1838 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1838 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 4, 1838.[1]

1838 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1837 September 4, 1838 1839 →
 
Nominee Silas H. Jennison William Czar Bradley
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote 24,738 19,194
Percentage 56.26% 43.65%

County results
Jennison:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Bradley:      50–60%

Governor before election

Silas H. Jennison
Whig

Elected Governor

Silas H. Jennison
Whig

Incumbent Whig Governor Silas H. Jennison defeated Democratic nominee William Czar Bradley with 56.26% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1838 Vermont gubernatorial election[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Silas H. Jennison (inc.) 24,738 56.26%
Democratic William Czar Bradley 19,194 43.65%
Scattering 37 0.08%
Majority 5,544 12.61%
Turnout 43,969
Whig hold Swing

Results by county

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County[9] Silas Hemenway Jennison
Whig
William Czar Bradley
Democratic
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Addison 2,180 71.41% 873 28.59% 1,307 42.81% 3,053
Bennington 1,542 51.59% 1,447 48.41% 95 3.18% 2,989
Caledonia 1,779 48.53% 1,887 51.47% 108 -2.95% 3,666
Chittenden 1,731 53.16% 1,525 46.84% 206 6.33% 3,256
Essex 290 47.15% 325 52.85% 35 -5.69% 615
Franklin 1,164 45.27% 1,407 54.73% 243 -9.45% 2,571
Grand Isle 268 58.77% 188 41.23% 80 17.54% 456
Lamoille 689 41.48% 972 58.52% 283 -17.04% 1,661
Orange 2,429 51.16% 2,319 48.84% 110 2.32% 4,748
Orleans 1,229 59.60% 833 40.40% 396 19.20% 2,062
Rutland 2,856 66.31% 1,451 33.69% 1,405 32.62% 4,307
Washington 1,731 43.82% 2,219 56.18% 488 -12.35% 3,950
Windham 2,710 60.08% 1,801 39.92% 909 20.15% 4,511
Windsor 4,140 68.01% 1,947 31.99% 2,193 36.03% 6,087
Totals 24,738 56.31% 19,194 43.69% 5,544 12.62% 43,932

References

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  1. ^ "The Vermont Congressional and Legislative elections". Martinsburg gazette. Martinsburg, Va. September 5, 1838. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "VT Governor, 1838". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 316–317. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont, October Session, 1838. Montpelier: E. P. Walton & Sons. 1839. p. xxiii.
  6. ^ "Governor: 1789-2016". Election Results Archive. Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. p. 8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  7. ^ Thompson, Zadock (1842). History of Vermont, Natural, Civil and Statistical, in Three Parts. Burlington: Chauncey Goodrich. p. 119.
  8. ^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. Vermont. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 965.
  9. ^ "Election archive". vermont.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2023.