Vermont 1820 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Vermont 1820 Governor
Date:
1820
State:
Vermont
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Richard Skinner, Dudley Chase, Isaac Tichenor, Chauncey Langdon, Titus Hutchinson, Charles K. Williams, Charles Marsh, Asa Aldis, Charles Rich, William C. Bradley, John Hutchinson, John Mattocks, Aaron Leland, Heman Allen [of Milton], William Cahoon, Martin Chittenden, Horace Everett, Jonas Galusha, William Hall, Jr., Thomas Hammond, Titus Hutchman, Rollin C. Mallary, William Skinner, William Slade, Jr., scattering
Candidates: Richard Skinner[1]Dudley ChaseIsaac TichenorChauncey LangdonTitus HutchinsonCharles K. WilliamsCharles MarshAsa AldisCharles RichWilliam C. BradleyJohn HutchinsonJohn MattocksAaron LelandHeman Allen [of Milton]William CahoonMartin ChittendenHorace EverettJonas GalushaWilliam Hall, Jr.Thomas HammondTitus HutchmanRollin C. MallaryWilliam SkinnerWilliam Slade, Jr.scattering
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanFederalistRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistRepublicanFederalistRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [2][3][4]1351131716696867620149742211111111111116
Addison County108617----1-----1-------1--113
Town of Addison561----------1------------
Town of Bridport78-----------------------1
Town of Bristol38-----------------------6
Town of Cornwall64------------------------
Town of Ferrisburgh2810-----------------------
Town of Goshen20------------------------
Town of Hancock50------------------------
Town of Kingston18-----------------------3
Town of Leicester60------------------------
Town of Lincoln9------------------------
Town of Middlebury163------------------------
Town of Monkton771----1------------------
Town of New Haven701---------------------1-
Town of Panton38-----------------------1
Town of Salisbury48-----------------------2
Town of Shoreham91------------------------
Town of Starksboro38------------------------
City of Vergennes[5]544-----------------------
Town of Warren49-------------------1----
Town of Weybridge37------------------------
Town of Whiting-------------------------
Bennington County1010145165---1-----------------32
Town of Arlington61-----------------------4
Town of Bennington174-119---1-----------------1
Town of Dorset2439----------------------3
Town of Landgrove25-----------------------2
Town of Manchester957----------------------5
Town of Peru17------------------------
Town of Pownal163-44----------------------
Town of Readsboro9------------------------
Town of Rupert10861----------------------1
Town of Sandgate3228----------------------7
Town of Shaftsbury20552---------------------4
Town of Stamford30------------------------
Town of Sunderland335----------------------4
Town of Windhall13-----------------------1
Town of Woodford21------------------------
Caledonia County10435---------2------------18
Town of Barnet20-----------------------5
Town of Burke56------------------------
Town of Cabot61------------------------
Town of Danville193------------------------
Town of Groton23-----------------------1
Town of Hardwick40------------------------
Town of Kirby28------------------------
Town of Lyndon95-----------------------1
Town of Peacham66------------------------
Town of Ryegate23------------------------
Town of Saint Johnsbury[6]1135---------2-------------
Town of Sheffield[7]43------------------------
Town of Sutton68------------------------
Town of Walden[8]53------------------------
Town of Waterford25-----------------------11
Town of Wheelock89------------------------
Town of Woodbury47------------------------
Chittenden County[9]85011-81---------1--------9
Town of Bolton26------------------------
Town of Burlington131-1----------------------
Town of Charlotte109------------------------
Town of Colchester50------------------------
Town of Essex56------------------------
Town of Hinesburgh24-----------------------4
Town of Huntington32-----------------------3
Town of Jericho521--8----------1---------
Town of Mansfield[10]10------------------------
Town of Milton58-----------------------2
Town of Richmond36------------------------
Town of Saint George17------------------------
Town of Shelburne62------------------------
Town of Underhill48----1-------------------
Town of Westford54------------------------
Town of Williston85------------------------
Essex County210------------------------
Town of Brunswick19------------------------
Town of Canaan14------------------------
