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Elections in Vermont |
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The 1803 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place throughout September, and resulted in the re-election of Isaac Tichenor to a one-year term. [1]
The Vermont General Assembly met in Westminster on October 13. [1] The Vermont House of Representatives appointed a committee to examine the votes of the freemen of Vermont for governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, and members of the governor's council. [1]
The committee examined the votes, which showed that Isaac Tichenor was chosen for a seventh one-year term. [1] In the election for lieutenant governor, the voters selected Paul Brigham for an eighth one-year term. [1] Benjamin Swan was elected to a fourth one-year term as treasurer. [1] According to contemporary newspaper accounts, the vote totals for governor were as follows. [2]
In the race for lieutenant governor, the vote totals were reported as: Paul Brigham, 7,700; Thomas Leverett, 2,803; Lewis R. Morris, 153; Scattering, 414. [2]
The results for treasurer were: Benjamin Swan, 8,328; Scattering, 353. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Federalist | Isaac Tichenor (incumbent) | 7,940 | 58.0% | ||
Democratic-Republican | Jonathan Robinson | 5,408 | 39.5% | ||
Scattering | 346 | 2.5% | |||
Total votes | 13,694 | 100% |