The 1781 Vermont Republic gubernatorial election took place throughout September, and resulted in the re-election of

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to a one-year term. The

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met in

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on October 12. The meeting site was chosen as part of a short-lived effort to create a union of Vermont with 17

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Valley towns of

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. The

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

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, and governor's council members.

was re-elected governor. The popular vote indicated that no candidate for lieutenant governor had received a majority. In keeping with the Vermont Constitution, the choice fell to the

, which chose Elisha Payne, a New Hampshire resident who supported the union of New Hampshire's western towns with Vermont.

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was re-elected as treasurer. The names of candidates and balloting totals were not recorded.

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