1833 Vermont gubernatorial election
September 3, 1833 (1833-09-03)
 
Nominee William A. Palmer Ezra Meech
Party Anti-Masonic Democratic
Popular vote 20,565 15,683
Percentage 52.9% 40.3%
Governor before election

William A. Palmer
Anti-Masonic

 Elected Governor

William A. Palmer
Anti-Masonic

The 1833 Vermont gubernatorial election took place in September and October, and resulted in the reelection of William A. Palmer to a one-year term as governor.[1]

Governor

The candidates for governor in the general election held on September 3, 1833 were: incumbent William A. Palmer (Anti-Masonic); Democrat Ezra Meech; Horatio Seymour (National Republican); and John Roberts (Democratic).[1] In the general election, the General Assembly, which met in Montpelier on October 10, determined that the results were: total votes, 38,905; Palmer, 20,565 (52.9%); Meech, 15,683 (40.3%); Seymour, 1,765 (4.5%); Roberts, 772 (1.9%); scattering, 120 (0.4%).[1]

Lieutenant governor

In the race for lieutenant governor, the total votes were 38,937.[1] Anti-Mason and incumbent Lebbeus Egerton received 20,185 votes (51.8%), Jedediah Harris, running as a Democrat and National Republican, received 18,725 (48.1%), and 27 (0.1%) were recorded as scattering.[1]

Treasurer

After 33 consecutive one-year terms, Benjamin Swan lost the election for state treasurer.[1] Though he had nominally been a Federalist, Swan was later the usual candidate of the Democratic-Republicans and in many of his campaigns he had run unopposed.[2] In 1833, he was the candidate of the National Republicans and Democrats, and Augustine Clarke was the Anti-Masonic candidate.[1] The popular vote was reported as: total votes cast, 38,724: Clarke, 19,661 (50.77%); Swan, 19,056 (49.20%); scattering, 7 (0.03%).[1]

Results

1833 Vermont gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Masonic William A. Palmer (Inc.) 20,565 52.9%
Democratic Ezra Meech 15,683 40.3%
National Republican Horatio Seymour 1,765 4.5%
Democratic John Roberts 772 1.9%
Scattering 120 0.4%
Total votes 38,905 100%

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Walton, E. P., ed. (1879). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. VIII. Montpelier, VT: Joseph Poland. pp. 105–106 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Joshua L. (November 26, 2004). "Swan, Benjamin". Our Campaigns. Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
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