[1] In the mid-1820s, the Democratic-Republicans, the only major party following the demise of the Federalists after the War of 1812, began to splinter into supporters and opponents of President Andrew Jackson.

[2] The opponents of Jackson were called National Republicans, and adopted the name Whig after the 1832 presidential election.

[2] The Anti-Masonic Party, which formed in the late 1820s, continued to gather supporters, and had more influence in Vermont than in most other states.

[5] Benjamin Swan won election to a one-year term as treasurer, his thirty-first.

[6] In 1830, he was endorsed by the National Republicans[7] and Democratic-Republicans,[8] and opposed by Anti-Masonic candidate Augustine Clarke.