Vermont 1801 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Vermont 1801 Governor
Date:
1801
State:
Vermont
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Isaac Tichenor, Israel Smith, Stephen R. Bradley, Nathaniel Niles, Moses Robinson, Paul Brigham, Benjamin Swan, John Bean, Sewell Fullum, Jonathan Robinson, Job Swift, Josiah Wright, Jabez G. Fitch, William Bigelow, John W. Blake, Campbell, William Chamberlain, John Graham, Gideon Olin, Amasa Paine, James Potter, Mark Richards, Samuel Safford, David Sanderson, Amos Marsk, scattering
Candidates: Isaac Tichenor[1]Israel SmithStephen R. BradleyNathaniel NilesMoses RobinsonPaul BrighamBenjamin SwanJohn BeanSewell FullumJonathan RobinsonJob SwiftJosiah WrightJabez G. FitchWilliam BigelowJohn W. BlakeCampbell[2]William ChamberlainJohn GrahamGideon OlinAmasa PaineJames PotterMark RichardsSamuel SaffordDavid SandersonAmos Marskscattering
Affiliation:Federalist
Final Result: [3][4]--------------------------
Addison County[5][6]--------------------------
Town of Addison2270-2----------------------
Town of Bridport5760-2----------------------
Town of Bristol763------------------------
Town of Ferrisburgh4537-2-1--------------------
Town of Hancock-29------------------------
Town of Monkton657------------------------
Town of New Haven2769------------------------
Town of Panton1736------------------------
Town of Shoreham3890-2----------------------
City of Vergennes[7]8240-1--------2-----------1-
Town of Warren39------------------------
Bennington County[8][9]--------------------------
Town of Bennington[10]64259-1----------------------
Town of Pownal7512534-------3--------------
Town of Readsboro[11]332------------------------
Town of Rupert[12]7135------------------------
Town of Sandgate10028------------------------
Town of Shaftsbury17179611-1-----------1-------
Town of Stamford453------------------------
Town of Winhall-31------------------------
Town of Woodford[13]214------------------------
Caledonia County--------------------------
Town of Burke68-1----------------------
Town of Cabot412---11-------------------
Town of Calais36-------------------------
Town of Danville10946------------------------
Town of Hardwick2519------------------------
Town of Marshfield20-------------------------
Town of Montpelier511---1--------------------
Town of Peacham[14]1162------------------------
Town of Plainfield10-------------------------
Town of Saint Johnsbury46-------------------------
Town of Sheffield18-------------------------
Town of Walden175------------------------
Town of Wheelock722-----3--------1---------
Chittenden County[15][16]--------------------------
Town of Burlington817-----------------------5
Town of Colchester35121--1--------------------
Town of Essex4519---2--------------------
Town of Jericho4845-1----------------1-----
Town of Milton4512------------------------
Town of Shelburne5317------------------------
Town of Stowe[17]--------------------------
Town of Underhill-32------------------------
Essex County--------------------------
Town of Guildhall35----1--------------------
Franklin County[18][19]--------------------------
Town of Fairfax698--23----3------------1---
Town of Fairfield1033--------3---------------
Town of Highgate49-------------------------
Town of Richford12-------------------------
Orange County--------------------------
Town of Bradford503---11-------------------
Town of Braintree366------------------------
Town of Fairlee3027-2----------------------
Town of Newbury8518------------------------
Town of Northfield191------------------------
Town of Randolph97-------------------------
Town of Roxbury9----1--------------------
Town of Tunbridge54-------------------------
Town of Washington41-------------------------
Orleans County--------------------------
Town of Barton154------------------------
Town of Brownington28----1--------------------
Town of Duncansboro14-------------------------
Town of Elmore7-------------------------
Rutland County[20][21]--------------------------
Town of Benson54119-1--1-------------------
Town of Clarendon20163------------------------
Town of Middletown1887------------------------
Town of Mount Holly1035------------------------
Town of Orwell9124--1---------------------
Town of Pittsford8916---1--------------------
Town of Rutland17140-1-1-----------1--------
Town of Wells12108------------------------
Windham County[22][23]--------------------------
Town of Brattleborough1626---1-------11----1------
Town of Dummerston977------------------------
Town of Halifax[24][25]9836-1----------------------
Town of Hinsdale441------------------------
Town of Jamaica3813------------------------
Town of Londonderry3515------------------------
Town of Marlboro[26]6613---1--------------------
Town of Newfane5932-----------------------
Town of Putney[27]101112-----------------------
Town of Rockingham81----------------------1--
Town of Somerset203------------------------
Town of Stratton161------------------------
Town of Wardsboro101-------------------------
Town of Westminster10319381-----------1-----1----
Town of Whitingham2824-----------------------2
Town of Wilmington[28]6819------------------------
Windsor County--------------------------
Town of Baltimore11-------------------------
Town of Barnard75-------------------------
Town of Bethel502-1----------------------
Town of Cavendish159------3-----------------
Town of Chester[29]13835-1----------------------
Town of Hartford4046------------------------
Town of Hartland40331--1--------------------
Town of Ludlow640------------------------
Town of Pomfret4412---23-------------------
Town of Royalton[30]1381---1--------------------
Town of Sharon67-------------------------
Town of Springfield87----3--------------------
Town of Windsor[31]34136-----------------------8

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]Listed in returns as Doctor Campbell.
