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1795 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1795 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1794 October 8, 1795 (1795-10-08) 1796 →
 
Nominee Thomas Chittenden Isaac Tichenor
Party Independent Federalist
Popular vote 4,260 2,038
Percentage 60.7% 29.1%

Governor before election

Thomas Chittenden
Independent

Elected Governor

Thomas Chittenden
Independent

The 1795 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place throughout September, and resulted in the re-election of Governor Thomas Chittenden to a one-year term.[1]

The Vermont General Assembly met in Windsor on October 8.[1] The Vermont House of Representatives appointed a committee to examine the votes of the freemen of Vermont for governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, and members of the governor's council.[1]

In the race for governor, Thomas Chittenden, who had been governor from 1778 to 1789, and again starting in 1790, was re-elected for a one-year term.[1][2] In the election for lieutenant governor, Jonathan Hunt was reelected to a second one-year term.[1]

The freemen also re-elected Samuel Mattocks as treasurer, his ninth one-year term.[1]

Results

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1795 Vermont gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent politician Thomas Chittenden (incumbent) 4,260 60.7% +8.8%
Federalist Isaac Tichenor 2,038 29.1% −10.5%
Federalist Samuel Williams 256 3.6% +3.6%
Democratic-Republican Gideon Olin 149 2.1% +2.1%
Democratic-Republican Nathaniel Niles 138 2.0% +2.0%
Write-in 174 2.5% -6%
Total votes 7,015 100% N/A

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Walton, E. P., ed. (1876). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. IV. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. p. 85 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "VT Elections Database » 1795 Governor General Election". VT Elections Database. Retrieved April 30, 2023.