1837 Vermont gubernatorial election
The 1837 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1837.[1]
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Incumbent Whig Governor Silas H. Jennison defeated Democratic nominee William Czar Bradley with 55.65% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
- William Czar Bradley, Democratic, former U.S. Representative, Democratic candidate for Governor in 1834, 1835 and 1836
- Silas H. Jennison, Whig, incumbent Governor
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | Silas H. Jennison (inc.) | 22,260 | 55.65% | ||
Democratic | William Czar Bradley | 17,730 | 44.33% | ||
Scattering | 8 | 0.02% | |||
Majority | 4,530 | 11.32% | |||
Turnout | 39,998 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
References
- "State Election, September 5". Burlington free press. Burlington, Vt. August 18, 1837. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- "VT Governor, 1837". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 316–317. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- 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.
- Journal of the House of Representatives, of the State of Vermont, October Session, 1837. Montpelier: E. P. Walton & Son. 1837. p. 8.
- "Governor: 1789-2016". Election Results Archive. Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. p. 8. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- Thompson, Zadock (1842). History of Vermont, Natural, Civil and Statistical, in Three Parts. Burlington: Chauncey Goodrich. p. 119.
- Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. Vermont. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 965.
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 83. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- 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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