Vermont 1804 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Vermont 1804 Governor
Date:
1804
State:
Vermont
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Isaac Tichenor, Jonathan Robinson, Paul Brigham, Israel Smith, Moses Robinson, Jonas Galusha, Martin Chittenden, Benjamin Swan, Lewis R. Morris, Ezra Butler, Mark Richards, William Hunter, Joshua Leland, Pascal P. Enos, Nathaniel Robin, Abel Thompson, Moses Watkins, Josiah Wright, Zebina Avitis, Sylvester Bishop, Stephen R. Bradley, Benjamin Burt, William Chamberlain, Chittenden, Benjamin Clapp, Zebina Curtis, John W. Dana, James Elliot, James Fisk, Jabez G. Fitch, Samuel Fletcher, Timothy Halahand, Seth Hoyt, Elijah Knight, Chauncey Langdon, Daniel Leverett, Gideon Olin, Elijah Paine, Benjamin Sanford, James Tarbox, Gardner Whelor, Samuel Wood, James Wright, scattering
Candidates: Isaac Tichenor[1]Jonathan RobinsonPaul BrighamIsrael SmithMoses RobinsonJonas GalushaMartin ChittendenBenjamin SwanLewis R. MorrisEzra ButlerMark RichardsWilliam HunterJoshua LelandPascal P. EnosNathaniel RobinAbel ThompsonMoses WatkinsJosiah WrightZebina AvitisSylvester BishopStephen R. BradleyBenjamin BurtWilliam ChamberlainChittendenBenjamin ClappZebina CurtisJohn W. DanaJames ElliotJames FiskJabez G. FitchSamuel FletcherTimothy HalahandSeth HoytElijah KnightChauncey LangdonDaniel LeverettGideon OlinElijah PaineBenjamin SanfordJames TarboxGardner WhelorSamuel WoodJames Wrightscattering
Affiliation:FederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2]87966665------------------------------------------
Addison County--------------------------------------------
Town of Addison29231-13--------------------------------------
Town of Bridport57322-----------------------------------------
Town of Bristol2052------------------------------------------
Town of Cornwall5666-------1-1--------------------------1-----
Town of Ferrisburgh49321------------2----------------------------
Town of Hancock159------------------------------------------
Town of Middlebury[3]12472------------------------------------------
Town of Monkton7418----1-------------------------------------
Town of New Haven4875-------2----------------------1-----------
Town of Panton285------------------------------------------
Town of Shoreham45682----1-1----------------------------------
City of Vergennes5631-------1--------------------1-------------
Town of Warren218------------------------------------------
Bennington County--------------------------------------------
Town of Arlington11012------------------------------------------
Town of Bennington1121412661--------------------------------------
Town of Dorset6756-----------------------------------------8
Town of Peru208------------------------------------------
Town of Pownal[4]143712-----1--------2------------------------1-
Town of Readsboro182-7-2--------------------------------------
Town of Rupert26104------------------------------------------
Town of Shaftsbury73802253--------------------------------------
Town of Sunderland2833---10--------------------------------------
Caledonia County--------------------------------------------
Town of Burke1614------1-----------------------------------
Town of Cabot2331---------------------1--1-----------------
Town of Calais2025------------------------------------------
Town of Danville6890------------------------------------------
Town of Hardwick62242-----------------------------------------
Town of Marshfield205------------------------------------------
Town of Montpelier6528---1--2-----------------------------------
Town of Peacham10819------------------------------------------
Town of Plainfield1219------------------------------------------
Town of Saint Johnsbury6720--------------------------------------1---
Town of Sheffield23-------------------------------------------
Town of Walden2116------------------------------------------
Town of Wheelock39182-----------------------------------------
Chittenden County--------------------------------------------
Town of Colchester39251-----------------------------------------
Town of Essex4454---1--------------------------------------
Town of Jericho4379----5----1--------------------------------
Town of Milton5620----2-------------------------------------
Town of Shelburne66301----------------------------1------------
Town of Stowe18322-----------------------------------------
Town of Underhill2431------1----------------------------------
Essex County--------------------------------------------
Town of Guildhall281------------------------------------------
Town of Lemington12-------------------------------------------
Town of Lunenburg3621------------------------------------------
Franklin County--------------------------------------------
Town of Berkshire1328-1----------------------------------------
Town of Enosburgh2881-1---------------------------------------
Town of Fairfax9215-----------------------------------------4
Town of Highgate657-----------------------------------------1
Town of Montgomery17-------------------------------------------
Town of Richford1711------------------------------------------
Town of Saint Albans9121----1-1-----------------------------------
Orange County--------------------------------------------
Town of Bradford45341--------2------1-------------------------
Town of Braintree2926--------------------------1---------------
Town of Chelsea5435-1----------------------------------------
Town of Fairlee3140--------------------1---------------------
Town of Northfield-40------------------------------------------
Town of Randolph9271-----1-------------------------------1----
Town of Roxbury2261-----------------------------------------
Town of Tunbridge7372------------------------------------------
Town of Washington1944------------------------------------------
Orleans County--------------------------------------------
Town of Brownington16-------------------------------------------
Town of Duncansboro141------------------------------------------
Town of Elmore95-1----------------------------------------
Town of Irasburg316------------------------------------------
Rutland County--------------------------------------------
Town of Middletown61651-1-----------------------------1---------
Town of Mount Holly354------------------------------------------
Town of Orwell1485-11---------------------------------------
Town of Pawlet9564-----------------------------------------13
Town of Philadelphia15-------------------------------------------
Town of Rutland18138--------------2---------------------------
Town of Shrewsbury2622------1---------------------------1-------
Windham County--------------------------------------------
Town of Brattleborough10210------------------------------------------
Town of Dummerston[5]98312-----------------------------------------
Town of Grafton61321----1------------------------------------
Town of Guilford[6]6378------------------------------------------
Town of Halifax[7]1552------2-----2--------------------------1--
Town of Jamaica53-------------------------------------------
Town of Marlboro84131----------------1------------------------
Town of Newfane100-------------------------------------------
Town of Putney8630--1------------------------------1--------
Town of Rockingham[8]601002----2-------------------------1----------
Town of Somerset615------------------------------------------
Town of Stratton23-------------------------------------------
Town of Townshend7711-----------------------------------------
Town of Vernon377------------------------------------------
Town of Wardsboro1247------------------------------------------
Town of Westminster9895--------4----------1---------------1------
Town of Wilmington[9]7410------------------------------------------
Windsor County--------------------------------------------
Town of Andover1845------------------------------------------
Town of Barnard60251---------------------11------------------
Town of Bethel3332------------------------------------------
Town of Cavendish7731-----------------------------------------
Town of Chester68791---------4--------------1----------------
Town of Hartford59592-------1-------------------1-------------
Town of Hartland241321----1------------1-----------------------
Town of Pomfret8612-----------------------------------------
Town of Reading31782----------1------------------------------
Town of Royalton11142-1---1------------------------------------
Town of Springfield9236-----1------------------------------------
Town of Stockbridge2502-----------------------------------------
Town of Windsor[10]60187-----------------------------------------5
Town of Woodstock291913----------1------------------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The official vote tally reports 8075 votes for Isaac Tichenor and 6184 for Jonathan Robinson, not including votes rejected (from 31 towns, according to several sources), for spelling or other errors.
[3]The Political Observatory, September 15; the Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), September 5 and 19; the Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 17; and The Reporter, September 8 and 15, report 125 votes for Isaac Tichenor and 52 for Jonathan Robinson in Middlebury.
[4]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 10 and 17; the Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), September 19; the Political Observatory, September 22; and The Reporter, September 15, report 136 votes for Isaac Tichenor and 62 for Jonathan Robinson in Pownal.
[5]The Political Observatory, September 15; the Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), September 19; and The Reporter, September 8, report 39 votes for Jonathan Robinson in Dummerston.
[6]The Political Observatory, September 15; the Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), September 19; and The Reporter, September 8, report 70 votes for Jonathan Robinson in Guilford.
[7]The Political Observatory, September 22, and The Reporter, September 8 and 15, report 150 votes for Isaac Tichenor in Halifax.
[8]The Political Observatory, September 15; the Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), September 19; the Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 17; and The Reporter, September 8, report 101 votes for Jonathan Robinson in Rockingham.
[9]The Political Observatory, September 15; the Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), September 19; the Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 17; and The Reporter, September 8, report 67 votes for Isaac Tichenor and 7 for Jonathan Robinson in Wilmington.
[10]The Political Observatory, September 15; the Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), September 19; the Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 17; and The Reporter, September 8, report 44 votes for Isaac Tichenor and 140 for Jonathan Robinson in Windsor.

