1795 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1795 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place throughout September, and resulted in the re-election of Governor Thomas Chittenden to a one-year term.^[1]

The Vermont General Assembly met in Windsor on October 8.^[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 race for governor, Thomas Chittenden, who had been governor from 1778 to 1789, and again starting in 1790, was re-elected for a one-year term.^[1]^[2] In the election for lieutenant governor, Jonathan Hunt was reelected to a second one-year term.^[1]

The freemen also re-elected Samuel Mattocks as treasurer, his ninth one-year term.^[1]

Results

1795 Vermont gubernatorial election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent politician	Thomas Chittenden (incumbent)	4,260	60.7%	+8.8%
	Federalist	Isaac Tichenor	2,038	29.1%	−10.5%
	Federalist	Samuel Williams	256	3.6%	+3.6%
	Democratic-Republican	Gideon Olin	149	2.1%	+2.1%
	Democratic-Republican	Nathaniel Niles	138	2.0%	+2.0%
	Write-in		174	2.5%	-6%
Total votes			7,015	100%	N/A

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Walton, E. P., ed. (1876). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. IV. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. p. 85 – via Google Books.
^ "VT Elections Database » 1795 Governor General Election". VT Elections Database. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

[Walton-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Walton, E. P., ed. (1876). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. IV. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. p. 85 – via Google Books.

[2] "VT Elections Database » 1795 Governor General Election". VT Elections Database. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

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