1837 Vermont gubernatorial election

1837 Vermont gubernatorial election
	September 5, 1837
Governor before election; Silas H. Jennison; Whig	Elected Governor ; Silas H. Jennison; Whig

The 1837 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1837.[1]

General election

William Czar Bradley, Democratic, former U.S. Representative, Democratic candidate for Governor in 1834, 1835 and 1836
Silas H. Jennison, Whig, incumbent Governor

1837 Vermont gubernatorial election[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][lower-alpha 1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	Silas H. Jennison (inc.)	22,260	55.65%
	Democratic	William Czar Bradley	17,730	44.33%
	Scattering		8	0.02%
Majority			4,530	11.32%
Turnout			39,998
	Whig hold		Swing

Some sources give the result as Jennison 22,257, Bradley 17,722.[9][10] The result given here is that given in the Vermont House Journal.

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