.45% | 1,129 | 33.55% | 1,107 | 32.90% | 3,365 |
| Bennington | 1,329 | 50.38% | 1,309 | 49.62% | 20 | 0.76% | 2,638 |
| Caledonia | 1,557 | 50.10% | 1,551 | 49.90% | 6 | 0.19% | 3,108 |
| Chittenden | 1,668 | 54.98% | 1,366 | 45.02% | 302 | 9.95% | 3,034 |
| Essex | 209 | 43.00% | 277 | 57.00% | 68 | -13.99% | 486 |
| Franklin | 1,065 | 54.28% | 897 | 45.72% | 168 | 8.56% | 1,962 |
| Grand Isle | 247 | 53.46% | 215 | 46.54% | 32 | 6.93% | 462 |
| Lamoille | 550 | 42.94% | 731 | 57.06% | 181 | -14.13% | 1,281 |
| Orange | 2,175 | 47.38% | 2,416 | 52.62% | 241 | -5.25% | 4,591 |
| Orleans | 978 | 53.44% | 852 | 46.56% | 126 | 6.89% | 1,830 |
| Rutland | 2,478 | 65.01% | 1,334 | 34.99% | 1,144 | 30.01% | 3,812 |
| Washington | 1,605 | 42.78% | 2,147 | 57.22% | 542 | -14.45% | 3,752 |
| Windham | 2,601 | 58.06% | 1,879 | 41.94% | 722 | 16.12% | 4,480 |
| Windsor | 3,562 | 68.65% | 1,627 | 31.35% | 1,935 | 37.29% | 5,189 |
| Totals | 22,260 | 55.66% | 17,730 | 44.34% | 4,530 | 11.33% | 39,990 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "State Election, September 5". Burlington free press. Burlington, Vt. August 18, 1837. p. 2. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "VT Governor, 1837". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 316–317. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
- ^ Journal of the House of Representatives, of the State of Vermont, October Session, 1837. Montpelier: E. P. Walton & Son. 1837. p. 8.
- ^ "Governor: 1789-2016". Election Results Archive. Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. p. 8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Thompson, Zadock (1842). History of Vermont, Natural, Civil and Statistical, in Three Parts. Burlington: Chauncey Goodrich. p. 119.
- ^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. Vermont. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 965.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 83. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 594. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ "Election archive". vermont.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
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