Vermont 1823 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Vermont 1823 Governor
Date:
1823
State:
Vermont
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Cornelius P. Van Ness, Dudley Chase, Charles K. Williams, Elias Keyes, Henry Olin, Richard Skinner, Aaron Leland, John Peck, J. D. Farnsworth, Thomas Allen, Charles Marsh, Chauncey Langdon, Ezra Butler, William A. Palmer, Samuel Prentiss, A. Leland, Orasmus C. Merrill, Joel Doolittle, Stephen Haight, Roger Wadsworth, Asa Lyon, Rollin C. Mallory, Samuel C. Crafts, David Edmond, James Elliot, Levi Finney, Titus Hutchinson, Gideon Olin, L. Smith, Samuel Smith, scattering
Candidates: Cornelius P. Van Ness[1]Dudley ChaseCharles K. WilliamsElias KeyesHenry OlinRichard SkinnerAaron LelandJohn PeckJ. D. FarnsworthThomas AllenCharles MarshChauncey LangdonEzra ButlerWilliam A. PalmerSamuel PrentissA. LelandOrasmus C. MerrillJoel DoolittleStephen HaightRoger WadsworthAsa LyonRollin C. MallorySamuel C. CraftsDavid EdmondJames ElliotLevi FinneyTitus HutchinsonGideon OlinL. SmithSamuel Smithscattering
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2]1142810931841209680504629252421201511987532211111111133
Addison County[3]1268105-15114---------8-5----1------67
Town of Addison[4]551-----------------------------
Town of Bridport91---11-------------------------
Town of Bristol5919----------------------------3
Town of Cornwall841----------------------------2
Town of Ferrisburgh84-----------------5------------
Town of Goshen203-----------------------------
Town of Hancock2121-11--------------------------
Town of Kingston20------------------------------
Town of Leicester15-----------------------------29
Town of Lincoln18------------------------------
Town of Middlebury2591----------------------------1
Town of Monkton1151--1------------------1------11
Town of New Haven852--2-14------------------------
Town of Panton2315----------------------------4
Town of Salisbury204----------------------------3
Town of Shoreham93-----------------------------2
Town of Starksboro1635-----------------------------
City of Vergennes652-----------------------------
Town of Warren38---------------8--------------
Town of Weybridge47-----------------------------6
Town of Whiting40-----------------------------6
Bennington County8722611-30-21----6-----3------------9
Town of Arlington20-----12-----------------------2
Town of Bennington1911----2----6-------------------
Town of Dorset62-4----------------------------
Town of Landgrove19-----------------------------1
Town of Manchester30222---------------------------4
Town of Peru15------------------------------
Town of Pownal167----------------3-------------
Town of Readsboro6---30--------------------------
Town of Rupert11225---------------------------2
Town of Sandgate70-----7------------------------
Town of Shaftsbury112------------------------------
Town of Stamford21------------------------------
Town of Sunderland281-----------------------------
Town of Windhall9------------------------------
Town of Woodford10------------------------------
Caledonia County739---1-7---3--15-------------1---
Town of Barnet29------------------------------
Town of Burke39------------------------------
Town of Cabot56--------------------------1---
Town of Danville122---1--------15-----------------
Town of Groton11------------------------------
Town of Hardwick42------------------------------
Town of Kirby23------------------------------
Town of Lyndon51------------------------------
Town of Peacham60------------------------------
Town of Ryegate42------------------------------
Town of Saint Johnsbury45---------3--------------------
Town of Sheffield39------------------------------
Town of Sutton43------------------------------
Town of Walden42------------------------------
Town of Waterford35------------------------------
Town of Wheelock14-----7------------------------
Town of Woodbury46------------------------------
Chittenden County[5]907421-2-2-----19---------1---1-1129
Town of Bolton31-----------1------------------
Town of Burlington1847--1-----------------------11-
Town of Charlotte37---1--------------------------
Town of Colchester43------------------------------
Town of Essex85-----------------------------6
Town of Hinesburgh318----------------------------5
Town of Huntington11-----------18-----------------5
Town of Jericho541----2-------------------1----
Town of Mansfield15------------------------------
Town of Milton7818----------------------------1
Town of Richmond37-1----------------------------
Town of Saint George9------------------------------
Town of Shelburne79-----------------------------1
Town of Underhill56---------------------1--------
Town of Westford828-----------------------------
Town of Williston75-----------------------------11
Essex County2521---101------------------------
Town of Brunswick21------------------------------
Town of Canaan251---1-------------------------
Town of Concord30----1-------------------------
Town of Granby[6]8------------------------------
Town of Guildhall43------------------------------
Town of Limington22------------------------------
Town of Lunenburg58------------------------------
Town of Maidstone24------------------------------
Town of Minehead20------------------------------
Town of Newark1----81------------------------
Franklin County[7][8]700350---12-2925181-----1--2---------2
Town of Bakersfield2610-----------------------------
Town of Belvidere[9]46-----------------------------
Town of Berkshire1320----------------------------2
Town of Cambridge548-----------------------------
Town of Enosburgh3111-----------------------------
Town of Fairfax6612----2--2414---------2----------
Town of Fairfield231------29----------------------
Town of Fletcher938-----------------------------
Town of Franklin402-----------------------------
Town of Georgia16123---1---1-1-------------------
Town of Highgate935-----------------------------
Town of Johnson4511-----------------------------
Town of Montgomery26------------------------------
Town of Richford36------------------------------
Town of Saint Albans14827--------4------1-------------
Town of Sheldon255-----------------------------
Town of Sterling9------------------------------
Town of Swanton3671-----------------------------
Grand Isle County107143---2-------------------------
Town of Alburg8102-----------------------------
Town of Middle Hero38------------------------------
Town of North Hero2415-----------------------------
Town of South Hero187---2-------------------------
Town of Vineyard1919-----------------------------
Orange County[10]1130591-221---3-------------------1
Town of Bradford551-----------------------------
Town of Braintree311-----------------------------
