1831 Vermont gubernatorial election
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The 1831 Vermont gubernatorial election took place in September and October, and resulted in the election of William A. Palmer to a one-year term as governor.[1]
In the mid-to-late 1820s, the old
The candidates for governor in 1831 were: Anti-Mason William A. Palmer; Heman Allen (of Colchester), the nominee of the Clay Masonic or National Republican Party; and Jacksonian Ezra Meech.[4] In the general election, the General Assembly determined that the results were: total votes, 33,976; Palmer, 15,258 (44.9%); Allen, 12,290 (36.2%); Meech, 6,158 (18.1%); scattering, 270 (0.8%).[1]
Because no candidate received a majority as required by the Vermont Constitution, the General Assembly was required to select.[1] With 227 members voting on the 9th ballot, 114 votes were necessary for a choice.[1] Palmer, who had consistently attained 110 or more votes on the previous eight ballots, received 114 votes.[1] Allen received 36, Meech 42, and incumbent governor Samuel C. Crafts, a National Republican, received 35.[1]
In the race for lieutenant governor, the total votes were 34,099.[1] Anti-Mason Lebbeus Egerton received 15,190 votes (44.5%), Jedediah Harris, a National Republican, received 12,736 (37.3%), Jacksonian John Roberts received 6,127 (18.0%), and 46 (0.2%) were recorded as scattering.[1] The General Assembly was required to choose and with 209 members voting on the first ballot, 105 votes were necessary for a choice.[1] Egerton was elected with 110 votes to 60 for Harris, 40 for Roberts, and 9 scattering.[1]
Benjamin Swan won election to a one-year term as treasurer, his thirty-second.[1] 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.[5] In 1831, he was the candidate of both the Jacksonians and the National Republicans and Augustine Clarke was the Anti-Masonic candidate.[4] The popular vote was reported as: total votes cast, 33,362; Swan, 19,118 (57.3%); Clarke, 14,204 (42.6%); scattering, 39 (0.1%).[1]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Anti-Masonic | William A. Palmer | 15,258 | 44.9% | ||
National Republican | Heman Allen (of Colchester) | 12,290 | 36.2% | ||
Democratic | Ezra Meech | 6,158 | 18.1% | ||
Scattering | 270 | 0.8% | |||
Total votes | 33,976 | 100% |
References
- ^ Walton, E. P., ed. (1879). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. VIII. Montpelier, VT: Joseph Poland. pp. 5–8 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 978-0-8131-7746-5 – via Google Books.
- ^ Young, Andrew White (1856). The American Statesman. New York, NY: Derby & Jackson. pp. 466–467 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Proceedings of the Legislature". American Whig. Woodstock, VT. October 22, 1831. p. 3 – via Google Books.
- ^ Joshua L. (November 26, 2004). "Swan, Benjamin". Our Campaigns. Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.