Vermont 1813 Lieutenant Governor
- Office:
- Lieutenant Governor (State)
- Title:
- Lieutenant Governor
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Vermont 1813 Lieutenant Governor
- Date:
- 1813
- State:
- Vermont
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Lieutenant Governor/Lieutenant Governor
- Candidates:
- Paul Brigham, William Chamberlain, scattering
| Candidates: | Paul Brigham | William Chamberlain | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | |
| Final Result: [1][2][3][4] | 15893 | 15562 | 958 |
| Addison County | 1492 | 1617 | 85 |
| Town of Addison | 126 | 58 | 6 |
| Town of Bridport | 137 | 128 | 11 |
| Town of Bristol | 86 | 99 | 4 |
| Town of Cornwall | 89 | 107 | 7 |
| Town of Ferrisburgh | 106 | 85 | 13 |
| Town of Hancock | 36 | 29 | 1 |
| Town of Kingston | 20 | 27 | - |
| Town of Leicester | 73 | 21 | 1 |
| Town of Lincoln | 25 | - | - |
| Town of Middlebury | 120 | 240 | 8 |
| Town of Monkton | 40 | 152 | 6 |
| Town of New Haven | 119 | 154 | 6 |
| Town of Panton | 77 | 8 | 4 |
| Town of Salisbury | 53 | 91 | 4 |
| Town of Shoreham | 189 | 104 | 3 |
| Town of Starksborough | 20 | 87 | 4 |
| City of Vergennes[5] | 34 | 135 | 2 |
| Town of Warren | 24 | 19 | - |
| Town of Weybridge | 56 | 55 | 4 |
| Town of Whiting | 62 | 18 | 1 |
| Bennington County | 1205 | 933 | 142 |
| Town of Arlington | 41 | 105 | 27 |
| Town of Bennington | 174 | 196 | 30 |
| Town of Dorset | 96 | 49 | 9 |
| Town of Landgrove | 16 | 21 | 1 |
| Town of Manchester | 138 | 76 | 5 |
| Town of Peru | 23 | 21 | 2 |
| Town of Pownal | 130 | 95 | 15 |
| Town of Readsboro | 26 | 26 | - |
| Town of Rupert | 207 | 34 | 12 |
| Town of Sandgate | 42 | 117 | 13 |
| Town of Shaftsbury | 196 | 76 | 15 |
| Town of Stamford | 34 | 19 | 4 |
| Town of Sunderland | 60 | 25 | 4 |
| Town of Winhall | 9 | 53 | 3 |
| Town of Woodford | 13 | 20 | 2 |
| Caledonia County | 922 | 1009 | 49 |
| Town of Barnet | 37 | 140 | 6 |
| Town of Burke | 52 | 15 | 2 |
| Town of Cabot[6] | - | - | - |
| Town of Danville | 242 | 101 | 9 |
| Town of Groton | 23 | 35 | 4 |
| Town of Hardwick | 56 | 75 | 2 |
| Town of Kirby | 27 | 11 | 2 |
| Town of Lyndon | 88 | 58 | 7 |
| Town of Peacham | 22 | 156 | 2 |
| Town of Ryegate | 49 | 46 | 1 |
| Town of Saint Johnsbury | 53 | 124 | 3 |
| Town of Sheffield | 30 | 25 | 3 |
| Town of Sutton | 55 | 4 | - |
| Town of Walden | 45 | 29 | 2 |
| Town of Waterford | 31 | 143 | 2 |
| Town of Wheelock | 84 | 38 | 3 |
| Town of Woodbury | 28 | 9 | 1 |
| Chittenden County[7] | 1103 | 1188 | 101 |
| Town of Bolton | 32 | - | - |
| Town of Burlington | 285 | 220 | 17 |
| Town of Colchester | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlotte | 94 | 120 | - |
| Town of Essex | 92 | 56 | 9 |
| Town of Hinesburgh | 37 | 136 | 3 |
| Town of Huntington | 49 | 31 | 1 |
| Town of Jerico | 133 | 87 | 14 |
| Town of Milton | 61 | 127 | 13 |
| Town of Richmond | 92 | 58 | 3 |
| Town of Saint George | 2 | 17 | - |
| Town of Shelburne | 48 | 115 | 13 |
| Town of Underhill | 56 | 10 | 10 |
| Town of Westford | 66 | 72 | 13 |
| Town of Williston | 56 | 139 | 5 |
