Vermont 1816 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Vermont 1816 Governor
Date:
1816
State:
Vermont
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Jonas Galusha, Samuel Strong, Martin Chittenden, Isaac Tichenor, Asa Lyon, Darius Matthews, Charles Marsh, William Strong, Asa Aldis, William Chamberlain, Daniel Chipman, H. Chittenden, John Cummings, Daniel Farrand, David Fay, Chauncey Langdon, Samuel Smith, scattering
Candidates: Jonas Galusha[1]Samuel StrongMartin ChittendenIsaac TichenorAsa LyonDarius MatthewsCharles MarshWilliam StrongAsa AldisWilliam ChamberlainDaniel ChipmanH. ChittendenJohn CummingsDaniel FarrandDavid FayChauncey LangdonSamuel Smithscattering
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2][3][4]1726213956562913633111-1111136
Addison County14851349131361--------1-6
Town of Addison[5]11651-1--------------
Town of Bridport[6]144151----------------
Town of Bristol5968---------------3
Town of Cornwall[7]96103----------------
Town of Ferrisburgh7533---------------2
Town of Goshen207----------------
Town of Hancock[8]4414----1-----------
Town of Kingston1828----------------
Town of Leicester5825----------------
Town of Lincoln128----------------
Town of Middlebury[9]147179----------------
Town of Monkton[10]42120---6------------
Town of New Haven108108-113----------1--
Town of Panton706---------------1
Town of Salisbury5582----------------
Town of Shoreham174105----------------
Town of Starksboro[11]2067----------------
City of Vergennes529911--------------
Town of Warren3814----------------
Town of Weybridge6964----------------
Town of Whiting[12]6817----------------
Bennington County1273969------------1--2
Town of Arlington51134----------------
Town of Bennington221237----------------
Town of Dorset10862----------------
Town of Landgrove1720----------------
Town of Manchester14634----------------
Town of Peru257----------------
Town of Pownal[13]140145----------------
Town of Readsboro3413----------------
Town of Rupert[14]19230---------------2
Town of Sandgate29103----------------
Town of Shaftsbury19085------------1---
Town of Stamford[15]3326----------------
Town of Sunderland[16]6013----------------
Town of Winhall835----------------
Town of Woodford1925----------------
Caledonia County1097864----------------
Town of Barnet44131----------------
Town of Burke[17]5618----------------
Town of Cabot7446----------------
Town of Danville25565----------------
Town of Groton[18]2334----------------
Town of Hardwick3977----------------
Town of Kirby291----------------
Town of Lyndon11935----------------
Town of Peacham31158----------------
Town of Ryegate4339----------------
Town of Saint Johnsbury[19]7381----------------
Town of Sheffield459----------------
Town of Sutton[20]627----------------
Town of Walden4843----------------
Town of Waterford4192----------------
Town of Wheelock7618----------------
Town of Woodbury[21]3910----------------
Chittenden County10271108119--2---1-1----15
Town of Bolton[22]286----------------
Town of Burlington124191118--------1-----
Town of Charlotte110126----------------
Town of Colchester8526----------------
Town of Essex10056----------------
Town of Hinesburgh[23]48108----------------
Town of Huntington5835----------------
Town of Jericho[24]9388----2---1-------
Town of Mansfield8-----------------
Town of Milton87151---------------1
Town of Richmond7555----------------
Town of Saint George428----------------
Town of Shelburne5194-1--------------
Town of Underhill5321----------------
Town of Westford7069----------------
Town of Williston3354---------------14
Essex County[25]272150----------------
Town of Brunswick20-----------------
Town of Canaan268----------------
Town of Concord5553----------------
Town of Granby[26]------------------
Town of Guildhall3734----------------
Town of Lemington1011----------------
Town of Lunenburg7641----------------
Town of Maidstone19-----------------
Town of Minehead133----------------
Town of Newark16-----------------
Town of Westmore[27]------------------
Franklin County978112317----1--------5
Town of Bakersfield3876----------------
Town of Belvedere148----------------
Town of Berkshire[28]4241----------------
Town of Cambridge[29]11053----------------
Town of Enosburgh[30]3865---------------1
Town of Fairfax[31]70132---------------2
Town of Fairfield[32]34120-4--------------
Town of Fletcher[33]3939----------------
Town of Georgia[34]126114---------------1
Town of Highgate3964----------------
Town of Huntsburgh1744----------------
Town of Johnson7516----------------
Town of Montgomery1423----------------
Town of Richford[35]2724----------------
Town of Saint Albans11311813----1---------
Town of Sheldon3366---------------1
Town of Sterling98----------------
Town of Swanton140112----------------
Grande Isle County152249----------------
Town of Alburgh3683----------------
Town of Middle Hero2240----------------
Town of North Hero2733----------------
Town of South Hero4268----------------
Town of Vineyard2525----------------
Orange County[36][37]2132128351--------------1
