1843 Vermont gubernatorial election

1843 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1842 September 5, 1843 1844 →
 
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.

  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.

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