| Essex County | 160 | 252 | 6 |
| Town of Canaan | 25 | 19 | - |
| Town of Concord | 42 | 49 | 3 |
| Town of Granby | 1 | 11 | - |
| Town of Guildhall | 13 | 55 | - |
| Town of Limington | 5 | 12 | - |
| Town of Lunenburg | 28 | 93 | 3 |
| Town of Maidstone | 5 | 12 | - |
| Town of Minehead | 22 | - | - |
| Town of Newark | 19 | 1 | - |
| Franklin County | 956 | 1225 | 75 |
| Town of Bakersfield | 33 | 98 | 1 |
| Town of Belvidere | 13 | 15 | - |
| Town of Berkshire | 51 | 52 | 2 |
| Town of Cambridge | 102 | 59 | 9 |
| Town of Enosburgh | 31 | 52 | 3 |
| Town of Fairfax | 65 | 123 | 11 |
| Town of Fairfield | 45 | 148 | 9 |
| Town of Fletcher | 46 | 35 | 2 |
| Town of Georgia | 141 | 105 | 3 |
| Town of Highgate | 33 | 102 | 8 |
| Town of Huntsburgh | 18 | 41 | - |
| Town of Johnson | 64 | 13 | 2 |
| Town of Montgomery | 10 | 24 | - |
| Town of Richford | 18 | 36 | 1 |
| Town of Saint Albans | 112 | 140 | 9 |
| Town of Sheldon | 44 | 78 | 2 |
| Town of Sterling | 13 | 5 | - |
| Town of Swanton | 117 | 99 | 13 |
| Grand Isle County | 129 | 297 | 16 |
| Town of Alburgh | 13 | 106 | 4 |
| Town of Grand Isle | 24 | 54 | 2 |
| Town of North Hero | 24 | 39 | 2 |
| Town of South Hero | 48 | 76 | 8 |
| Town of Vineyard | 20 | 22 | - |
| Jefferson County[8] | 927 | 801 | 37 |
| Town of Barre | 203 | 90 | 2 |
| Town of Berlin | 86 | 105 | 6 |
| Town of Calais | 82 | 26 | 4 |
| Town of Duxbury | 27 | 39 | 1 |
| Town of Marshfield | 49 | 47 | 1 |
| Town of Middlesex | 31 | 38 | 3 |
| Town of Montpelier | 167 | 143 | 3 |
| Town of Moretown | 30 | 39 | 1 |
| Town of Northfield | 56 | 19 | 2 |
| Town of Plainfield | 49 | 30 | - |
| Town of Stowe | 58 | 24 | 1 |
| Town of Waitsfield | 25 | 102 | 1 |
| Town of Waterbury | 58 | 98 | 12 |
| Town of Worcester | 6 | 1 | - |
| Orange County | 1746 | 1351 | 128 |
| Town of Bradford | 74 | 72 | 15 |
| Town of Braintree | 95 | 53 | 8 |
| Town of Brookfield | 74 | 148 | 5 |
| Town of Chelsea | 126 | 116 | 3 |
| Town of Corinth | 101 | 143 | 7 |
| Town of Fairlee | 96 | 44 | 6 |
| Town of Newbury | 89 | 121 | 12 |
| Town of Orange | 44 | 42 | 5 |
| Town of Randolph | 216 | 165 | 23 |
| Town of Strafford | 211 | 27 | 12 |
| Town of Thetford | 112 | 124 | 5 |
| Town of Topsham | 66 | 34 | 1 |
| Town of Tunbridge | 158 | 82 | 16 |
| Town of Vershire | 115 | 39 | 1 |
| Town of Washington | 62 | 33 | 5 |
| Town of Williamstown | 107 | 108 | 4 |
| Orleans County | 435 | 478 | 28 |
| Town of Barton | 33 | 45 | 3 |
| Town of Brownington | 4 | 36 | - |
| Town of Coventry | 20 | 26 | 1 |
| Town of Craftsbury | 44 | 58 | 1 |
| Town of Derby | 20 | 67 | 3 |
| Town of Duncansborough | - | 17 | - |
| Town of Eden | 12 | 24 | 2 |
| Town of Elmore | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| Town of Glover | 37 | 20 | 6 |
| Town of Greensboro | 43 | 45 | 3 |
| Town of Holland | 8 | 6 | - |
| Town of Hyde Park | 15 | 29 | - |
| Town of Irasburg | 47 | 14 | 2 |
| Town of Kellyvale | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| Town of Lutterloh | 16 | 4 | 3 |
| Town of Morgan | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| Town of Morristown | 65 | 29 | - |
