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1839 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1839 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1838 September 3, 1839 1840 →
 
Nominee Silas H. Jennison Nathan Smilie
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote 24,611 22,251
Percentage 52.48% 47.45%

County results
Jennison:      50–60%      60–70%
Smilie:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Silas H. Jennison
Whig

Elected Governor

Silas H. Jennison
Whig

The 1839 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 3, 1839.[1] Incumbent Whig Governor Silas H. Jennison defeated Democratic nominee Nathan Smilie with 52.48% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1839 Vermont gubernatorial election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Silas H. Jennison (inc.) 24,611 52.48%
Democratic Nathan Smilie 22,251 47.45%
Scattering 34 0.07%
Majority 2,360 5.03%
Turnout 46,896
Whig hold Swing

Results by county

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County[7] Silas Hemenway Jennison
Whig
Nathan Smilie
Democratic
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Addison 2,015 65.61% 1,056 34.39% 959 31.23% 3,071
Bennington 1,406 45.59% 1,678 54.41% 272 -8.82% 3,084
Caledonia 1,494 42.35% 2,034 57.65% 540 -15.31% 3,528
Chittenden 1,729 50.75% 1,678 49.25% 51 1.50% 3,407
Essex 341 47.43% 378 52.57% 37 -5.15% 719
Franklin 1,669 53.68% 1,440 46.32% 229 7.37% 3,109
Grand Isle 302 61.76% 187 38.24% 115 23.52% 489
Lamoille 721 38.78% 1,138 61.22% 417 -22.43% 1,859
Orange 2,388 46.17% 2,784 53.83% 396 -7.66% 5,172
Orleans 1,159 52.75% 1,038 47.25% 121 5.51% 2,197
Rutland 3,016 61.38% 1,898 38.62% 1,118 22.75% 4,914
Washington 1,739 41.91% 2,410 58.09% 671 -16.17% 4,149
Windham 2,644 55.97% 2,080 44.03% 564 11.94% 4,724
Windsor 3,988 61.93% 2,452 38.07% 1,536 23.85% 6,440
Totals 24,611 52.52% 22,251 47.48% 2,360 5.04% 46,862

References

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  1. ^ "Items of News". The Rhode-Island Republican. Newport, R.I. August 28, 1839. p. 3. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Little, Mrs C. M. (1893). History of the Clan Marfarlane. Tottenville, N. Y.: Mrs. C. M. Little. p. 119.
  3. ^ Crockett, Walter Hill (1921). Vermont, The Green Mountain State. Vol. 3. New York: The Century History Company, Inc. p. 276.
  4. ^ Child, Hamilton (1883). Gazetteer and Business Directory of Lamoille and Orleans counties, Vt. for 1883-84. Syracuse, N. Y.: Journal Office. p. 73.
  5. ^ Deming, Leonard (1851). Catalogue of the Principal Officers of Vermont, as connected with its political history, from 1778 to 1851. Middlebury: Published by the author. p. 14.
  6. ^ Waltons' Vermont Register and Farmers' Almanac, 1839. Montpelier: E. P. Walton & Son. 1839. p. 94.
  7. ^ a b "Election archive". vermont.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2023.