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1835 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1835 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 1, 1835.

1835 Vermont gubernatorial election
← 1834 September 1, 1835 1836 →
 
Nominee William A. Palmer William Czar Bradley Charles Paine
Party Anti-Masonic Democratic Whig
Electoral vote 110 73 42
Popular vote 16,210 13,254 5,435
Percentage 46.38% 37.92% 15.55%
County results
Palmer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Bradley:      40–50%      50–60%
No Vote/Data:      
Governor before election

William A. Palmer
Anti-Masonic

Elected Governor

Silas H. Jennison (acting)
Whig

Incumbent Anti-Masonic governor William A. Palmer contested the election with Democratic nominee William Czar Bradley and Whig nominee Charles Paine.

Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, the state constitution required the Vermont General Assembly and Vermont Executive Council to meet in joint convention and elect a governor. After 63 inconclusive ballots, the General Assembly adjourned on November 2 without making a choice. As a result, Silas H. Jennison, who had been elected Lieutenant Governor with Whig and Anti-Masonic support, served the term as acting governor.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1835 Vermont gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Masonic William A. Palmer (inc.) 16,210 46.38%
Democratic William Czar Bradley 13,254 37.92%
Whig Charles Paine 5,435 15.55%
Scattering 54 0.15%
Majority 2,956 8.46%
Turnout 34,953

Legislative election

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As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the unicameral Vermont General Assembly, with the Executive Council, were required to decide the election, meeting as a joint body to elect a governor by majority vote.[12]

The joint convention met in 15 different sessions on October 9 (5 ballots), 10 (2 ballots), 13 (11 ballots), 14 (4 ballots), 15, 17, 20, 21, 23, 28, 30 and November 2 (2 ballots) to elect a governor.[13][14][15][16][17][18]

Incomplete results of the balloting were as follows:[10][14][19][20][21][22][23][18][24][25][11]

The highest total for Palmer was 112, at a point when 117 was needed for election.[10]

On November 2, after 63 ballots, the Convention voted by 113 – 100 to dissolve without electing a governor.[10][26] Silas H. Jennison, elected Lieutenant Governor by a majority vote, served the term as governor.

Legislative election, 63rd ballot[24][25][11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Anti-Masonic William A. Palmer 102 47.89%
Democratic William Czar Bradley 63 29.58%
Whig Charles Paine 40 18.78%
Whig Silas H. Jennison 8 3.75%
Turnout 213

Bibliography

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  • Journal of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, at their Session begun and holden at Montpelier, on Thursday, October 8, 1835. Middlebury: Knapp and Jewett, Printers. 1835.
  • Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.

References

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  1. ^ "VT Governor, 1835". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 83. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  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. ^ Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977, p. 863.
  5. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  6. ^ Vermont Journal 1835, p. 8.
  7. ^ "Governor: 1789-2016". Election Results Archive. Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. p. 8. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  8. ^ Thompson, Zadock (1842). History of Vermont, Natural, Civil and Statistical, in Three Parts. Burlington: Chauncey Goodrich. p. 119.
  9. ^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. Vermont. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 965.
  10. ^ a b c d Vaughn, William Preston (1983). The Anti-Masonic Party in the United States, 1826-1843. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-8131-9269-7.
  11. ^ a b c Crockett, Walter Hill (1921). Vermont, The Green Mountain State. Vol. 3. New York: The Century History Company, Inc. p. 269.
  12. ^ Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977, p. 586.
  13. ^ Vermont Journal 1835, pp. 10, 11, 27, 30, 32, 36, 40, 62, 70, 73, 82, 110, 120, 122, 125, 143.
  14. ^ a b "Vermont". Richmond enquirer. Richmond, Va. October 20, 1835. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  15. ^ "Items". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. October 22, 1835. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  16. ^ "Vermont Governor". The Northern star, and constitutionalist. Warren, R.I. October 24, 1835. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  17. ^ "Vermont". Lynchburg Virginian. Lynchburg, Va. October 26, 1835. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  18. ^ a b "The Legislature of Vermont". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. November 11, 1835. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  19. ^ "Vermont". Martinsburg gazette. Martinsburg, Va. October 29, 1835. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  20. ^ "Vermont". Richmond enquirer. Richmond, Va. October 27, 1835. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  21. ^ "Vermont". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. October 29, 1835. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  22. ^ "Vermont". Richmond enquirer. Richmond, Va. October 30, 1835. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  23. ^ "Vermont". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. November 5, 1835. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Vermont – the contest ended". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. November 12, 1835. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  25. ^ a b "Vermont – the contest ended". Litchfield enquirer. Litchfield, Conn. November 12, 1835. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  26. ^ Vermont Journal 1835, p. 143.


   

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