1798 Vermont gubernatorial election

1798 Vermont gubernatorial election

October 11, 1798 (1798-10-11)

Nominee Isaac Tichenor Moses Robinson Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 6,211 2,805 Percentage 66.4% 30.0%

County results Tichenor:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100% Robinson:      50–60%      70–80% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election Isaac Tichenor Federalist Elected Governor Isaac Tichenor Federalist

The 1798 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 Vergennes on October 11.^[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]

In the popular election, Isaac Tichenor was chosen for a second one-year term.^[1] In the election for lieutenant governor, the voters selected Paul Brigham for a third one-year term.^[1] The freemen also re-elected Samuel Mattocks as treasurer, his twelfth one-year term.^[1] Vote totals were reported in local newspapers as follows.^[2]

Results

1798 Vermont gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Isaac Tichenor (incumbent)	6,211	66.4%
	Democratic-Republican	Moses Robinson	2,805	30.0%
		Scattering	332	3.6%
Total votes			9,348	100%

References

1. Walton, E. P., ed. (1876). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. IV. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. pp. 171–172 – via Google Books.
2. Haswell, Anthony, ed. (October 19, 1798). "The Votes for Governor". Vermont Gazette. Bennington, VT. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.