Town of Brookfield4519--------2--------------------
Town of Chelsea160-1----------------------------
Town of Corinth526-----------------------------
Town of Fairlee2219-----------------------------
Town of Newbury32---2--------------------------
Town of Orange25-----------------------------1
Town of Randolph2059--------1--------------------
Town of Stafford139------------------------------
Town of Thetford512-----------------------------
Town of Topsham70------------------------------
Town of Tunbridge711-----------------------------
Town of Vershire39------------------------------
Town of Washington341---1-------------------------
Town of West Fairlee40------------------------------
Town of Williamstown59----11------------------------
Orleans County42918--14---------11----------------
Town of Albany18------------------------------
Town of Barton16------------------------------
Town of Brownington17------------------------------
Town of Coventry[11]-------------------------------
Town of Craftsbury52------------------------------
Town of Derby316-----------------------------
Town of Eden[12]-------------------------------
Town of Glover39------------------------------
Town of Greensborough28------------------------------
Town of Holland18------------------------------
Town of Hyde Park123--14--------------------------
Town of Irasburg61------------------------------
Town of Kellyvale18------------------------------
Town of Morgan18------------------------------
Town of Morristown159-----------------------------
Town of Navy7-------------11----------------
Town of Newport22------------------------------
Town of Salem14------------------------------
Town of Troy22------------------------------
Town of Westfield21------------------------------
Rutland County[13]1599115171-18------13-------------1----16
Town of Benson176-1----------------------------
Town of Brandon38217-18--------------------------
Town of Castleton10762----------------------------4
Town of Chittenden16-5----------------------------
Town of Clarendon91131----------------------------
Town of Danby75118---------------------------2
Town of Fairhaven593-----------------------------
Town of Hubbardton41------------------------------
Town of Ira32------------------------------
Town of Middletown14-93----------------------------
Town of Mount Holly58------------------------------
Town of Mount Tabor53----------------------------5
Town of Orwell1261-----------------------------
Town of Parkerstown19------------------------------
Town of Pawlett4229---------------------------1
Town of Pittsfield392-----------------------------
Town of Pittsford55------------------------------
Town of Poultny705----------------------------4
Town of Rutland19041----------------------------
Town of Sherburne427-----------------------------
Town of Shrewsbury561-----------------------1-----
Town of Sudbury781-----------------------------
Town of Tinmouth22-1--------13-------------------
Town of Wallingford90------------------------------
Town of Wells22322----------------------------
Town of West Haven3653----------------------------
Washington County57130--2--46-------------2--------2
Town of Barre281-----------------------------
Town of Berlin[14]-------------------------------
Town of Calais32------------------------------
Town of Duxbury12---2--25-----------------------
Town of Elmore32------------------------------
Town of Fayston16------------------------------
Town of Marshfield23------------------------------
Town of Middlesex321-----1-----------------------
Town of Montpelier145------------------------------
Town of Moretown20------6-----------------------
Town of Northfield60------------------------------
Town of Plainfield36------------------------------
Town of Roxbury301-----------------------------
Town of Stow2622-------------------2--------1
Town of Waitsfield291-----------------------------
Town of Waterbury304-----4-----------------------
Town of Worcester20-----------------------------1
Windham County116117-11822------1---9---3----1------
Town of Athens4--2715--------------------------
Town of Brattleborough653-----------------------------
Town of Brookline27--16---------------------------
Town of Dover[15]-------------------------------
Town of Dummerston402--1--------------------------
Town of Grafton50------------------------------
Town of Guilford673--4--------------------------
Town of Halifax441--2----------1---------------
Town of Jamaica33------------------------------
Town of Londonderry62------------------------------
Town of Marlboro345-----------------------------
Town of Newfane106------------------------------
Town of Putney361-10-----------6--------1------
Town of Rockingham1022-42---------------3-----------
Town of Somerset21------------------------------
Town of Stratton21----------1-------------------
Town of Townshend87------------------------------
Town of Vernon31--------------1---------------
Town of Wardsboro96------------------------------
Town of Westminster130--23---------------------------
Town of Whitingham30------------------------------
Town of Wilmington42------------------------------
Town of Windham33--------------1---------------
Windsor County[16]1693187-1-642-----1----3------------7
Town of Andover72------------------------------
Town of Baltimore[17]-------------------------------
Town of Barnard5415-----------------------------
Town of Bethel491----------1------------------
Town of Bridgewater431---------------1-------------
Town of Cavendish1402-----------------------------
Town of Chester711---1-------------------------
Town of Hartford4119----------------------------1
Town of Hartland16411-----------------------------
Town of Ludlow54------------------------------
Town of Norwich[18]-------------------------------
Town of Plymouth22------------------------------
Town of Pomfret55----631-----------------------3
Town of Reading5810-1---------------------------
Town of Rochester482-----------------------------
Town of Royalton832-----------------------------
Town of Sharon2929-----------------------------
Town of Springfield10424---------------2-------------
Town of Stockbridge97------------------------------
Town of Weathersfield15616----------------------------3
Town of Weston3010-----------------------------
Town of Windsor8040-----------------------------
Town of Woodstock2434-----------------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Official Results list Cornelius P. Van Ness with 11479 votes, Dudley Chase with 1088 votes, Charles K. Williams with 182 votes, Elias Keyes with 118 votes and Henry Olin with 58 votes but the county totals add up to 11428 for Van Ness, 1093 for Chase, 184 for Williams, 120 for Keyes and 96 for Olin.
