1841 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1841 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 7, 1841.[1]

1841 Vermont gubernatorial election
September 7, 1841
 
Nominee Charles Paine Nathan Smilie Titus Hutchinson
Party Whig Democratic Liberty
Electoral vote 146 95 9
Popular vote 23,353 21,302 3,039
Percentage 48.71% 44.43% 6.34%
Governor before election

Silas H. Jennison
Whig

 Elected Governor

Charles Paine
Whig

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Incumbent Whig Governor Silas H. Jennison did not run for re-election.

Whig nominee Charles Paine defeated Democratic nominee Nathan Smilie and Liberty nominee Titus Hutchinson.

Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Paine was elected by the Vermont General Assembly per the state constitution.

General election

Candidates

Results
1841 Vermont gubernatorial election[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][lower-alpha 1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Charles Paine 23,353 48.71%
Democratic Nathan Smilie 21,302 44.43%
Liberty Titus Hutchinson 3,039 6.34%
Scattering 248 0.52%
Majority 2,051 4.28%
Turnout 47,942

Legislative election

As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the Vermont General Assembly was required to decide the election, both Houses meeting jointly choosing among the top three vote-getters, Paine, Smilie and Hutchinson. The legislative election was held on October 15, 1841.[18][19][20][21][22]

Of the four scattering votes, one was cast for William A. Griswold (Whig) and one for Asa G. Hewes, while two were blanks. These votes were not counted.

Legislative election[19][20][21][22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Charles Paine 146 57.48%
Democratic Nathan Smilie 95 37.40%
Liberty Titus Hutchinson 9 3.54%
Scattering and blanks 4 1.58%
Turnout 254
Whig hold

Notes
  1. Some sources give the result as Paine 23,582, Smilie 21,693, Hutchinson 3,091, scattering 248.[16][17] The result given here is that given in the Vermont House Journal.

References
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  11. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 276–277. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  12. Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont, October Session, 1841. Montpelier: E. P. Walton & Sons, Printers. 1841. p. 1.
  13. "Governor: 1789-2016". Election Results Archive. Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. p. 9. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  14. Thompson, Zadock (1842). History of Vermont, Natural, Civil and Statistical, in Three Parts. Burlington: Chauncey Goodrich. p. 119.
  15. Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. Vermont. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 966.
  16. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 83. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  17. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 595. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  18. Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont, October Session, 1841. Montpelier: E. P. Walton & Sons, Printers. 1841. p. 2.
  19. "Friday, Oct. 15". Rutland herald. Rutland, Vt. October 19, 1841. p. 3. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  20. "Vermont". New-York tribune. New-York, N.Y. October 20, 1841. p. 2. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  21. "Election of Governor". Vermont telegraph. Brandon, Vt. October 20, 1841. p. 19. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  22. "Vermont". The Madisonian. Washington City. October 23, 1841. p. 1. Retrieved January 28, 2022.


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