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 County results Van Ness: 60–70% 80–90% 90–100% Chase: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1823 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 2, 1823.[1] It resulted in the election ofCornelius P. Van Ness to a one-year termas governor.[2]
TheVermont General Assembly met inMontpelier on October 9.[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] Democratic-RepublicanCornelius P. Van Ness was the only major candidate.[2] The committee determined that Van Ness had easily won a one-year term against only token opposition.[2]
In the election for lieutenant governor, the committee determined that Democratic-RepublicanAaron Leland had won election to a second one-year term against only scattering opposition.[2] A Vermont newspaper reported the results as: Leland, 11,758 (98.5%); scattering, 176 (1.5%).[3]
Benjamin Swan was unopposed for election to a one-year term as treasurer, his twenty-fourth.[2] Though nominally aFederalist, Swan was usually endorsed by the Democratic-Republicans and even after the demise of the Federalists Swan often ran unopposed.[4] Vermont newspapers indicated that the results were: Swan, 10,141 (99.8%); scattering, 17 (0.2%).[3]
In the race for governor, the results of the popular vote were reported as follows.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic-Republican | Cornelius P. Van Ness | 11,479 | 85.6% | |
| Democratic-Republican | Dudley Chase | 1,088 | 8.1% | |
| Write-in | 843 | 6.3% | ||
| Total votes | 13,410 | 100% | ||
