1843 Vermont gubernatorial election
September 5, 1843
 
Nominee John Mattocks Daniel Kellogg Charles K. Williams
Party Whig Democratic Liberty
Electoral vote 131 104 7
Popular vote 24,465 21,982 3,766
Percentage 48.70% 43.76% 7.50%
Governor before election

Charles Paine
Whig

 Elected Governor

John Mattocks
Whig

The 1843 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1843.[1][2]

Incumbent Whig Governor Charles Paine did not run for re-election.

Whig nominee John Mattocks defeated Democratic nominee Daniel Kellogg and Liberty nominee Charles K. Williams.

Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Mattocks was elected by the Vermont General Assembly per the state constitution.

General election

Candidates

Results

1843 Vermont gubernatorial election[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Mattocks 24,465 48.70%
Democratic Daniel Kellogg 21,982 43.76%
Liberty Charles K. Williams 3,766 7.50%
Scattering 21 0.04%
Majority 2,483 4.94%
Turnout 50,234

Legislative election

As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the Vermont General Assembly was required to decide the election, both Houses meeting jointly choosing among the top three vote-getters, Mattocks, Kellogg, and Williams. The legislative election was held on October 12, 1843.[12][13]

Legislative election[13][14][15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig John Mattocks 131 54.13%
Democratic Daniel Kellogg 104 42.98%
Liberty Charles K. Williams 7 2.89%
Turnout 242
Whig hold

References

  1. ↑ "Third Congressional District, Vermont, August 29, 1843". The Madisonian. Washington City. September 7, 1843. p. 1. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  2. ↑ "First Gun from Vermont". New-York daily tribune. New-York, N.Y. September 8, 1843. p. 2. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  3. ↑ Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont. Brattleboro, Vt.: Transcript Publishing Company. p. 182.
  4. ↑ "VT Governor, 1843". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 83. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  6. ↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 316–317. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  7. ↑ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 595. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  8. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  9. ↑ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont, October Session, 1843. Montpelier: E. P. Walton & Sons, Printers. 1844. p. 1.
  10. ↑ "Governor: 1789-2016". Election Results Archive. Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. p. 9. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  11. ↑ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. Vermont. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 966.
  12. ↑ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont, October Session, 1843. Montpelier: E. P. Walton & Sons, Printers. 1844. p. 2.
  13. 1 2 "Legislature of Vermont". The voice of freedom. Montpelier, Vt. October 19, 1843. p. 67. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Vermont". New-York daily tribune. New-York, N.Y. October 18, 1843. p. 4. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Vermont". Richmond daily Whig. Richmond, Va. October 23, 1843. p. 2. Retrieved January 29, 2022.


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