1843 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1843 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1843.^[1][2]

1843 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Mattocks Daniel Kellogg Charles K. Williams Party Whig Democratic Liberty Electoral vote 131 104 7 Popular vote 24,465 21,982 3,766 Percentage 48.70% 43.76% 7.50%

County results Mattocks:      40–50%      50–60% Kellogg:      50–60%

Governor before election Charles Paine Whig Elected Governor John Mattocks Whig

Incumbent Whig Governor Charles Paine did not run for re-election.

Whig nominee John Mattocks defeated Democratic nominee Daniel Kellogg and Liberty nominee Charles K. Williams.

Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Mattocks was elected by the Vermont General Assembly per the state constitution.

General election

Candidates

• Daniel Kellogg, Democratic, former United States Attorney for the District of Vermont^[3]
• John Mattocks, Whig, former U.S. Representative
• Charles K. Williams, Liberty, incumbent Chief Judge of the Vermont Supreme Court, Liberty nominee for Governor in 1842

Results

1843 Vermont gubernatorial election^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	John Mattocks	24,465	48.70%
	Democratic	Daniel Kellogg	21,982	43.76%
	Liberty	Charles K. Williams	3,766	7.50%
	Scattering		21	0.04%
Majority			2,483	4.94%
Turnout			50,234

Legislative election

As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the Vermont General Assembly was required to decide the election, both Houses meeting jointly choosing among the top three vote-getters, Mattocks, Kellogg, and Williams. The legislative election was held on October 12, 1843.^[12][13]

Legislative election^[13][14][15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	John Mattocks	131	54.13%
	Democratic	Daniel Kellogg	104	42.98%
	Liberty	Charles K. Williams	7	2.89%
Turnout			242
	Whig hold

References

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