1835 Vermont gubernatorial election
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The 1835 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 1, 1835.
Incumbent Anti-Masonic governor William A. Palmer contested the election with Democratic nominee William Czar Bradley and Whig nominee Charles Paine.
Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, the state constitution required the Vermont General Assembly and Vermont Executive Council to meet in joint convention and elect a governor. After 63 inconclusive ballots, the General Assembly adjourned on November 2 without making a choice. As a result, Silas H. Jennison, who had been elected Lieutenant Governor with Whig and Anti-Masonic support, served the term as acting governor.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- William Czar Bradley, Democratic, former U.S. Representative, Democratic candidate for Governor in 1834
- Charles Paine, Whig, former member of the Vermont House of Representatives
- William A. Palmer, Anti-Masonic, incumbent governor
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Masonic | William A. Palmer (inc.) | 16,210 | 46.38% | ||
| Democratic | William Czar Bradley | 13,254 | 37.92% | ||
| Whig | Charles Paine | 5,435 | 15.55% | ||
| Scattering | 54 | 0.15% | |||
| Majority | 2,956 | 8.46% | |||
| Turnout | 34,953 | ||||
Legislative election
[edit]As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the unicameral Vermont General Assembly, with the Executive Council, were required to decide the election, meeting as a joint body to elect a governor by majority vote.[12]
The joint convention met in 15 different sessions on October 9 (5 ballots), 10 (2 ballots), 13 (11 ballots), 14 (4 ballots), 15, 17, 20, 21, 23, 28, 30 and November 2 (2 ballots) to elect a governor.[13][14][15][16][17][18]
Incomplete results of the balloting were as follows:[10][14][19][20][21][22][23][18][24][25][11]
The highest total for Palmer was 112, at a point when 117 was needed for election.[10]
| Gubernatorial Ballot | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5th | 7th | 28th | 34th | 37th | 61st | 63rd | ||
| William A. Palmer | 110 | 108 | 104 | 108 | 97 | 102 | 100 | 102 | |
| William Czar Bradley | 73 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 79 | 63 | |
| Charles Paine | 42 | 3 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 40 | |
| Silas H. Jennison | 5 | 15 | 10 | 8 | |||||
| Scattering | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
On November 2, after 63 ballots, the Convention voted by 113 – 100 to dissolve without electing a governor.[10][26] Silas H. Jennison, elected Lieutenant Governor by a majority vote, served the term as governor.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Masonic | William A. Palmer | 102 | 47.89% | |
| Democratic | William Czar Bradley | 63 | 29.58% | |
| Whig | Charles Paine | 40 | 18.78% | |
| Whig | Silas H. Jennison | 8 | 3.75% | |
| Turnout | 213 | |||
Bibliography
[edit]- Journal of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, at their Session begun and holden at Montpelier, on Thursday, October 8, 1835. Middlebury: Knapp and Jewett, Printers. 1835.
- Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
References
[edit]- ^ "VT Governor, 1835". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 83. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 316–317. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977, p. 594.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
- ^ Vermont Journal 1835, p. 8.
- ^ "Governor: 1789-2016". Election Results Archive. Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. p. 8. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ Thompson, Zadock (1842). History of Vermont, Natural, Civil and Statistical, in Three Parts. Burlington: Chauncey Goodrich. p. 119.
- ^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. Vermont. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 965.
- ^ a b c d Vaughn, William Preston (1983). The Anti-Masonic Party in the United States, 1826-1843. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-8131-9269-7.
- ^ a b c Crockett, Walter Hill (1921). Vermont, The Green Mountain State. Vol. 3. New York: The Century History Company, Inc. p. 269.
- ^ Kallenbach and Kallenbach 1977, p. 586.
- ^ Vermont Journal 1835, pp. 10, 11, 27, 30, 32, 36, 40, 62, 70, 73, 82, 110, 120, 122, 125, 143.
- ^ a b "Vermont". Richmond enquirer. Richmond, Va. October 20, 1835. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Items". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. October 22, 1835. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Vermont Governor". The Northern star, and constitutionalist. Warren, R.I. October 24, 1835. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Vermont". Lynchburg Virginian. Lynchburg, Va. October 26, 1835. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "The Legislature of Vermont". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. November 11, 1835. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Vermont". Martinsburg gazette. Martinsburg, Va. October 29, 1835. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Vermont". Richmond enquirer. Richmond, Va. October 27, 1835. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Vermont". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. October 29, 1835. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Vermont". Richmond enquirer. Richmond, Va. October 30, 1835. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Vermont". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. November 5, 1835. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Vermont – the contest ended". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. November 12, 1835. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Vermont – the contest ended". Litchfield enquirer. Litchfield, Conn. November 12, 1835. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ Vermont Journal 1835, p. 143.
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