Town of Bradford11662----------------
Town of Braintree84-51---------------
Town of Brookfield105137----------------
Town of Chelsea140130----------------
Town of Corinth160134----------------
Town of Fairlee8934----------------
Town of Newbury107118----------------
Town of Orange[38]5552----------------
Town of Randolph237152----------------
Town of Roxbury5513----------------
Town of Strafford22030----------------
Town of Thetford159121---------------1
Town of Topsham8715----------------
Town of Tunbridge17385----------------
Town of Vershire12433----------------
Town of Washington9064----------------
Town of Williamstown131103----------------
Orleans County450465---------------2
Town of Albany145----------------
Town of Barton1538----------------
Town of Brownington647----------------
Town of Coventry1428----------------
Town of Craftsbury[39]4950----------------
Town of Derby3155----------------
Town of Duncansboro116----------------
Town of Eden223----------------
Town of Elmore164----------------
Town of Glover[40]4124----------------
Town of Greensboro[41]5631---------------2
Town of Holland86----------------
Town of Hydepark1824----------------
Town of Irasburg[42]3716----------------
Town of Kellyvale120----------------
Town of Morgan612----------------
Town of Morristown8322----------------
Town of Navy74----------------
Town of Troy2313----------------
Town of Westfield[43]1716----------------
Town of Wolcott511----------------
Rutland County[44][45]25761495---------------3
Town of Benson108135----------------
Town of Brandon116120----------------
Town of Castleton126150---------------2
Town of Chittenden3325----------------
Town of Clarendon15866----------------
Town of Danby9930----------------
Town of Fairhaven135100----------------
Town of Hubbardton7517----------------
Town of Ira727----------------
Town of Middletown10446----------------
Town of Mount Holly10613----------------
Town of Mount Tabor[46]2111----------------
Town of Orwell22250----------------
Town of Parkerstown710----------------
Town of Pawlett177120----------------
Town of Philadelphia1612----------------
Town of Pittsfield[47]4613----------------
Town of Pittsford17158----------------
Town of Poultney[48]16392---------------1
Town of Rutland156174----------------
Town of Sherburne[49]311----------------
Town of Shrewsbury11330----------------
Town of Sudbury1269----------------
Town of Tinmouth4878----------------
Town of Wallingford64103----------------
Town of Wells10425----------------
Washington County10098271---------------
Town of Barre[50]21190----------------
Town of Berlin82106----------------
Town of Calais10628----------------
Town of Duxbury[51]2535----------------
Town of Fayston2112----------------
Town of Marshfield[52]3851----------------
Town of Middlesex3440----------------
Town of Montpelier179155----------------
Town of Moretown2746----------------
Town of Northfield5524----------------
Town of Plainfield5621----------------
Town of Stow[53]9119----------------
Town of Waitsfield37881---------------
Town of Waterbury47112----------------
Town of Worcester[54]------------------
Windham County150625891----------1--1-
Town of Athens7664----------------
Town of Brattleborough542571---------------
Town of Dover5763----------------
Town of Dummerston51218----------------
Town of Grafton91111----------------
Town of Guilford16482----------------
Town of Halifax93127----------------
Town of Jamaica29136----------------
Town of Londonderry5146----------------
Town of Marlboro48107--------------1-
Town of Newfane48164----------------
Town of Putney86191----------------
Town of Rockingham189106-----------1----
Town of Somerset[55]------------------
Town of Stratton634----------------
Town of Townshend[56]35205----------------
Town of Vernon2072----------------
Town of Wardsboro32143----------------
Town of Westminster164155----------------
Town of Whitingham98110----------------
Town of Wilmington33172----------------
Town of Windham8126----------------
Windsor County[57][58]33051485-----3-1-------2
Town of Andover15112---------------1
Town of Baltimore[59]------------------
Town of Barnard19976----------------
Town of Bethel15844----------------
Town of Bridgewater[60]9742----------------
Town of Cavendish2239----------------
Town of Chester189105----------------
Town of Hartford173144----------------
Town of Hartland22248----------------
Town of Ludlow9521----------------
Town of Norwich15272----------------
Town of Plymouth7947----------------
Town of Pomfret19411----------------
Town of Reading11286-----3---------1
Town of Rochester8067----------------
Town of Royalton127154-------1--------
Town of Sharon9177----------------
Town of Springfield171119----------------
Town of Stockbridge1105----------------
Town of Weathersfield116159----------------
Town of Windsor226121----------------
Town of Woodstock34066----------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Official Election Results tally sheet lists 13,888 votes for Samuel Strong; however, the county totals add up to 13,956.
