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Vermont gubernatorial election
1837 Vermont gubernatorial election
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 ]
Results [ edit ]
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
^ Some sources give the result as Jennison 22,257, Bradley 17,722.[9] [10] The result given here is that given in the Vermont House Journal.
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 .