1880 Vermont gubernatorial election
(Redirected from Vermont gubernatorial election, 1880)
 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| Elections in Vermont |
|---|
 |
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.
Results
[edit]| 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]- ^ Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ "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.
  | This Vermont elections-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |