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1836 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee Silas H. Jennison William Czar Bradley
Party Whig Democratic
Alliance Anti-Masonic
Popular vote 20,471 16,124
Percentage 55.89% 44.02%

County results
Jennison:      50–60%      60–70%
Bradley:      50–60%
No Vote/Data:      

Governor before election

Silas H. Jennison (acting)
Whig

Elected Governor

Silas H. Jennison
Whig

The 1836 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 6, 1836.[1][2]

Incumbent Whig acting Governor Silas H. Jennison defeated Democratic nominee William Czar Bradley with 55.89% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1836 Vermont gubernatorial election[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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  1. ^ Some sources give the result as Jennison 20,371, Bradley 16,134, scattering 35.[14][15] The result given here is that given in the Vermont House Journal.

References

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  1. ^ "In Maryland and Vermont". Litchfield enquirer. Litchfield, Conn. September 8, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "From the Vermont Phenix". Rutland herald. Rutland, Vt. July 26, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Whig Convention". Rutland herald. Rutland, Vt. March 8, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Democratic Antimasonic State Convention". Rutland herald. Rutland, Vt. March 8, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Antimasonic Nominations". State journal. Montpelier, Vt. March 15, 1836. p. 2. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  7. ^ "VT Governor, 1836". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  8. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 316–317. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Governor: 1789-2016". Election Results Archive. Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. p. 8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  12. ^ Thompson, Zadock (1842). History of Vermont, Natural, Civil and Statistical, in Three Parts. Burlington: Chauncey Goodrich. p. 119.
  13. ^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. Vermont. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 965.
  14. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 83. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  15. ^ 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.