Vermont gubernatorial election
1838 Vermont gubernatorial election
The 1838 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 4, 1838.[1]
Incumbent Whig Governor Silas H. Jennison defeated Democratic nominee William Czar Bradley with 56.26% of the vote.
General election [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
Results [ edit ]
Results by county [ edit ]
County[9]
Silas Hemenway Jennison Whig
William Czar Bradley Democratic
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
Addison
2,180
71.41%
873
28.59%
1,307
42.81%
3,053
Bennington
1,542
51.59%
1,447
48.41%
95
3.18%
2,989
Caledonia
1,779
48.53%
1,887
51.47%
108
-2.95%
3,666
Chittenden
1,731
53.16%
1,525
46.84%
206
6.33%
3,256
Essex
290
47.15%
325
52.85%
35
-5.69%
615
Franklin
1,164
45.27%
1,407
54.73%
243
-9.45%
2,571
Grand Isle
268
58.77%
188
41.23%
80
17.54%
456
Lamoille
689
41.48%
972
58.52%
283
-17.04%
1,661
Orange
2,429
51.16%
2,319
48.84%
110
2.32%
4,748
Orleans
1,229
59.60%
833
40.40%
396
19.20%
2,062
Rutland
2,856
66.31%
1,451
33.69%
1,405
32.62%
4,307
Washington
1,731
43.82%
2,219
56.18%
488
-12.35%
3,950
Windham
2,710
60.08%
1,801
39.92%
909
20.15%
4,511
Windsor
4,140
68.01%
1,947
31.99%
2,193
36.03%
6,087
Totals
24,738
56.31%
19,194
43.69%
5,544
12.62%
43,932
References [ edit ]
^ "The Vermont Congressional and Legislative elections" . Martinsburg gazette . Martinsburg, Va. September 5, 1838. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022 .
^ "VT Governor, 1838" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 27, 2022 .
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 316–317. ISBN 0-930466-17-9 .
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0 .
^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont, October Session, 1838 . Montpelier: E. P. Walton & Sons. 1839. p. xxiii.
^ "Governor: 1789-2016" . Election Results Archive . Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. p. 8. Retrieved January 27, 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.
^ "Election archive" . vermont.gov . Retrieved April 9, 2023 .