Town of Concord39------------------------
Town of Granby[11]-------------------------
Town of Guildhall58------------------------
Town of Limington[12]-------------------------
Town of Lunenburg31------------------------
Town of Maidstone26------------------------
Town of Minehead[13]-------------------------
Town of Newark23------------------------
Franklin County[14]7526-18--1814-1--------------2
Town of Bakersfield35-----------------------2
Town of Belvidere[15]-------------------------
Town of Berkshire93-12---------------------
Town of Cambridge100------------------------
Town of Enosburgh33--6--6------------------
Town of Fairfax[16]79------------------------
Town of Fairfield28------5-----------------
Town of Fletcher34------9-----------------
Town of Franklin27------------------------
Town of Georgia852-------1---------------
Town of Highgate55------------------------
Town of Johnson44-----1------------------
Town of Montgomery[17]26------------------------
Town of Richford25------------------------
Town of Saint Albans87-----11------------------
Town of Sheldon321-----------------------
Town of Sterling13------------------------
Town of Swanton40------------------------
Grande Isle County182------------1-----------
Town of Alburg43-----------1------------
Town of Middle Hero30------------------------
Town of North Hero26------------------------
Town of South Hero60------------------------
Town of Vineyard23------------------------
Orange County[18]129861--16----1-------1------20
Town of Bradford711--11------------1-------
Town of Braintree60------------------------
Town of Brookfield65-----------------------17
Town of Chelsea[19]697--1--------------------
Town of Corinth67------------------------
Town of Fairlee63------------------------
Town of Newbury91------------------------
Town of Orange49------------------------
Town of Randolph14351--1----1---------------
Town of Roxbury[20]351--2--------------------
Town of Stafford138------------------------
Town of Thetford61-----------------------1
Town of Topsham[21]68------------------------
Town of Tunbridge981--1--------------------
Town of Vershire71------------------------
Town of Washington43------------------------
Town of Williamstown106-----------------------2
Orleans County[22]503--------41-------------2
Town of Albany27------------------------
Town of Barton9------------------------
Town of Brownington20------------------------
Town of Coventry28------------------------
Town of Craftsbury53------------------------
Town of Derby45---------1-------------1
Town of Eden3-----------------------1
Town of Elmore17------------------------
Town of Glover37------------------------
Town of Greensborough42------------------------
Town of Holland10------------------------
Town of Hyde Park13------------------------
Town of Irasburg51------------------------
Town of Kellyvale5------------------------
Town of Morgan10------------------------
Town of Morristown44------------------------
Town of Navy[23]15--------4---------------
Town of Newport15------------------------
Town of Troy31------------------------
Town of Westfield28------------------------
Rutland County208811-78-75----3---1----1-1--3
Town of Benson92--7-3-------------------
Town of Brandon731-4-1----2--------------
Town of Castleton804-36---------------------
Town of Chittenden23----5-------------------
Town of Clarendon140---------1--------------
Town of Danby663---26-------------------
Town of Fairhaven109--1---------------------
Town of Hubbardton54------------------------
Town of Ira631-----------------------
Town of Middletown128----4---------------1---
Town of Mount Holly78------------------------
Town of Mount Tabor9------------------------
Town of Orwell143------------------------
Town of Parkerstown27------------------------
Town of Pawlett1392-26-11------------------1
Town of Pittsfield44------------------------
Town of Pittsford83------------1----1------
Town of Poultney163--2---------------------
Town of Rutland204--1-1-------------------
Town of Sherburne27------------------------
Town of Shrewsbury60------------------------
Town of Sudbury79------------------------
Town of Tinmouth53--1-22------------------1
Town of Wallingford79------------------------
Town of Wells72----2------------------1
Washington County[24]73212--5-----------1-------4
Town of Barre971-----------------------
Town of Berlin68------------------------
Town of Calais50------------------------
Town of Duxbury21----------------------4
