1823 Vermont gubernatorial election

Election for the Governor of Vermont

1823 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee Cornelius P. Van Ness Dudley Chase
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 11,479 1,088
Percentage 85.6% 8.1%

Governor before election

Richard Skinner
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Cornelius P. Van Ness
Democratic-Republican

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The 1823 Vermont gubernatorial election took place in September and October, and resulted in the election of Cornelius P. Van Ness to a one-year term as governor.[1]

The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 9.[1] 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.[1] Democratic-Republican Cornelius P. Van Ness was the only major candidate.[1] The committee determined that Van Ness had easily won a one-year term against only token opposition.[1]

In the election for lieutenant governor, the committee determined that Democratic-Republican Aaron Leland had won election to a second one-year term against only scattering opposition.[1] A Vermont newspaper reported the results as: Leland, 11,758 (98.5%); scattering, 176 (1.5%).[2]

Benjamin Swan was unopposed for election to a one-year term as treasurer, his twenty-fourth.[1] Though nominally a Federalist, Swan was usually endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans and even after the demise of the Federalists Swan often ran unopposed.[3] Vermont newspapers indicated that the results were: Swan, 10,141 (99.8%); scattering, 17 (0.2%).[2]

In the race for governor, the results of the popular vote were reported as follows.[1]

Results

1823 Vermont gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic-Republican Cornelius P. Van Ness 11,479 85.6%
Democratic-Republican Dudley Chase 1,088 8.1%
Scattering 843 6.3%
Total votes 13,410 100%

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Walton, E. P., ed. (1879). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. VII. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. pp. 66–67 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "Returns of Votes for State and County Officers". Northern Spectator. Poultney, VT. October 22, 1823. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Joshua L. (November 26, 2004). "Swan, Benjamin". Our Campaigns. Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.