1821 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1821 Vermont gubernatorial election took place in September and October, and resulted in the election of Richard Skinner to a one-year term as governor.[1]

1821 Vermont gubernatorial election

October 11, 1821 (1821-10-11)
 
Nominee Richard Skinner
Party Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 12,434
Percentage 98.7%

Governor before election

Richard Skinner
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Richard Skinner
Democratic-Republican

The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 11.[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] With the Federalist Party defunct, Democratic-Republican Richard Skinner was the only major candidate.[1] The committee determined that Skinner had easily won a second one-year term against only scattering opposition.[1]

In the election for lieutenant governor, the committee determined that Democratic-Republican William Cahoon, who was unopposed, had won election to a second one-year term.[2] The vote totals were recorded as 11,817 (98.8%) for Cahoon, with 146 (1.2%) scattering.[3]

Benjamin Swan was unopposed for election to a one-year term as treasurer, his twenty-second.[1] Though nominally a Federalist, Swan was usually endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans and often ran unopposed.[4] Vote totals for the 1821 election were recorded as 10,637 (99.6%) for Swan and 41 (0.04%) scattering.[4]

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

Results

1821 Vermont gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic-Republican Richard Skinner (incumbent) 12,434 98.7%
Scattering 163 1.3%
Total votes 12,597 100%

References

  1. Walton, E. P., ed. (1878). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. VI. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. pp. 356–357 via Google Books.
  2. "Vermont Legislature". The Watchman. Montpelier, VT. October 16, 1821. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Joshua L. (January 2, 2015). "Cahoon, William". Our Campaigns. Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  4. Joshua L. (November 26, 2004). "Swan, Benjamin". Our Campaigns. Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
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