Israel Smith

★ Governor

Born: April 4, 1759
Died: December 2, 1810
Age at death: 51
Home state: Vermont
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1791–1808

Career timeline

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3-6

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Smith40,142

Opponents54,696

Elections run

Between 1791 and 1808, Israel Smith ran in 9 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 3 and losing 6. Smith's biggest single-election total was 12,775 votes, in the 1808 governor election in Vermont. Smith's closest win came in the 1807 governor election in Vermont, decided by 1,332 votes.

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How many votes has Israel Smith received?

Israel Smith has received 40,142 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–6.

Election history

Israel Smith’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1808	GovernorVermont	Lost	12,77547.6%	Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head)
1807	GovernorVermont	Won	9,90353.6%	Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head)
1802	GovernorVermont	Lost	5,08538.8%	Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head)
1801	GovernorVermont	Lost	2,87238.05%	Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head)
1800	GovernorVermont	Lost	3,23932.2%	Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head)
1799	GovernorVermont	Lost	3,91533.7%	Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head)
1796	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	9730.02%	Matthew Lyon Nathaniel Chipman (head-to-head) Samuel Williams (head-to-head) Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head) Gideon Olin (head-to-head) Enoch Woodbridge (head-to-head) Jonas Galusha (head-to-head) Samuel Hitchcock (head-to-head) Samuel Safford (head-to-head) Elijah Robinson Ebenezer Marvin (head-to-head) Timothy Todd Gamaliel Painter William C Harrington (head-to-head) Roswell Hopkins Hubbard Barlow David Sheldon Eli Cogsell Chauncey Langdon Cole Nathan Osgood David Whitney Ira Allen (head-to-head) Joshua Hyde Levi House Harris Miller Solomon Waldbridge D J Wright
1794	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	86731.99%	Matthew Lyon (head-to-head) Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head) Gideon Olin (head-to-head) Enoch Woodbridge (head-to-head) Samuel Williams (head-to-head) Jonas Galusha (head-to-head) Ebenezer Marvin (head-to-head) William C Harrington (head-to-head) John Strong Samuel Safford (head-to-head) Samuel Hitchcock (head-to-head) Samuel Mattocks Ira Allen (head-to-head) Nathaniel Chipman (head-to-head) Martin Chittenden
1791	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	51332.41%	Matthew Lyon (head-to-head) Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000557) and Wikidata (Q328445). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.