[3]The Journal of the Vermont General Assembly, 1816, The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT), October 18, North Star (Danville, VT), October 19, The Vermont Republican (Windsor, VT), October 21, The National Standard (Middlebury, VT), October 23, and The Christian Herald (Middlebury, VT), October 23, report 13,888 votes for Samuel Strong.
[4]The Watchman (Montpelier, VT), September 10: "The Election. The following are all the returns we have received. They are sufficient, however, to convince us that, if federalists in other parts of the State have been as negligent as they have in this, the election has resulted in the complete success of the democratic ticket for State Officers and Members of Congress, and in an accession to the strength of democracy in the House of Representatives. 'So mote it be' When Sampson, confiding in his strength, carelessly slept in the lap of his Delilah, the grinning barber, like many of our democratic shavers, laughed at the prospect of his being delivered into the hands of the Philistines."
[5]The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT) (Danville), September 13, reports 31 votes for Samuel Strong in Addison.
[6]The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT) (Danville), September 13, reports 145 votes for Jonas Galusha in Bridport.
[7]The Vermont Mirror (Middlebury, VT), September 11, reports 111 votes for Samuel Strong in Cornwall.
[8]Hancock Town Records lists 13 votes for Samuel Strong.
[9]The Watchman (Montpelier, VT), September 10, reports 170 votes for Samuel Strong in Middlebury.
[10]The Vermont Mirror (Middlebury, VT), September 11, reports 135 votes for Samuel Strong in Monkton.
[11]The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT) (Danville), September 20, reports 60 votes for Samuel Strong in Starksboro.
[12]The Vermont Mirror (Middlebury, VT), September 11, reports 66 votes for Jonas Galusha in Whiting.
[13]The Pownal Town Records and The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT) (Danville), September 20, report 139 votes for Jonas Galusha in Pownal.
[14]The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT) (Danville), September 13, reports 191 votes for Jonas Galusha and 31 votes for Samuel Strong in Rupert.
[15]North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, reports 36 votes for Samuel Strong in Stamford.
[16]The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT) (Danville), September 13, reports 23 votes for Samuel Strong in Sunderland.
[17]The Burke Town Records, North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, and The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT) (Danville), September 20, report 55 votes for Jonas Galusha.
[18]North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, reports a majority of 16 votes for Samuel Strong in Groton.
[19]North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, and The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT) (Danville), September 20, report 84 votes for Samuel Strong in Saint Johnsbury.
[20]North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, and The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT) (Danville), September 20, report 64 votes for Jonas Galusha in Sutton.
[21]North Star (Danville, VT), September 7, and The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT) (Danville), September 20, report 25 votes for Jonas Galusha and 9 votes for Samuel Strong in Woodbury.
[22]The Watchman (Montpelier, VT), September 10, reports 34 votes for Jonas Galusha in Bolton.
[23]The Vermont Mirror (Middlebury, VT), September 11, reports 10 votes for Samuel Strong in Hinesburgh.
[24]The Vermont Mirror (Middlebury, VT), September 11, reports 92 votes for Jonas Galusha in Jericho.
