1920 Vermont gubernatorial election

Summary

The 1920 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Republican Percival W. Clement, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate James Hartness defeated Democratic candidate Fred C. Martin to succeed him.

1920 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1918 November 2, 1920 (1920-11-02) 1922 →
 
Nominee James Hartness Fred C. Martin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 67,674 18,917
Percentage 78.0% 21.8%

County results
Hartness:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election

Percival W. Clement
Republican

Elected Governor

James Hartness
Republican

Republican primary edit

Results edit

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James Hartness 23,733 39.2
Republican Frank W. Agan 12,844 21.2
Republican Curtis S. Emery 12,489 20.6
Republican Fred H. Babbitt 11,413 18.9
Republican Other 1 0.0
Total votes '60,480' '100'

Democratic primary edit

Results edit

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fred C. Martin 3,406 99.6
Democratic Other 12 0.4
Total votes '3,418' '100'

General election edit

Results edit

1920 Vermont gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James Hartness 66,494 76.6
Prohibition James Hartness 1,180 1.4
Total James Hartness 67,674 78.0
Democratic Fred C. Martin 18,917 21.8
N/A Other 171 0.2
Total votes '86,762' '100'

References edit

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