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 William Czar Bradley 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 ^ "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 ^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. Vermont ^ "Election archive" . vermont.gov . Retrieved April 9, 2023 .
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