1836 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1836 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 6, 1836.^[1]^[2]

Incumbent Whig acting Governor Silas H. Jennison defeated Democratic nominee William Czar Bradley with 55.89% of the vote.

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

William Czar Bradley, Democratic, former U.S. Representative, Democratic candidate for Governor in 1834 and 1835^[3]

Silas H. Jennison, Whig^[2]^[4] (with Anti-Masonic support^[5]^[6]), incumbent acting Governor

Results[edit]

1836 Vermont gubernatorial election^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[a]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	Silas H. Jennison (inc.)	20,471	55.89%
	Democratic	William Czar Bradley	16,124	44.02%
	Scattering		35	0.09%
Majority			4,347	11.87%
Turnout			36,630
	Whig hold		Swing

Notes[edit]

^ Some sources give the result as Jennison 20,371, Bradley 16,134, scattering 35.^[14]^[15] The result given here is that given in the Vermont House Journal.

References[edit]

^ "In Maryland and Vermont". Litchfield enquirer. Litchfield, Conn. September 8, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "The election of general officers and members of Congress". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. September 8, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ "From the Vermont Phenix". Rutland herald. Rutland, Vt. July 26, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ "Whig Convention". Rutland herald. Rutland, Vt. March 8, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ "Democratic Antimasonic State Convention". Rutland herald. Rutland, Vt. March 8, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ "Antimasonic Nominations". State journal. Montpelier, Vt. March 15, 1836. p. 2. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ "VT Governor, 1836". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 316–317. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 275–276. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont, at their Session begun and holden at Montpelier, on Thursday, October 13, 1836. Middlebury: American Office. 1836. p. 8.
^ "Governor: 1789-2016". Election Results Archive. Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. p. 8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ Thompson, Zadock (1842). History of Vermont, Natural, Civil and Statistical, in Three Parts. Burlington: Chauncey Goodrich. p. 119.
^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. Vermont. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 965.
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 83. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 594. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.

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[16] Some sources give the result as Jennison 20,371, Bradley 16,134, scattering 35.^[14]^[15] The result given here is that given in the Vermont House Journal.

[1] "In Maryland and Vermont". Litchfield enquirer. Litchfield, Conn. September 8, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[Herald-2] "The election of general officers and members of Congress". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. September 8, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[3] "From the Vermont Phenix". Rutland herald. Rutland, Vt. July 26, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[4] "Whig Convention". Rutland herald. Rutland, Vt. March 8, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[5] "Democratic Antimasonic State Convention". Rutland herald. Rutland, Vt. March 8, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[6] "Antimasonic Nominations". State journal. Montpelier, Vt. March 15, 1836. p. 2. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[7] "VT Governor, 1836". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[8] Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 316–317. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

[9] Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 275–276. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.

[10] Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont, at their Session begun and holden at Montpelier, on Thursday, October 13, 1836. Middlebury: American Office. 1836. p. 8.

[11] "Governor: 1789-2016". Election Results Archive. Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. p. 8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[12] Thompson, Zadock (1842). History of Vermont, Natural, Civil and Statistical, in Three Parts. Burlington: Chauncey Goodrich. p. 119.

[13] Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. Vermont. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 965.

[14] Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 83. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

[15] Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 594. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.

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