[3]"In the afternoon, the Committee of Canvassers, reported the re-election of His Excellency, Isaac Tichenor, by a majority of 2060" votes. The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT). October 15, 1801.
[4]The Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT) reports total votes they can list so far for Isaac Tichenor at 2514, for Israel Smith at 3173 and scattering votes at 115, however those figures do not include returns from 74 of the towns in the counties of Addison, Bennington, Chittenden, Franklin, Rutland and Windham.
[5]The Haswell's Vermont Gazette revived (Bennington, VT), September 21, and The Ploughman, September 21, report the "statement of Votes for Governor, according to our accounts received...by return from eight towns" there were 321 votes for Isaac Tichenor, 574 for Israel Smith, and 16 scattering votes and "Fourteen towns not returned" in Addison County.
[6]The Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT), September 21, lists the same vote figures as the other sources and that there were 14 towns for which they had no returns in Addison County.
[7]The Vergennes Gazette and Vermont and New-York Advertiser (Vergennes, VT), September 3, notes that these totals include returns from both Vergennes and Waltham.
[8]The Haswell's Vermont Gazette revived (Bennington, VT), September 21, and The Ploughman, September 21, report that "by return from twelve towns," there were 491 votes for Isaac Tichenor, 1149 for Israel Smith, and 36 scattering votes and from "three towns no return" in Bennington County.
[9]The Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT), September 21, lists the same vote figures as the other sources and that there were 3 towns for which they had no returns in Bennington County.
[10]The Ploughman, September 7, The Argus, September 15, and The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT), September 24, report 257 votes for Israel Smith.
[11]The Federal Galaxy, September 14, reports 2 votes for Isaac Tichenor in Readsboro.
[12]The Haswell's Vermont Gazette revived (Bennington, VT), September 7, and the Federal Galaxy, September 14, list Israel Smith with 130 votes.
[13]The Federal Galaxy, September 14, reports 3 votes for Isaac Tichenor in Readsboro.
[14]The Argus and the Windsor Federal Gazette (Windsor, VT), both of September 15, do not list any votes for Israel Smith in Peacham.
[15]The Haswell's Vermont Gazette revived (Bennington, VT), September 21, and The Ploughman, September 21, report that "by return from five towns," there were 309 votes for Isaac Tichenor and 152 for Israel Smith and from "seventeen towns no return" in Chittenden County.
[16]The Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT), September 21, lists the same vote figures as the other sources and that there were 17 towns for which they had no returns in Chittenden County.
[17]Town Records note that votes for governer were "lost by town clerk."
[18]The Haswell's Vermont Gazette revived (Bennington, VT), September 21, and The Ploughman, September 21, report that "by return from six towns," there were 254 votes for Isaac Tichenor, 292 for Israel Smith, and 29 scattering votes and from "twelve towns no returns" in Franklin County.
[19]The Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT), September 21, lists the same vote figures as the other sources and that there were 12 towns for which they had no returns in Franklin County.
[20]The Haswell's Vermont Gazette revived (Bennington, VT), September 21, and The Ploughman, September 21, report that "by return from ten towns," there were 399 votes for Isaac Tichenor, 935 for Israel Smith, and 18 scattering votes and from "sixteen towns no return" in Rutland County.
[21]The Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT), September 21, lists the same vote figures as the other sources and that there were 16 towns for which they had no returns in Rutland County.
[22]The Haswell's Vermont Gazette revived (Bennington, VT), September 21, and The Ploughman, September 21, report that "by return from eight towns," there were 740 votes for Isaac Tichenor, 71 for Israel Smith, and 16 scattering votes "Opposition majority, 653" in Windham County.
[23]The Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT), September 21, lists the same vote figures as the other sources except that there were 71 votes for Israel Smith and that there were 12 towns for which they had no returns in Windham County.