| Town of Navy | 3 | 8 | - |
| Town of Troy | 29 | 6 | - |
| Town of Westfield | 15 | 11 | 1 |
| Rutland County | 2477 | 1761 | 119 |
| Town of Benson | 127 | 136 | 9 |
| Town of Brandon | 107 | 137 | 5 |
| Town of Castleton | 89 | 120 | 12 |
| Town of Chittenden | 26 | 35 | 1 |
| Town of Clarendon | 125 | 49 | 18 |
| Town of Danby | 113 | 68 | - |
| Town of Fairhaven | 105 | 98 | 9 |
| Town of Hubbardston | 86 | 33 | 5 |
| Town of Ira | 69 | 9 | - |
| Town of Middletown | 94 | 91 | 4 |
| Town of Mount Holly | 103 | 12 | - |
| Town of Mount Tabor | 30 | 10 | 1 |
| Town of Orwell | 245 | 66 | 3 |
| Town of Parkerstown | 13 | 6 | - |
| Town of Pawlet | 192 | 136 | 12 |
| Town of Philadelphia | 19 | 14 | - |
| Town of Pittsfield | 38 | 18 | 3 |
| Town of Pittsford | 152 | 97 | 14 |
| Town of Poultney | 150 | 105 | 9 |
| Town of Rutland | 140 | 204 | 8 |
| Town of Sherburne | 23 | 1 | - |
| Town of Shrewsbury | 90 | 23 | 1 |
| Town of Sudbury | 111 | 19 | - |
| Town of Tinmouth | 34 | 94 | 4 |
| Town of Wallingford | 72 | 145 | 1 |
| Town of Wells | 124 | 35 | - |
| Windham County | 1196 | 2694 | 67 |
| Town of Acton | - | - | - |
| Town of Athens | - | - | - |
| Town of Brattleboro | 31 | 331 | - |
| Town of Brookline | - | - | - |
| Town of Dover | 50 | 71 | 3 |
| Town of Dummerston | 65 | 203 | - |
| Town of Grafton | 85 | 117 | 9 |
| Town of Guilford | 171 | 91 | 9 |
| Town of Halifax | 103 | 156 | 14 |
| Town of Jamaica | 10 | 135 | 1 |
| Town of Londonderry | 65 | 42 | 2 |
| Town of Marlboro | 50 | 107 | 5 |
| Town of Newfane | 42 | 171 | 2 |
| Town of Putney | 57 | 212 | 3 |
| Town of Rockingham | 134 | 156 | 2 |
| Town of Somerset | 16 | 20 | - |
| Town of Stratton | 7 | 34 | - |
| Town of Townshend | 25 | 194 | 2 |
| Town of Vernon | 13 | 83 | 1 |
| Town of Wardsboro | 32 | 157 | - |
| Town of Westminster | 146 | 194 | 8 |
| Town of Wilmington | 21 | 178 | 6 |
| Town of Windham | 73 | 42 | - |
| Windsor County | 3145 | 1956 | 105 |
| Town of Andover | 133 | 34 | 8 |
| Town of Baltimore | - | - | - |
| Town of Barnard | 174 | 79 | 4 |
| Town of Bethel | 118 | 49 | 3 |
| Town of Bridgewater | 95 | 49 | 4 |
| Town of Cavendish | 212 | 31 | 1 |
| Town of Chester | 199 | 181 | 5 |
| Town of Hartford | 149 | 150 | 6 |
| Town of Hartland | 267 | 78 | 3 |
| Town of Ludlow | 95 | 32 | 3 |
| Town of Norwich | 152 | 92 | 14 |
| Town of Plymouth | 66 | 43 | 2 |
| Town of Pomfret | 172 | 16 | 3 |
| Town of Reading | 111 | 122 | 11 |
| Town of Rochester | 52 | 79 | - |
| Town of Royalton | 103 | 148 | - |
| Town of Sharon | 85 | 109 | 5 |
| Town of Springfield | 178 | 159 | 5 |
| Town of Stockbridge | 86 | 5 | 1 |
| Town of Weathersfield | 150 | 232 | 5 |
| Town of Windsor | 252 | 193 | 16 |
| Town of Woodstock | 296 | 75 | 6 |
Notes:
[1]In order to be elected, a candidate had to receive a majority of votes cast. Neither Paul Brigham nor William Chamberlain received a majority in the 1813 election, so the choice was made by the state legislature. The legislature selected William Chamberlain, though he polled fewer votes than Paul Brigham.