[3]The Official Results list Cornelius P. Van Ness with 1367 votes but the town totals add up to 1367.
[4]Cornelius P. Van Ness received 1 vote as C. Van Ness.
[5]The Official Results list Cornelius P. Van Ness with 906 votes but the town totals add up to 907.
[6]The votes from Granby were rejected.
[7]The Official Results list Cornelius P. Van Ness with 696 votes and Dudley Chase with 344 votes but the town totals add up to 700 for Van Ness and 350 for Chase.
[8]Charles Marsh received 18 votes as C. Marsh
[9]The votes from Belvidere were rejected.
[10]The Official Results list Cornelius P. Van Ness with 1129 votes but the town totals add up to 1130.
[11]There were no votes recorded in Coventry.
[12]There were no votes recorded in Eden.
[13]The Official Results list Cornelius P. Van Ness with 1589 votes but the town totals add up to 1599.
[14]There were no votes cast in Berlin.
[15]There were no votes recorded in Dover.
[16]The Official Results list Cornelius P. Van Ness with 1671 votes but the town totals add up to 1671 votes.
[17]There were no votes recorded in Baltimore.
[18]There were no votes recorded in Norwich.

References:

Original Election Returns. Vermont State Archives, Middlesex.
Addison Town Records.
Andover Town Records.
Barnard Town Records.
Belvedere Town Records.
Bennington Town Records.
Benson Town Records.
Bethel Town Records.
Bloomfield Town Records.
Brattleboro Town Records.
Braintree Town Records.
Bridport Town Records.
Brownington 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.
Cornwall Town Records.
Danville Town Records.
Dummerston Town Records.
Essex Town Records.
Fairfax Town Records.
Fairlee Town Records.
Fayston Town Records.
Ferrisburgh Town Records.
Franklin Town Records.
Georgia Town Records.
Glover Town Records.
Granby Town Records.
Grafton Town Records.
Guildhall Town Records.
Guilford Town Records.
Halifax Town Records.
Hancock Town Records.
Hardwick Town Records.
Hartford Town Records.
Hartland Town Records.
Highgate Town Records.
Irasburg Town Records.
Isle La Motte Town Records.
Jamaica Town Records.
Jericho Town Records.
Johnson Town Records.
Kellyvale Town Records.
Londonderry Town Records.
Mansfield Town Records.
Marlboro Town Records.
Marshfield Town Records.
Middletown Town Records.
Monkton Town Records.
Montgomery Town Records.
Montpelier Town Records.
Navy Town Records.
Newfane Town Records.
New Haven Town Records.
Newark Town Records.
Newbury Town Records.
Northfield Town Records.
Orwell Town Records.
Pittsfield Town Records.
Pittsford Town Records.
Plainfield Town Records.
Pomfret Town Records.
Pownal Town Records.
Putney Town Records.
Randolph Town Records.
Reading Town Records.
Richford Town Records.
Richmond Town Records.
Rochester Town Records.
Rockingham Town Records.
Roxbury Town Records.
Royalton Town Records.
Rutland Town Records.
Saint Albans Town Records.
Shaftsbury Town Records.
Sharon Town Records.
Sheffield Town Records.
Shelburne Town Records.
Shrewsbury Town Records.
Somerset Town Records.
Springfield Town Records.
Stockbridge Town Records.
Stowe Town Records.
Stratton Town Records.
Swanton Town Records.
Tinmouth Town Records.
Townshend Town Records.
Tunbridge 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.
Woodstock Town Records.
Worcester Town Records.
Rutland Herald (Rutland, VT). September 9, 1823.
Woodstock Observer (Woodstock, VT), and Windsor and Orange County Gazette (Woodstock, VT). October 14, 1823.
American Repertory (Saint Albans, VT). October 16, 1823.
Rutland Herald (Rutland, VT). October 21, 1823.
Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT). October 21, 1823.
Farmer's Weekly Messenger (Brattleboro, VT). October 27, 1823.
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.

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