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 County results Galusha: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Tichenor: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1810 Vermont gubernatorial election forGovernor of Vermont took place on September 4, 1810.[1] It resulted in the election ofJonas Galusha to a one-year term.[2]
TheVermont General Assembly met inMontpelier on October 11.[2] 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.[2]
The committee's examination of the votes showed thatJonas Galusha defeated former GovernorIsaac Tichenor to win election to a second one-year term.[2] In the election for lieutenant governor, the voters selectedPaul Brigham for a one-year term, his fifteenth.[2]Benjamin Swan was elected to his eleventh one-year term as treasurer.[2]
In the race for treasurer, the vote totals were not recorded.[2] According to an October 1810 newspaper article, Swan was unopposed.[3]
In the lieutenant governor's contest, one Vermont newspaper recorded the vote totals as: Paul Brigham (Democratic-Republican), 12,261 (62.6%);Lewis R. Morris (Federalist), 6,378 (32.6%); scattering, 938 (4.8%).[4]
In the race for governor, a contemporary newspaper article reported the results as follows.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Jonas Galusha (incumbent) | 13,814 | 57.4% | |
| Federalist | Isaac Tichenor | 9,910 | 41.1% | |
| Write-in | 361 | 1.5% | ||
| Total votes | 24,085 | 100% | ||
