the governor of vermont is the state government's chief executive. as of 2014, vermont is one of only two states (the other is new hampshire) which elect governors for two-year terms. until 1870, vermont elected their governors for one-year terms.pdf ==list== the following is a list of governors of vermont: ===as the independent vermont republic=== ;parties  {|class="wikitable" ! # !! governor !! party !! term |- |1 |thomas chittenden |no party affiliation |1778â1789 |- |2 |moses robinson |no party affiliation |1789â1790 |- |3 |thomas chittenden |no party affiliation |1790â1791 |} ===as a u.s. state=== ;parties        {|class="sortable wikitable" ! class="unsortable"| # !! class="unsortable"| governor !! class="unsortable"| party !! class="unsortable"| term !! class="unsortable"| mountain side |- |1 |thomas chittenden |no party affiliation |march 4, 1791 â august 25, 1797 |west |-  |2 |paul brigham |democratic-republican |august 25, 1797 â october 16, 1797 |east |-  |3 |isaac tichenor |federalist |october 16, 1797 â october 9, 1807 |west |-  |4 |israel smith |democratic-republican |october 9, 1807 â october 14, 1808 |west |-  |5 |isaac tichenor |federalist |october 14, 1808 â october 14, 1809 |west |-  |6 |jonas galusha |democratic-republican |october 14, 1809 â october 23, 1813 |west |-  |7 |martin chittenden |federalist |october 23, 1813 â october 14, 1815 |west |-  |8 |jonas galusha |democratic-republican |october 14, 1815 â october 23, 1820 |west |-  |9 |richard skinner |democratic-republican |october 23, 1820 â october 10, 1823 |west |-  |10 |cornelius p. van ness |democratic-republican |octo
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