[25]The Vermont Republican (Windsor, VT), October 21, reports 151 votes for Samuel Strong in Essex County.
[26]The votes from Granby were lost.
[27]The votes from Westmore were lost.
[28]The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT) (Danville), September 13, North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, and The Vermont Mirror (Middlebury, VT), September 11, report 49 votes for Jonas Galusha and 42 votes for Samuel Strong in Berkshire.
[29]North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, reports 58 votes for Samuel Strong in Cambridge.
[30]North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, reports 66 votes for Samuel Strong in Enosburgh.
[31]The Fairfax Town Records lists 71 votes for Jonas Galusha.
[32]The Vermont Mirror (Middlebury, VT), September 11, and North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, report 126 votes for Samuel Strong in Fairfield.
[33]North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, reports 37 votes for Samuel Strong in Fletcher.
[34]The Vermont Mirror (Middlebury, VT), September 11, reports 128 votes for Jonas Galusha and 113 votes for Samuel Strong in Georgia.
[35]The Richford Town Records lists 28 votes for Jonas Galusha.
[36]The Official Election Results tally sheet lists the 51 votes for Martin Chittenden as being for Samuel Strong.
[37]The Journal of the Vermont General Assembly, 1816, The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT), October 18, North Star (Danville, VT), October 19, The Vermont Republican (Windsor, VT), October 21, The National Standard (Middlebury, VT), October 23, and The Christian Herald (Middlebury, VT), October 23, report 1334 votes for Samuel Strong in Orange County.
[38]The Watchman (Montpelier, VT), September 10, and North Star (Danville, VT) report 53 votes for Samuel Strong in Orange.
[39]North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, reports 48 votes for Jonas Galusha and 48 votes for Samuel Strong in Craftsbury.
[40]The Watchman (Montpelier, VT), September 10, and North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, report 19 votes for Jonas Galusha and 17 votes for Samuel Strong in Glover.
[41]The Watchman (Montpelier, VT), September 10, reports 14 votes for Jonas Galusha and 14 votes for Samuel Strong in Greensboro.
[42]The Watchman (Montpelier, VT), September 10, and North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, report 28 votes for Jonas Galusha in Irasburg.
[43]North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, reports 15 votes for Jonas Galusha in Westfield.
[44]The Official Results list Jonas Galusha with 2597 votes but the town totals add up to 2576.
[45]The Journal of the Vermont General Assembly, 1816, The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT), October 18, North Star (Danville, VT), October 19, The Vermont Republican (Windsor, VT), October 21, The National Standard (Middlebury, VT), October 23, and The Christian Herald (Middlebury, VT), October 23, report 1476 votes for Samuel Strong in Rutland County.
[46]The votes from Mount Tabor were rejected.
[47]The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT) (Danville), September 13, and North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, report 47 votes for Jonas Galusha in Pittsfield.
[48]The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT) (Danville), September 13, and North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, report 172 votes for Jonas Galusha and 90 votes for Samuel Strong in Poultney.
[49]The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT) (Danville), September 13, and North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, report 34 votes for Jonas Galusha in Sherburne.
[50]North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, reports 80 votes for Samuel Strong in Barre.
[51]The Watchman (Montpelier, VT), September 10, and North Star (Danville, VT), September 21, report 24 votes for Jonas Galusha in Duxbury.
[52]The Marshfield Town Records lists 37 votes for Jonas Galusha.
[53]North Star (Danville, VT), September 7, reports 96 votes for Jonas Galusha in Stow.
[54]The votes from Worcester were lost.
[55]There were no votes recorded in Somerset.
[56]Collections Relating to the History and Inhabitants of the Town of Townshend, Vermont, lists 28 votes for Jonas Galusha.
[57]The Official Results list Samuel Strong with 1385 votes but the town totals add up to 1485.
[58]The Journal of the Vermont General Assembly, 1816, The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT), October 18, North Star (Danville, VT), October 19, The Vermont Republican (Windsor, VT), October 21, The National Standard (Middlebury, VT), October 23, and The Christian Herald (Middlebury, VT), October 23, report 1385 votes for Samuel Strong in Windsor County.
