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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

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

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

General election

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Results

1838 Vermont gubernatorial election
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

County 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

  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.
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