Town of Fayston[25]-------------------------
Town of Marshfield[26]34------------------------
Town of Middlesex26------------------------
Town of Montpelier191------------------------
Town of Moretown30------------------------
Town of Northfield[27]754--3--------------------
Town of Plainfield[28]37------------------------
Town of Stow296--2--------------------
Town of Waitsfield28------------------------
Town of Waterbury65---------------1--------
Town of Worcester[29]-------------------------
Windham County[30]154012--8----1--------1---1-12
Town of Athens46-----------------------11
Town of Brattleboro[31]82------------------------
Town of Dover69------------------------
Town of Dummerston50---1--------------------
Town of Grafton65------------------------
Town of Guilford[32]7412-----------------------
Town of Halifax51------------------------
Town of Jamaica31------------------------
Town of Londonderry72-----------------------1
Town of Marlboro31------------------------
Town of Newfane63------------------------
Town of Putney108---1--------------------
Town of Rockingham202---5-------------1------
Town of Somerset15------------------------
Town of Stratton17------------------------
Town of Townshend95--------1---------------
Town of Vernon36---------------------1--
Town of Wardsboro106------------------------
Town of Westminster148---1--------------------
Town of Whitingham76------------------------
Town of Wilmington72------------------------
Town of Windham31------------------------
Windsor County221747--49---9---1-----------1
Town of Andover1131-----------------------
Town of Baltimore[33]-------------------------
Town of Barnard109---5--------------------
Town of Bethel791-----------------------
Town of Bridgewater66------------------------
Town of Cavendish158---2---9----------------
Town of Chester146---3--------------------
Town of Hartford96------------------------
Town of Hartland1445--1-------1------------
Town of Ludlow62------------------------
Town of Norwich681--12--------------------
Town of Plymouth26---16--------------------
Town of Pomfret1112-----------------------
Town of Reading1061--2--------------------
Town of Rochester[34][35]726-----------------------
Town of Royalton851--3--------------------
Town of Sharon[36]-------------------------
Town of Springfield135---5--------------------
Town of Stockbridge981-----------------------
Town of Weathersfield103-----------------------1
Town of Weston[37]-------------------------
Town of Windsor20526-----------------------
Town of Woodstock2352-----------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Original Election Returns tally sheet and The Journal of the Vermont General Assembly list 13152 votes for Richard Skinner; however, the sum of totals per county is 13491.
[3]The Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT) and The Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT) report 13152 votes for Richard Skinner.
[4]"The election for state officers in this state took place on Tuesday the 5th instant, their is no doubt but the state ticket which we published has succeeded, their was but little opposition. From the general apathy which operates upon the citizens we have been unable to collect the votes for governor." Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT). September 12, 1820.
[5]The votes from Waltham are included in the totals for Vergennes.
[6]The Saint Johnsbury Town Records lists only the two votes for John Mattocks.
[7]The Original Election Returns tally sheet and The Journal of the Vermont General Assembly list 44 votes for Richard Skinner in Sheffield.
[8]The Original Election Returns tally sheet and The Journal of the Vermont General Assembly list 54 votes for Richard Skinner in Walden.
[9]The Original Election Returns tally sheet and The Journal of the Vermont General Assembly list 840 votes for Richard Skinner in Chittenden County.
[10]The Original Election Returns tally sheet has no returns for Mansfield, with the note "No ballots."
[11]There were no votes recorded in Granby.
[12]There were no votes recorded in Limington.
[13]There were no votes recorded in Minehead.
[14]The Original Election Returns tally sheet and The Journal of the Vermont General Assembly list 671 votes for Richard Skinner in Franklin County.
[15]There were no votes recorded in Belvidere.
[16]The Original Election Returns tally sheet and Journal of the Vermont General Assembly do not list any votes for Richard Skinner in Fairfax.
