Vermont gubernatorial election
1839 Vermont gubernatorial election
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 [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Results by county [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] ^ "Items of News" . The Rhode-Island Republican . Newport, R.I. August 28, 1839. p. 3. Retrieved January 28, 2022 . ^ Little, Mrs C. M. (1893). History of the Clan Marfarlane . Tottenville, N. Y.: Mrs. C. M. Little. p. 119. ^ Crockett, Walter Hill (1921). Vermont, The Green Mountain State . Vol. 3. New York: The Century History Company, Inc. p. 276. ^ Child, Hamilton (1883). Gazetteer and Business Directory of Lamoille and Orleans counties, Vt. for 1883-84 . Syracuse, N. Y.: Journal Office. p. 73. ^ 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. ^ Waltons' Vermont Register and Farmers' Almanac, 1839 . Montpelier: E. P. Walton & Son. 1839. p. 94. ^ a b "Election archive" . vermont.gov . Retrieved April 9, 2023 .