1793 Vermont gubernatorial election

1793 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1792 October 11, 1793 (1793-10-11) 1794 →
 
Nominee Thomas Chittenden Isaac Tichenor
Party Independent Federalist
Popular vote 3,187 2,712
Percentage 51.8% 44.0%

County results
Chittenden:      50–60%      70–80%
Tichenor:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
No Data/Vote      

Governor before election

Thomas Chittenden
Independent

Elected Governor

Thomas Chittenden
Independent

The 1793 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place throughout September, and resulted in the re-election of Governor Thomas Chittenden to a one-year term.[1]

The Vermont General Assembly met in Rutland on October 10.[1] On October 11, the Vermont House of Representatives appointed a committee to examine the votes of the freemen of Vermont for governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, and members of the governor's council.[1]

In the race for governor, Thomas Chittenden, who had been governor from 1778 to 1789, and again starting in 1790, was re-elected for a one-year term.[1] In the election for lieutenant governor, Peter Olcott was re-elected to a fourth one-year term.[1] The freemen also re-elected Samuel Mattocks as treasurer, his seventh one-year term.[1] The names of candidates and balloting totals for governor were recorded as detailed below.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Walton, E. P., ed. (1876). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. IV. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. p. 44 – via Google Books.