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1900 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1900 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1898 September 4, 1900 (1900-09-04) 1902 →
 
Nominee William W. Stickney John H. Senter
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 48,441 17,129
Percentage 72.2% 25.5%

Governor before election

Edward C. Smith
Republican

Elected Governor

William W. Stickney
Republican

The 1900 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 4, 1900. Incumbent Republican Edward C. Smith, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate William W. Stickney defeated Democratic candidate John H. Senter to succeed him.

Results

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1900 Vermont gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William W. Stickney 48,441 72.2
Democratic John H. Senter 17,129 25.5
Prohibition Henry C. Barnes 950 1.4
Social Democratic James Pirie 567 0.8
N/A Other 12 0.0
Total votes '67,099' '100'

References

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  1. ^ Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.