1838 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1838 Vermont gubernatorial election
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  Silas Hemenway Jenison.jpg William Czar Bradley.jpg
Nominee Silas H. Jennison William Czar Bradley
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote 24,738 19,194
Percentage 56.26% 43.65%
Governor before election

Silas H. Jennison
Whig

Elected Governor

Silas H. Jennison
Whig

Elections in Vermont
Federal government
State government
Burlington
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The 1838 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 4, 1838.[1]

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

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • William Czar Bradley, Democratic, former U.S. Representative, Democratic candidate for Governor in 1834, 1835, 1836 and 1837
  • Silas H. Jennison, Whig, incumbent Governor

Results[]

1838 Vermont gubernatorial election[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][a]
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

Notes[]

  1. ^ Some sources give the result as Jennison 22,169, Bradley 17,146.[9][10] The result given here is that given in the Vermont House Journal.

References[]

  1. ^ "The Vermont Congressional and Legislative elections". Martinsburg gazette. Martinsburg, Va. September 5, 1838. p. 3. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ "VT Governor, 1838". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 27 January 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 27 January 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. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 83. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  10. ^ 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.
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