The 1802 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place throughout September, and resulted in the re-election of Isaac Tichenor to a one-year term. The

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on October 14. The

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appointed a committee to examine the votes of the freemen of Vermont for governor,

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, and members of the governor's council. The committee examined the votes, which showed that Isaac Tichenor was chosen for a sixth one-year term. In the election for lieutenant governor, the voters selected Paul Brigham for a seventh one-year term.

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was elected to a third one-year term as treasurer. According to contemporary newspaper accounts, the vote totals for governor were as follows. In the race for lieutenant governor, the vote totals were reported as: Paul Brigham, 7,184; Arad Hunt, 2,249; Zebina Curtis, 252; Scattering, 465.

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