1824 Vermont gubernatorial election
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The 1824 Vermont gubernatorial election took place in September and October, and resulted in the election of Cornelius P. Van Ness to a one-year term as governor.[1]
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The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 14.[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] Democratic-Republican Cornelius P. Van Ness was the only major candidate.[1] The committee determined that Van Ness had easily won a second one-year term against only token opposition.[1]
In the election for lieutenant governor, the committee determined that Democratic-Republican Aaron Leland had won election to a third one-year term against only scattering opposition.[1] A Vermont newspaper reported the results as: Leland, 14,166 (98.4%); scattering, 220 (1.6%).[2]
Benjamin Swan was unopposed for election to a one-year term as treasurer, his twenty-fifth.[1] Though he had nominally been a Federalist, Swan was usually endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans and even after the demise of the Federalists he was frequently unopposed.[3] Vermont newspapers indicated that the results were: Swan, 12,743 (99.9%); scattering, 14 (0.1%).[2]
In the race for governor, the results of the popular vote were reported as follows.[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Cornelius P. Van Ness (incumbent) | 13,413 | 85.3% | ||
| Democratic-Republican | Joel Doolittle | 1,962 | 12.5% | ||
| Scattering | 346 | 2.2% | |||
| Total votes | 15,721 | 100% | |||
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