1822 Vermont gubernatorial election
October 10, 1822 (1822-10-10)
 
Nominee Richard Skinner
Party Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 11,520
Percentage 98.6%
Governor before election

Richard Skinner
Democratic-Republican

 Elected Governor

Richard Skinner
Democratic-Republican

The 1822 Vermont gubernatorial election took place in September and October, and resulted in the election of Richard Skinner to a one-year term as governor.[1]

The Vermont General Assembly met in Montpelier on October 10.[1] The Vermont House of Representatives appointed a committee to review the votes of the freemen of Vermont for governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, and members of the governor's council.[1] Democratic-Republican Richard Skinner was the only major candidate.[1] The committee determined that Skinner had easily won a third one-year term against only scattering opposition.[1]

In the election for lieutenant governor, the committee determined that Democratic-Republican Aaron Leland had won election to a one-year term.[1] A contemporary newspaper article reported the results as: Leland, 6,792 (61.4%); Ezra Butler, 1,838 (16.6%); William Hunter, 1,785 (16.1%); William Strong, 48 (0.4%); scattering, 604 (5.5%).[2]

Benjamin Swan was unopposed for election to a one-year term as treasurer, his twenty-third.[1] Though nominally a Federalist, Swan was usually endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans and even after the demise of the Federalists Swan often ran unopposed.[3] Newspaper accounts of the election reported that Swan had received 7,986 votes (99.6%), with 34 votes (0.4%) scattering.[2]

In the race for governor, the results of the popular vote were reported as follows.[2]

Results

1822 Vermont gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic-Republican Richard Skinner (incumbent) 11,520 98.6%
Scattering 167 1.4%
Total votes 11,687 100%

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Walton, E. P., ed. (1879). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. VII. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. pp. 3–4 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 3 Ephraim, Mills; Mills, Thomas, eds. (October 18, 1822). "Votes for Governor, &c". Northern Sentinel. Burlington, VT. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Joshua L. (November 26, 2004). "Swan, Benjamin". Our Campaigns. Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
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