Jonas Galusha

★ Governor

Born: February 11, 1753
Died: September 25, 1834
Age at death: 81
Home state: Vermont
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1794–1830

Career timeline

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10-7

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Galusha175,752

Opponents141,836

Elections run

Between 1794 and 1830, Jonas Galusha ran in 17 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 10 and losing 7. Galusha's biggest single-election total was 19,158 votes, in the 1812 governor election in Vermont. Galusha's closest win came in the 1813 governor election in Vermont, decided by 306 votes.

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How many votes has Jonas Galusha received?

Jonas Galusha has received 175,752 popular votes across 17 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–7.

Election history

Jonas Galusha’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1830	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	84211.66%	Bailey Heman Allen
1819	GovernorVermont	Won	12,62882%	William Czar Bradley
1818	GovernorVermont	Won	15,24395.3%	—
1817	GovernorVermont	Won	13,75664.9%	Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head)
1816	GovernorVermont	Won	17,26255.2%	Samuel Strong
1815	GovernorVermont	Won	18,05551.2%	Martin Chittenden (head-to-head)
1814	GovernorVermont	Lost	17,41149.3%	Martin Chittenden (head-to-head)
1813	GovernorVermont	Won	16,83849.6%	Martin Chittenden (head-to-head)
1812	GovernorVermont	Won	19,15853.6%	Martin Chittenden (head-to-head)
1811	GovernorVermont	Won	13,82855.2%	Martin Chittenden (head-to-head)
1810	GovernorVermont	Won	13,81457.4%	Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head)
1809	GovernorVermont	Won	14,58351.1%	Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head)
1806	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	1,10130.21%	Witherell
1804	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	84823.96%	Gideon Olin (head-to-head) Chauncey Langdon (head-to-head)
1802	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	22015.25%	Gideon Olin (head-to-head) Chauncey Langdon (head-to-head) Abel Spencer Fay George W Smith
1796	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	1473.35%	Matthew Lyon Israel Smith (head-to-head) 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) 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 (head-to-head) 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	Lost	180.68%	Matthew Lyon Israel Smith (head-to-head) Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head) Gideon Olin (head-to-head) Enoch Woodbridge (head-to-head) Samuel Williams (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 (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q888378). 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.