March 1778 Vermont Republic gubernatorial election

March 12, 1778 (1778-03-12) Sept. 1778 →

Nominee Thomas Chittenden Party Independent

Governor before election None Elected Governor Thomas Chittenden Independent

Agubernatorial election was held in theVermont Republic on March 3, 1778.^[1] The president of theCouncil of SafetyThomas Chittenden was elected "by a great majority," with no recorded votes for other candidates.^[2] This was the first gubernatorial election held inVermont following theVermont Declaration of Independence.^[3]

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• Slade, William, ed. (1823)."Journal of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, March 1778".Vermont State Papers [...] Middlebury.
• White, Mrs. W. R. (November 1, 1916)."Vermont From the Election of Thomas Chittenden Through the War of 1812".Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine. pp. 311–14.

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