1844 Vermont gubernatorial election

1844 Vermont gubernatorial election
	County results; Slade: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; Kellogg: 40–50% 50–60%
Governor before election; John Mattocks; Whig	Elected Governor ; William Slade; Whig

The 1844 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 3, 1844.^[1]

Following the suicide of his son, George, in January,^[2]^[3] incumbent Whig Governor John Mattocks declined to run for re-election.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Whig nominee William Slade defeated Democratic nominee Daniel Kellogg and Liberty nominee William R. Shafter with 51.53% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Daniel Kellogg, Democratic, former United States Attorney for the District of Vermont,^[7] Democratic nominee for Governor in 1843
William R. Shafter, Liberty, farmer and judge^[8]
William Slade, Whig, former U.S. Representative

Results

1844 Vermont gubernatorial election^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	William Slade	28,265	51.53%
	Democratic	Daniel Kellogg	20,930	38.16%
	Liberty	William R. Shafter	5,618	10.24%
	Scattering		34	0.06%
Majority			7,335	13.37%
Turnout			54,847
	Whig hold		Swing

References

^ "Political Movements". The New York herald. New York, N.Y. September 3, 1844. p. 2. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ "The Tribune". New-York daily tribune. New-York, N.Y. January 30, 1844. p. 4. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ "A Melancholy Event". Rutland herald. Rutland, Vt. February 1, 1844. p. 3. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ "Governor Mattock's letter". Vermont phœnix. Brattleboro, Vt. June 7, 1844. p. 3. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ "Governor Mattocks' letter". Burlington free press. Burlington, Vt. June 14, 1844. p. 2. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ "Gov. John Mattocks". www.nga.org. National Governors Association. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont. Brattleboro, Vt.: Transcript Publishing Company. p. 182.
^ "Liberty Convention". The voice of freedom. Montpelier, Vt. February 1, 1844. p. 126. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ "VT Governor, 1844". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 83. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 316–317. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ 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.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 277–278. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont, October Session, 1844. Montpelier: E. P. Walton & Sons, Printers. 1845. p. 163.
^ "Governor: 1789-2016". Election Results Archive. Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. p. 9. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. Vermont. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 966.