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The1822 Vermont gubernatorial election took place in September and October, and resulted in the election ofRichard Skinner to a one-year termas governor.[1]
TheVermont General Assembly met inMontpelier on October 10.[1] 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.[1] Democratic-RepublicanRichard 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-RepublicanAaron 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 aFederalist, 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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Richard Skinner (incumbent) | 11,520 | 98.6% | ||
| Scattering | 167 | 1.4% | |||
| Total votes | 11,687 | 100% | |||
The following totals are incomplete. They represent all the votes that are vouched for by surviving records, and are therefore the minimum possible votes as opposed to grand totals.[4]
| County | Richard Skinner Democratic-Republican | Scattering | Totals (incomplete) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Votes | Votes | |
| Addison | 812 | 4 | 816 |
| Bennington | 606 | 6 | 612 |
| Caledonia | 767 | 9 | 776 |
| Chittenden | 245 | 0 | 245 |
| Essex | 137 | 0 | 137 |
| Franklin | 446 | 1 | 447 |
| Grand Isle | 112 | 0 | 112 |
| Orange | 1,189 | 1 | 1,190 |
| Orleans | 426 | 6 | 432 |
| Rutland | 1,106 | 7 | 1,113 |
| Washington | 317 | 0 | 317 |
| Windham | 1,095 | 9 | 1,104 |
| Windsor | 2,347 | 5 | 2,352 |
