Vermont 1814 Governor, Ballot 2
- Office:
- Governor (State)
- Title:
- Governor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Vermont 1814 Governor, Ballot 2
- Date:
- 1814
- State:
- Vermont
- Type:
- Legislative
- Iteration:
- Second Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Governor/Governor
- Candidates:
- Martin Chittenden, Jonas Galusha, Samuel Strong
| Candidates: | Martin Chittenden[1] | Jonas Galusha | Samuel Strong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | |
| Final Result: [2][3][4][5][6] | 123 | 94 | 1 |
| General Assembly | 123 | 94 | 1 |
| House of Representatives | - | - | - |
| Council | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Since no candidate received a majority in the general election, by Vermont law the election passed to the State Legislature.
[3]"ELECTION. The Legislature of this State commenced its session in Montpelier on Thursday last. ... On Friday, both Houses met in joint committee for the purpose of electing Governour, etc. ... Majority for Chittenden, 28. [Bur. Gaz.]" The Vermont Mirror (Middlebury, VT). October 19, 1814.
[4]The Vermont Mirror (Middlebury, VT), October 26, The Washingtonian (Windsor, VT), October 17, The Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT), October 21, Bennington News-Letter (Bennington, VT), October 24, and The Political and Commercial Register (Philadelphia, PA), October 21, do not list the scattering vote for Samuel Strong and report a majority of 29 for Martin Chittenden.
[5]"We have learned by a letter from the editor of this paper, now at Montpelier, that his excellency Martin Chittenden is elected Governor ... Let all the People say AMEN!!! Two members of the council, and several members of the house were absent when the ballots were taken." The Washingtonian (Windsor, VT). October 17, 1814.
[6]"In the fall election 1814, Chittenden, while slightly leading his opponent and brother-in-law Galusha, still failed of having a popular majority of the votes, but was elected by a safe majority by the General Assembly; but its attitude towards the war completed the downfall of the Federalist party in the state and the rest of New England, where it had made its last stand; and he retired from public life at the close of his second term." Encyclopedia, Vermont Biography. 31-32.
References:
The Washingtonian (Windsor, VT). October 17, 1814.
The Vermont Mirror (Middlebury, VT). October 19, 1814.
Northern Sentinel (Burlington, VT). October 21, 1814.
Political and Commercial Register (Philadelphia, PA). October 21, 1814.
Northern Star (Danville). October 22, 1814.
Bennington News-Letter (Bennington, VT). October 24, 1814.
The Vermont Mirror (Middlebury, VT). October 26, 1814.
Dodge, Prentiss Cutler. Encyclopedia, Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical Sketches of the Representative Men of Vermont and Sons of Vermont in Other States. Burlington, VT: Ullery Publishing, 1912. 31-32.
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