1828 Vermont gubernatorial election

1828 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee Samuel C. Crafts Joel Doolittle
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 16,285 916
Percentage 94.7% 5.3%

County results
Crafts:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%

Governor before election

Ezra Butler
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Samuel C. Crafts
Democratic-Republican

The 1828 Vermont gubernatorial election took place in September and October, and resulted in the election of Samuel C. Crafts to a one-year term as governor.[1]

The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 9.[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] The committee determined that Crafts had won election to a one-year term as governor.[1]

In the election for lieutenant governor, the committee determined that Democratic-Republican Henry Olin had won election to a second one-year term.[1] Contemporary newspaper articles reported the results as: Olin, 14,928 (95.8%); Lyman Fitch, 652 (4.2%).[2]

Benjamin Swan won election to a one-year term as treasurer, his twenty-ninth.[1] Though he had nominally been a Federalist, Swan was usually endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans and even after the demise of the Federalist Party he was frequently unopposed.[3] Newspapers of the time did not report vote totals, but did indicate that Swan had been reelected with no opposition.[2]

The vote totals in the governor's race were reported as follows:[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Walton, E. P., ed. (1879). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. VII. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. pp. 301–302 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "Montpelier: The General Assembly". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. October 10, 1828. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Joshua L. (November 26, 2004). "Swan, Benjamin". Our Campaigns. Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.