[24]The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT), September 24, The Argus, September 15, and the Windsor Federal Gazette (Windsor, VT), September 15, report 90 votes for Isaac Tichenor and 28 for Israel Smith in Halifax
[25]The Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT) reports 30 votes for Isaac Tichenor and 28 for Israel Smith in Halifax.
[26]The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT), September 24, The Argus, September 15, the Federal Galaxy, September 7, and the Windsor Federal Gazette (Windsor, VT), September 14 and 15, do not report any votes for Israel Smith in Marlboro.
[27]The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT), September 24, The Argus, September 15, and the Windsor Federal Gazette (Windsor, VT), September 15, report 7 votes for Israel Smith in Putney.
[28]The Argus, September 15, and the The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT), September 24, report 119 votes for Israel Smith in Wilmington.
[29]The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT), September 24, The Argus, September 15, and the Windsor Federal Gazette (Windsor, VT), September 15, report 33 votes for Israel Smith in Chester.
[30]The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT), September 24, The Argus, September 15, and the Windsor Federal Gazette (Windsor, VT), September 15, report 132 votes for Isaac Tichenor and 4 for Israel Smith in Royalton.
[31]The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT), September 24, The Argus, September 15, and the Windsor Federal Gazette (Windsor, VT), September 15, report 140 votes for Israel Smith in Windsor.

References:

Addison Town Records.
Baltimore Town Records.
Barnard Town Records.
Bennington Town Records.
Benson Town Records.
Bethel Town Records.
Brattleborough Town Records.
Bradford Town Records.
Braintree Town Records.
Bridport Town Records.
Bristol Town Records.
Brownington Town Records.
Burke Town Records.
Cabot Town Records.
Calais Town Records.
Cavendish Town Records.
Chester Town Records.
Colchester Town Records.
Danville Town Records.
Dummerston Town Records.
Duncansboro Town Records.
Elmore Town Records.
Essex Town Records.
Fairlee Town Records.
Fairfax Town Records.
Fairfield Town Records.
Ferrisburgh Town Records.
Glover Town Records.
Grafton Town Records.
Guildhall Town Records.
Halifax Town Records.
Hancock Town Records.
Hardwick Town Records.
Hartland Town Records.
Highgate Town Records.
Isle La Motte Town Records.
Jamaica Town Records.
Jericho Town Records.
Londonderry Town Records.
Marlboro Town Records.
Marshfield Town Records.
Middletown Town Records.
Milton Town Records.
Monkton Town Records.
Montpelier Town Records.
Mount Holly Town Records.
Newbury Town Records.
Newfane Town Records.
New Haven Town Records.
Northfield Town Records.
Orwell Town Records.
Panton Town Records.
Peru Town Records.
Pittsford Town Records.
Plainfield Town Records.
Pomfret Town Records.
Pownal Town Records.
Putney Town Records.
Randolph Town Records.
Readsboro Town Records.
Richford Town Records.
Rockingham Town Records.
Roxbury Town Records.
Royalton Town Records.
Rutland Town Records.
Saint Albans Town Records.
Saint Johnsbury Town Records.
Shaftsbury Town Records.
Sharon Town Records.
Sheffield Town Records.
Shelburne Town Records.
Shoreham Town Records.
Shrewsbury Town Records.
Somerset Town Records.
Springfield Town Records.
Stratton Town Records.
Stowe Town Records.
Tunbridge Town Records.
Underhill Town Records.
Vergennes Town Records.
Walden Town Records.
Warren Town Records.
Washington Town Records.
Westminster Town Records.
Wheelock Town Records.
Wilmington Town Records.
Winhall Town Records.
Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT). August 31, 1801.
Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT). September 1, 1801.
The Vergennes Gazette and Vermont and New-York Advertiser (Vergennes, VT). September 3, 1801.
Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT). September 3, 1801.
The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT). September 3, 1801.
Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT). September 7, 1801.
Haswell's Vermont Gazette revived (Bennington, VT). September 7, 1801.
The Ploughman; or, Republican Federalist (Bennington, VT). September 7, 1801.
The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT). September 10, 1801.
Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT). September 14, 1801.
Windsor Federal Gazette (Windsor, VT). September 15, 1801.
Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT). September 21, 1801.
The Ploughman; or, Republican Federalist (Bennington, VT). September 21, 1801.
Haswell's Vermont Gazette revived (Bennington, VT). September 21, 1801.
The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT). September 24, 1801.
The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT). October 15, 1801.
Windsor Federal Gazette (Windsor, VT). October 20, 1801.

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