Martin Chittenden

★ Governor

Born: March 12, 1763
Died: September 5, 1840
Age at death: 77
Home state: Vermont
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1794–1815

Career timeline

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5-6

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Chittenden105,084

Opponents271,670

Elections run

Between 1794 and 1815, Martin Chittenden ran in 11 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 5 and losing 6. Chittenden's biggest single-election total was 17,466 votes, in the 1814 governor election in Vermont.

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How many votes has Martin Chittenden received?

Martin Chittenden has received 105,084 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–6.

Election history

Martin Chittenden’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1815	GovernorVermont	Lost	16,63247.2%	Jonas Galusha (head-to-head)
1814	GovernorVermont	Won	17,46649.4%	Jonas Galusha (head-to-head)
1813	GovernorVermont	Lost	16,53248.6%	Jonas Galusha (head-to-head)
1812	GovernorVermont	Lost	15,95044.6%	Jonas Galusha (head-to-head)
1812	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	15,7748.29%	Richard Skinner Ezra Butler James Fisk Charles Rich William Strong William Bradley Nathaniel Chipman (head-to-head) Chamberlin John Noyes Chauncey Langdon Jonathan Hubbard
1811	GovernorVermont	Lost	11,21444.8%	Jonas Galusha (head-to-head)
1810	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	3,01451.28%	Ezra Butler (head-to-head)
1808	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	3,97759.89%	Ezra Butler (head-to-head)
1806	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	2,17840.4%	Ezra Butler (head-to-head)
1804	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	2,34650.57%	Ezra Butler (head-to-head)
1794	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	10.04%	Matthew Lyon Israel Smith Isaac Tichenor Gideon Olin Enoch Woodbridge Samuel Williams Jonas Galusha (head-to-head) Ebenezer Marvin William C Harrington John Strong Samuel Safford Samuel Hitchcock Samuel Mattocks Ira Allen Nathaniel Chipman (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q889828). 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.