1878 Vermont gubernatorial election

Election

1878 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1876 September 3, 1878 (1878-09-03) 1880 →
 
Candidate Redfield Proctor W.H.H. Bingham
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 37,312 17,247
Percentage 64.3% 29.8%

Governor before election

Horace Fairbanks
Republican

Elected Governor

Redfield Proctor
Republican

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The 1878 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 3, 1878. Incumbent Republican Horace Fairbanks, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Redfield Proctor defeated Democratic candidate W. H. H. Bingham to succeed him.

Results

1878 Vermont gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Redfield Proctor 37,312 64.3 -3.7
Democratic W.H.H. Bingham 17,247 29.8 -2.1
Greenback Carlos C. Martin 2,635 4.5 +4.5
Republican Charles W. Willard 730 1.3 +1.3
N/A Other 32 0.1 0.0
Total votes '57,956' '100'

References

  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.


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