Vermont 1798 Governor

Office:: Governor (State)
Title:: Governor
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: Vermont 1798 Governor
Date:: 1798
State:: Vermont
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Governor/Governor
Candidates:: Isaac Tichenor, Moses Robinson, Gideon Olin, Paul Brigham, Israel Smith, Elias Stephen, Abel Thompson, Nathaniel Niles, Elijah Paine, Jonathan Robinson, Nathaniel Chipman, Martin Chittenden, Jonathan Hunt, John Bridgman, Samuel Hitchcock, Matthew Lyon, Samuel Safford, Jeffrey A. Barney, S. R. Bradley, Daniel Buck, Daniel Chipman, Noah Chittenden, Caleb Cooley, Lot Hall, Elijah Knight, Lewis R. Morris, Joseph Safford, David Sanderson, Noah Smith, Jonathan White, Samuel Williams, scattering

Candidates:	Isaac Tichenor [1]	Moses Robinson	Gideon Olin	Paul Brigham	Israel Smith	Elias Stephen	Abel Thompson	Nathaniel Niles	Elijah Paine	Jonathan Robinson	Nathaniel Chipman	Martin Chittenden	Jonathan Hunt	John Bridgman	Samuel Hitchcock	Matthew Lyon	Samuel Safford	Jeffrey A. Barney	S. R. Bradley	Daniel Buck	Daniel Chipman	Noah Chittenden	Caleb Cooley	Lot Hall	Elijah Knight	Lewis R. Morris	Joseph Safford	David Sanderson	Noah Smith	Jonathan White	Samuel Williams	scattering
Affiliation:	Federalist	Republican							Federalist		Federalist	Federalist								Federalist	Federalist			Federalist		Federalist
Final Result: [2]	6211	2805	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	332
Addison County	660	403	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13
Town of Addison[3]	20	38	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Bridport	99	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Bristol	-	36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Ferrisburgh	61	1	1	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Hancock	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Middlebury	86	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9
Town of New Haven	60	33	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Shoreham	47	74	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
City of Vergennes	80	3	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bennington County	339	963	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
Town of Bennington	63	232	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Pownal[4][5]	64	128	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Town of Readsboro	10	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Shaftsbury	6	223	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Winhall	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Woodford	1	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Caledonia County	508	59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Town of Brunswick	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Cabot	34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Calais	27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Danville[6]	87	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Greensborough	14	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Town of Guildhall	42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Hardwick	5	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Lyndon	26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Montpelier	47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Peacham	44	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Saint Johnsbury	43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Wheelock	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chittenden County	715	156	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	33
Town of Charlotte	56	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Colchester	32	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Essex	43	17	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Jericho	24	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Milton	34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Shelburne	74	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Franklin County	353	70	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24
Town of Georgia	27	27	1	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Orange County	631	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20
Town of Fairlee	52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Newbury	54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Roxbury	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Tunbridge	47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rutland County	783	998	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	113
Town of Benson	20	108	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Mount Holly	11	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Pittsfield	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Pittsford	112	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Shrewsbury	42	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Windham County	1190	59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
Town of Brattleborough	164	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Dummerston	103	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Guilford	101	38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Halifax	56	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Hinsdale	36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Jamaica	21	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Marlboro[7]	58	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Newfane[8]	80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Putney[9]	86	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Rockingham	98	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Town of Townshend	80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Wardsboro	113	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Whitingham	24	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Wilmington[10]	60	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Windsor County	1032	82	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16
Town of Barnard	65	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Bethel	37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Cavendish	52	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Chester	93	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Hartland	68	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Pomfret	32	1	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Reading	40	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Royalton	68	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-
Town of Sharon	36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Town of Springfield	58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Town of Windsor	126	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
Town of Woodstock	63	9	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"Robinson had more than half the votes on this side of the mountain; but Tichenor has got a great majority; in the whole he had 6,211 - Robinson 2,805 beside. I am told there were about 500 for him, which were lost by inaccurate returns; there were also 332 scattering votes." The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). November 20, 1798.

[3]The Vergennes Gazette and Vermont and New-York Advertiser (Vergennes, VT) lists Moses Robinson with 28 votes.

[4]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 8, reports 60 votes for Isaac Tichenor and 120 for Moses Robinson in Pownal.

[5]The Town Records only report 64 and 128 votes, respectively, for Isaac Tichenor and Moses Robinson, no votes are listed for any "others".

[6]The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT) lists Isaac Tichenor with 79 votes.

[7]The Argus (Putney, VT) and Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT) list Isaac Tichenor with 60 votes.

[8]The Argus (Putney, VT) and Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT) list Isaac Tichenor with "about" 90 votes.

[9]The Argus (Putney, VT) and Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT) list Isaac Tichenor with 97 votes.

[10]The Argus (Putney, VT) and Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT) list Isaac Tichenor with 54 votes and Moses Robinson with 6 votes.

References:

Vermont State Papers, Volume 3. 188.

Addison Town Records.

Barnard Town Records.

Bennington Town Records.

Benson Town Records.

Bethel Town Records.

Brattleborough Town Records.

Bridport Town Records.

Bristol Town Records.

Brunswick Town Records.

Ferrisburgh Town Records.

Cabot Town Records.

Calais Town Records.

Cavendish Town Records.

Charlotte Town Records.

Chester Town Records.

Colchester Town Records.

Danville Town Records.

Essex Town Records.

Fairlee Town Records.

Georgia Town Records.

Guildhall Town Records.

Halifax Town Records.

Hancock Town Records.

Hardwick Town Records.

Hartland Town Records.

Jamaica Town Records.

Jericho Town Records.

Marlboro Town Records.

Milton Town Records.

Montpelier Town Records.

Mount Holly Town Records.

Newbury Town Records.

Newfane Town Records.

New Haven Town Records.

Pittsfield Town Records.

Pittsford Town Records.

Pomfret Town Records.

Pownal Town Records.

Putney Town Records.

Reading Town Records.

Readsboro Town Records.

Rockingham Town Records.

Royalton Town Records.

Sharon Town Records.

Shoreham Town Records.

Saint Johnsbury Town Records.

Shaftsbury Town Records.

Shelburne Town Records.

Shrewsbury Town Records.

Townshend Town Records.

Tunbridge Town Records.

Vergennes Town Records.

Vernon Town Records.

Wardsboro Town Records.

Wheelock Town Records.

Whitingham Town Records.

Wilmington Town Records.

Windsor Town Records.

Winhall Town Records.

Woodstock Town Records.

The Vergennes Gazette and Vermont and New-York Advertiser (Vergennes, VT). September 6, 1798.

The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT). September 7, 1798.

The Argus (Putney, VT). September 8, 1798.

Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT). September 8, 1798.

Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT). September 8, 1798.

The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT). September 14, 1798.

The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 24, 1798.

The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). November 20, 1798.

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