Vermont gubernatorial election
1837 Vermont gubernatorial election
The 1837 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1837.[1]
Incumbent Whig Governor Silas H. Jennison defeated Democratic nominee William Czar Bradley with 55.65% of the vote.
General election [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Results by county [ edit ] County[11] Silas Hemenway Jennison Whig William Czar Bradley Democratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Addison 2,236 66.45% 1,129 33.55% 1,107 32.90% 3,365 Bennington 1,329 50.38% 1,309 49.62% 20 0.76% 2,638 Caledonia 1,557 50.10% 1,551 49.90% 6 0.19% 3,108 Chittenden 1,668 54.98% 1,366 45.02% 302 9.95% 3,034 Essex 209 43.00% 277 57.00% 68 -13.99% 486 Franklin 1,065 54.28% 897 45.72% 168 8.56% 1,962 Grand Isle 247 53.46% 215 46.54% 32 6.93% 462 Lamoille 550 42.94% 731 57.06% 181 -14.13% 1,281 Orange 2,175 47.38% 2,416 52.62% 241 -5.25% 4,591 Orleans 978 53.44% 852 46.56% 126 6.89% 1,830 Rutland 2,478 65.01% 1,334 34.99% 1,144 30.01% 3,812 Washington 1,605 42.78% 2,147 57.22% 542 -14.45% 3,752 Windham 2,601 58.06% 1,879 41.94% 722 16.12% 4,480 Windsor 3,562 68.65% 1,627 31.35% 1,935 37.29% 5,189 Totals 22,260 55.66% 17,730 44.34% 4,530 11.33% 39,990
^ Some sources give the result as Jennison 22,257, Bradley 17,722.[9] [10] The result given here is that given in the Vermont House Journal. References [ edit ] ^ "State Election, September 5" . Burlington free press . Burlington, Vt. August 18, 1837. p. 2. Retrieved January 27, 2022 . ^ "VT Governor, 1837" . 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, 1837 . Montpelier: E. P. Walton & Son. 1837. p. 8. ^ "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. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 83. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 . ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976 . Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 594. ISBN 0-379-00665-0 . ^ "Election archive" . vermont.gov . Retrieved April 9, 2023 .