1896 Vermont gubernatorial election

1896 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee Josiah Grout J. Henry Jackson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 53,426 14,855
Percentage 76.4% 21.2%

Governor before election

Urban A. Woodbury
Republican

Elected Governor

Josiah Grout
Republican

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The 1896 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 1, 1896. Incumbent Republican Urban A. Woodbury, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Josiah Grout defeated Democratic candidate J. Henry Jackson to succeed him.

Results

1896 Vermont gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Josiah Grout 53,426 76.4
Democratic J. Henry Jackson 14,855 21.2
Populist Joseph Battell 831 1.2
Prohibition Rodney Whittemore 755 1.1
N/A Other 55 0.1
Total votes '69,922' '100'

References

  1. ^ Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved January 3, 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 January 3, 2015.
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