The 1836 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 6, 1836.[1][2]
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County results Jennison: 50–60% 60–70% Bradley: 50–60% No Vote/Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Whig acting Governor Silas H. Jennison defeated Democratic nominee William Czar Bradley with 55.89% of the vote.
General election
editCandidates
edit- William Czar Bradley, Democratic, former U.S. Representative, Democratic candidate for Governor in 1834 and 1835[3]
- Silas H. Jennison, Whig[2][4] (with Anti-Masonic support[5][6]), incumbent acting Governor
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Silas H. Jennison (inc.) | 20,471 | 55.89% | ||
Democratic | William Czar Bradley | 16,124 | 44.02% | ||
Scattering | 35 | 0.09% | |||
Majority | 4,347 | 11.87% | |||
Turnout | 36,630 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "In Maryland and Vermont". Litchfield enquirer. Litchfield, Conn. September 8, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ a b "The election of general officers and members of Congress". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. September 8, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "From the Vermont Phenix". Rutland herald. Rutland, Vt. July 26, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Whig Convention". Rutland herald. Rutland, Vt. March 8, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Democratic Antimasonic State Convention". Rutland herald. Rutland, Vt. March 8, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Antimasonic Nominations". State journal. Montpelier, Vt. March 15, 1836. p. 2. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "VT Governor, 1836". 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. pp. 275–276. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
- ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont, at their Session begun and holden at Montpelier, on Thursday, October 13, 1836. Middlebury: American Office. 1836. 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.