1794_Vermont_gubernatorial_election
1794 Vermont gubernatorial election
Election for the Governor of Vermont
The 1794 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 Rutland on October 9.[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] The body met to count the votes on the morning of October 10.[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] The freemen also re-elected Samuel Mattocks as treasurer, his eighth one-year term.[1]
In the election for lieutenant governor, no candidate received a majority.[1] In keeping with the Vermont Constitution, the Assembly was required to choose.[1] On the afternoon of October 10, the body elected Jonathan Hunt.[1] Hunt declined the appointment and the Assembly adjourned.[1] On the morning of October 11, Hunt agreed to accept the position and took the oath of office.[1]
Chittenden won the election by over six hundred votes.[2]