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 County results Crafts: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Allen: 70–80% Doolittle: 30–40% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The1829 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 1, 1829.[1] It resulted in the election ofSamuel C. Crafts to a one-year termas governor.[2]
TheVermont General Assembly met inMontpelier on October 8.[2] TheVermont House of Representatives appointed a committee to review the votes of thefreemen of Vermont for governor,lieutenant governor,treasurer, and members of the governor's council.[2] The committee determined that Crafts had won election to a one-year term as governor.[2]
In the election for lieutenant governor, the committee determined that Democratic-RepublicanHenry Olin had won election to a third one-year term.[2] A contemporary newspaper account reported the vote totals as: Olin, 19,740 (81.5%); Lyman Fitch, 4,481 (18.5%).[3]
Benjamin Swan won election to a one-year term as treasurer, his thirtieth.[2] Though he had nominally been aFederalist, Swan was usually endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans and even after the demise of the Federalist Party he was frequently unopposed.[4] As reported in Vermont's newspapers, the vote totals were: Swan 15,631 (99.9%); scattering, 10 (0.1%).[3]
In the governor's race, the newAnti-Masonic Party fielded a candidate for the first time, supportingHeman Allen though Allen had not indicated whether he identified with the party or its platform.[2] The vote totals in the governor's race were reported as follows:[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Republican | Samuel C. Crafts (incumbent) | 14,325 | 55.8% | |
| Anti-Masonic | Heman Allen (of Colchester) | 7,346 | 28.6% | |
| Jacksonian | Joel Doolittle | 3,973 | 15.5% | |
| Write-in | 50 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | 25,694 | 100% | ||
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