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OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline July 01, 1831 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open September 06, 1831 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Close September 06, 1831 - 12:00pm Central
Term Start October 18, 1831 - 12:00pm
Term End October 13, 1832 - 12:00pm
ContributorJoshua L.
Last ModifiedRBH February 08, 2013 07:32pm
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Description William Palmer fell 2,081 votes short of a majority in the General Election of 1831. The joint assembly convened on October 14 to hear the report of the canvassing committee and, in the case of the office of Governor, to vote by joint ballot for the three candidates who received the greatest number of votes. Palmer was elected on the 9th ballot, receiving 114 of 227 ballots cast (50.2%). Allen received 36 (15.9%), Crafts 35 (15.4%), and Meech 42 (18.5%).

Note that Samuel Crafts received 35 legislative votes although he was not one of the top three finishers in the General Election.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNational Republican Won09/07/1830
NameSamuel Chandler Crafts Votes13,476 (43.87%)
Term10/13/1830 - 10/18/1831 Margin2,553 (+8.31%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyAnti-Masonic Won09/04/1832
NameWilliam Adams Palmer Votes20,565 (46.40%)
Term10/13/1832 - 10/13/1833 Margin5,066 (+11.43%)
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Name Sen. William Adams Palmer Ambassador Heman Allen Rep. Ezra Meech Scattering  
PartyAnti-Masonic National Republican Jacksonian  
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Uncertified Votes 15,258 (44.00%) 12,990 (37.46%) 6,158 (17.76%) 270 (0.78%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,268 (-6.54%) -9,100 (-26.24%) -14,988 (-43.22%)  
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