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 County results Tichenor: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Smith: 60–70% 70–80% No Data/Vote: | |||||||||||||||||
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The1799 Vermont gubernatorial election forGovernor of Vermont took place throughout September, and resulted in the re-election ofIsaac Tichenor to a one-year term.[1]
TheVermont General Assembly met inWindsor on October 10.[1] TheVermont House of Representatives appointed a committee to examine the votes of thefreemen of Vermont for governor,lieutenant governor,treasurer, and members of the governor's council.[1]
On October 11, the committee examined the votes, which showed thatIsaac Tichenor was chosen for a third one-year term.[1] In the election for lieutenant governor, the voters selectedPaul Brigham for a fourth one-year term.[1] The freemen also re-electedSamuel Mattocks as treasurer, his thirteenth one-year term.[1] Vote totals were reported in local newspapers as follows.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Federalist | Isaac Tichenor (incumbent) | 7,454 | 64.2% | −2.2% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Israel Smith | 3,915 | 33.7% | +3.7% | |
| Write-in | 234 | 2.1% | -1.5% | ||
| Total votes | 11,603 | 100% | N/A | ||