[2]Bennington News-Letter (Bennington, VT), The Vermont Mirror (Middlebury, VT), The Washingtonian (Windsor, VT) and Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) report 15,557 votes for William Chamberlain.
[3]"Of course there is no choice of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, by the people." The Vermont Mirror (Middlebury, VT), October 20.
[4]"From the Rutland Vermont Herald (Rutland, VT). 'FROM OUR ATTENTIVE CORRESPONDENT. Montpelier, 24th. Oct. 1813. In my former letter, I stated to you some of the very extraordinary proceedings of the Federalists; I am now enabled to give some other facts equally astonishing. On Monday last, judge Smith, judge Crafts, and general Cahoon, presented a remonstrance to the Council, complaining of the doings of the Canvassing committee in rejecting the votes of Colchester, and claiming the seats in lieu of Painter, Dana and Fletcher. On this remonstrance the council sent a resolution to the house, requesting the two houses to meet in joint committee, to examine the doings of the canvassing committee. The house shrunk from the scrutiny, and refused to examine the doings of the canvassing commitee. The republicans having failed in every attempt to bring about an investigation of the corrupt proceedings of the canvassing committee, consented on Thursday last, to go into joint ballot for the choice of governor and lieut. governor. But here the most unaccountable occurance of all took place; governor Galusha presided, and the secretary of state was of course clerk of the joint meeting. Every member of both houses attended, consisting of 224 members. The secretary on counting the votes, declared, that there were but 223 votes give in, of which 112 were for Chittenden, and 111 for Galusha. The republicans being so well satisfied that there was mischief somewhere, immediately, drew up a certificate which was signed by 112 members, delcaring that they had voted for governor Galusha!!! Upon this the republicans grounded a remonstrance and motion, yesterday, to go, into another ballot; the members proposing to add the sanction of an oath to their certificate - which was stoutly opposed by the federalist; and whilst the question was debating, governor Chittenden appeared in the house, took his oath, and made a speech!!! On the ballot for lieut. governor, the votes were, for Brigham 112 - for Chamberlain 112. Another ballot took place; but one of the republicans being sick, had gone out in the interim, to his boarding house, and before he could return the votes were counted, and Chamberlain declared elected by a majority of one, to wit, one hundred and twelve to 111. There having been 112 votes given for Brigham, lieut governor is, of itself, strong presumptive evidence, that Galusha had the same number; of course no choice for governor." The Alexandria Herald (Alexandria, VA). November 17, 1813.
[5]The Official Results combines the totals for Vergennes and Waltham.
[6]For Cabot, the Original Election Returns has the following note: "no ballots enclosed, not counted."
[7]The returns for the town of Colchester were thrown out because it was felt that soldiers who were not Vermont freemen had been allowed to vote there. Without these votes, three Republican members of the Executive Council (precursor to the Senate) lost their seats to Federalists. This changed the makeup of the Council from 11-1 Republican to 8-4 Republican. Since the House Federalists held a four vote lead in the assembly (108-104), it deadlocked the joint assembly, which was charged with electing the governor and lieutenant governer in the absence of a majority.
[8]The original election returns list 796 votes for William Chamberlain in Jefferson County, though the town votes listed add up to 801.
References:
Original Election Returns. Vermont State Archives, Middlesex.
The Vermont Mirror (Middlebury, VT). October 20, 1813.
The Washingtonian (Windsor, VT). October 25, 1813.
Bennington News-Letter (Bennington, VT). October 26, 1813.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 28, 1813.
Alexandra Herald. November 17, 1813.
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