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1880 Vermont gubernatorial election

Summary

The 1880 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 7, 1880. Incumbent Republican Redfield Proctor, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Roswell Farnham defeated Democratic candidate Edward J. Phelps to succeed him.

1880 Vermont gubernatorial election
← 1878 September 7, 1880 (1880-09-07) 1882 →
 
Nominee Roswell Farnham Edward J. Phelps
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 47,848 21,245
Percentage 67.7% 30.1%
Governor before election

Redfield Proctor
Republican

Elected Governor

Roswell Farnham
Republican

Results edit

1880 Vermont gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Roswell Farnham 47,848 67.7 +3.4
Democratic Edward J. Phelps 21,245 30.1 +0.3
Greenback Madison O. Heath 1,578 2.2 -2.3
N/A Other 13 0.0 -0.1
Total votes '70,684' '100' –

References edit

  1. ^ Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2015.