[59]There were no votes recorded in Baltimore.
[60]The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT) (Danville), September 13, reports 92 votes for Jonas Galusha and 41 votes for Samuel Strong in Bridgewater.

References:

Journal of the Vermont General Assembly, 1816. 208-215.
Addison Town Records.
Albany Town Records.
Barnard Town Records.
Belvedere Town Records.
Bennington Town Records.
Benson Town Records.
Bethel Town Records.
Bloomfield Town Records.
Bradford Town Records.
Braintree Town Records.
Brattleborough Town Records.
Bridport Town Records.
Bristol Town Records.
Brownington Town Records.
Brunswick Town Records.
Burke Town Records.
Burlington Town Records.
Calais Town Records.
Cavendish Town Records.
Charlotte Town Records.
Chelsea Town Records.
Chester Town Records.
Colchester Town Records.
Danville Town Records.
Dummerston Town Records.
Duncansborough Town Records.
Elmore Town Records.
Essex Town Records.
Fairfield Town Records.
Fayston Town Records.
Ferrisburgh Town Records.
Georgia Town Records.
Glover Town Records.
Grafton Town Records.
Guildford Town Records.
Guildhall Town Records.
Halifax Town Records.
Hancock Town Records.
Hardwick Town Records.
Hartford Town Records.
Hartland Town Records.
Huntsburgh Town Records.
Irasburg Town Records.
Isle La Motte Town Records.
Jamaica Town Records.
Jericho Town Records.
Johnson Town Records.
Kellyvale Town Records.
Lemington Town Records.
Londonderry Town Records.
Lunenburg Town Records.
Lyndon Town Records.
Marlboro Town Records.
Marshfield Town Records.
Middletown Town Records.
Monkton Town Records.
Montgomery Town Records.
Mount Holly Town Records.
Mount Tabor Town Records.
Navy Town Records.
New Haven Town Records.
Newark Town Records.
Newbury Town Records.
Newfane Town Records.
Northfield Town Records.
Orwell Town Records.
Pittsford Town Records.
Plainfield Town Records.
Pomfret Town Records.
Pownal Town Records.
Putney Town Records.
Randolph Town Records.
Reading Town Records.
Readsboro Town Records.
Richford Town Records.
Rochester Town Records.
Rockingham Town Records.
Roxbury Town Records.
Royalton Town Records.
Rutland Town Records.
Saint Albans Town Records.
Shaftsbury Town Records.
Shelburne Town Records.
Shrewsbury Town Records.
Springfield Town Records.
Stockbridge Town Records.
Stowe Town Records.
Stratton Town Records.
Swanton Town Records.
Tinmouth Town Records.
Townshend Town Records.
Underhill Town Records.
Vergennes Town Records.
Vernon Town Records.
Walden Town Records.
Wardsboro Town Records.
Warren Town Records.
Washington Town Records.
Waterbury Town Records.
Westfield Town Records.
Westminster Town Records.
Wheelock Town Records.
Whitingham Town Records.
Wilmington Town Records.
Windham Town Records.
National Standard (Middlebury, VT). September 4, 1816.
Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT). September 6, 1816.
North Star (Danville, VT). September 7, 1816.
The Watchman (Montpelier, VT). September 10, 1816.
The Vermont Mirror (Middlebury, VT). September 11, 1816.
Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT). September 13, 1816.
Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT). September 20, 1816.
North Star (Danville, VT). September 21, 1816.
Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT). October 18, 1816.
North Star (Danville, VT). October 19, 1816.
North Star (Danville, VT). October 20, 1816.
Vermont Republican (Windsor, VT). October 21, 1816.
Christian Herald (Middlebury, VT). October 23, 1816.
National Standard (Middlebury, VT). October 23, 1816.
Fairbanks, Edward Taylor. The Town of St. Johnsbury VT: a review of one hundred and twenty-five years to the anniversary pageant 1912. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Cowles Press, 1914. 571.
Phelps, James Houghton. Collections Relating to the History and Inhabitants of the Town of Townshend, Vermont. Townshend, VT: G.E. Selleck, 1877. 229.
Wells, Frederick P. History of Newbury, Vermont. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Caledonian, 1902. 357.

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