References:

Addison Town Records.
Andover Town Records.
Barnard Town Records.
Bennington Town Records.
Berkshire Town Records.
Bethel Town Records.
Bradford Town Records.
Braintree Town Records.
Brattleborough Town Records.
Bridport Town Records.
Bristol Town Records.
Brownington Town Records.
Burke Town Records.
Cabot Town Records.
Calais Town Records.
Cavendish Town Records.
Chelsea Town Records.
Chester Town Records.
Colchester Town Records.
Cornwall Town Records.
Danville Town Records.
Dummerston Town Records.
Duncansboro Town Records.
Elmore Town Records.
Enosburgh Town Records.
Essex Town Records.
Fairlee Town Records.
Ferrisburgh Town Records.
Glover Town Records.
Grafton Town Records.
Guildhall Town Records.
Halifax Town Records.
Hancock Town Records.
Hardwick Town Records.
Hartford Town Records.
Hartland Town Records.
Highgate Town Records.
Irasburg Town Records.
Jamaica Town Records.
Jericho Town Records.
Lemington Town Records.
Lunenburg Town Records.
Marlboro Town Records.
Marshfield Town Records.
Middletown Town Records.
Milton Town Records.
Monkton Town Records.
Montgomery 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.
Philadelphia 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.
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.
Stockbridge Town Records.
Stowe Town Records.
Stratton Town Records.
Townshend Town Records.
Tunbridge Town Records.
Underhill Town Records.
Vergennes Town Records.
Vernon Town Records.
Isle La Motte Town Records.
Walden Town Records.
Wardsboro Town Records.
Warren Town Records.
Washington Town Records.
Westminster Town Records.
Wheelock Town Records.
Wilmington Town Records.
Woodstock Town Records.
Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT). September 5, 1804.
Political Observatory (Walpole, NH). September 8, 1804.
The Reporter (Brattleboro, VT). September 8, 1804.
Rutland Herald (Rutland, VT). September 8, 1804.
Weekly Wanderer (Randolph, VT). September 10, 1804.
The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT). September 11, 1804.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). September 12, 1804.
Political Observatory (Walpole, NH). September 15, 1804.
The Reporter (Brattleboro, VT). September 15, 1804.
Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT). September 17, 1804.
Weekly Wanderer (Randolph, VT). September 17, 1804.
Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT). September 19, 1804.
Political Observatory (Walpole, NH). September 22, 1804.
Windsor Federal Gazette (Windsor, VT). October 16, 1804.
The Reporter (Brattleboro, VT). October 20, 1804.
The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). October 25, 1804.
Weekly Wanderer (Randolph, VT). October 29, 1804.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). November 5, 1804.

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