[17]The Original Election Returns tally sheet and Journal of the Vermont General Assembly list 24 votes for Richard Skinner.
[18]The Original Election Returns tally sheet and The Journal of the Vermont General Assembly list 1260 votes for Richard Skinner in Orange County.
[19]The Original Election Returns tally sheet and the Journal of the Vermont General Assembly list 18 scattering votes in Chelsea.
[20]The Original Election Returns tally sheet does not have any returns for Roxbury; there is a note that the votes were rejected.
[21]The Original Election Returns tally sheet lists 65 votes for Richard Skinner and 3 scattering votes in Tophsam.
[22]The Original Election Returns tally sheet and The Journal of the Vermont General Assembly list 488 votes for Richard Skinner in Orleans County.
[23]The votes from Navy were rejected.
[24]The Original Election Returns tally sheet and the Journal of the Vermont General Assembly list 693 votes for Richard Skinner in Washington County.
[25]There were no votes recorded in Fayston.
[26]The Original Election Returns tally sheet and the Journal of the Vermont General Assembly list 33 votes for Richard Skinner and one scattering vote in Marshfield.
[27]The Original Election Returns tally sheet and the Journal of the Vermont General Assembly list 74 votes for Richard Skinner and 5 votes for Dudley Chase in Northfield.
[28]The Original Election Returns tally sheet and the Journal of the Vermont General Assembly do not have any vote counts in Plainfield.
[29]There were no votes recorded in Worcester.
[30]The Original Election Returns tally sheet and the Journal of the Vermont General Assembly list 1341 votes for Richard Skinner in Windham County; however, the sum of totals per town is 1541.
[31]The Brattleboro Town Records lists 73 votes for Richard Skinner and 9 votes without designation that were given to Skinner.
[32]The Official Election Returns tally sheet and the Journal of the Vermont General Assembly list 75 votes for Richard Skinner in Guilford.
[33]There were no votes recorded in Baltimore.
[34]The Original Election Returns tally sheet lists 73 votes for Richard Skinner, 5 votes for Dudley Chase and 3 scattering votes.
[35]The Journal of the Vermont General Assembly lists 73 votes for Richard Skinner.
[36]There were no votes recorded in Sharon.
[37]There were no votes recorded in Weston.

References:

Original Election Returns. Vermont State Archives, Middlesex.
Journal of the Vermont General Assembly, 1820. 245-247.
Addison Town Records.
Albany Town Records.
Andover Town Records.
Barnard Town Records.
Bennington Town Records.
Benson Town Records.
Bethel Town Records.
Bradford Town Records.
Braintree Town Records.
Brattleboro Town Records.
Bridport 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.
Colchester Town Records.
Danville Town Records.
Dummerston Town Records.
Elmore Town Records.
Essex Town Records.
Fairfax Town Records.
Ferrisburgh Town Records.
Franklin Town Records.
Georgia Town Records.
Glover 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.
Jamaica Town Records.
Jericho Town Records.
Johnson Town Records.
Londonderry Town Records.
Lunenburg Town Records.
Mansfield Town Records.
Marshfield Town Records.
Middletown Town Records.
Monkton Town Records.
Montgomery Town Records.
Montpelier Town Records.
Mount Holly Town Records.
Navy Town Records.
New Haven Town Records.
Newark Town Records.
Newbury Town Records.
Newfane 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.
Readsboro 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.
Saint Johnsbury Town Records.
Sheffield Town Records.
Shelburne Town Records.
Somerset Town Records.
Springfield Town Records.
Stockbridge Town Records.
Stowe Town Records.
Stratton Town Records.
Swanton Town Records.
Topsham Town Records.
Townshend Town Records.
Troy 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.
Westfield Town Records.
Westminster Town Records.
Wheelock Town Records.
Whitingham Town Records.
Wilmington Town Records.
Windham Town Records.
Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT). September 12, 1820.
Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT). October 23, 1820.
Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT). October 23, 1820.
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.

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