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1876 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Vermont gubernatorial election, 1876

← 1874 September 5, 1876 (1876-09-05) 1878 →
 
Candidate Horace Fairbanks W.H.H. Bingham
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 44,723 20,988
Percentage 68.0% 31.9%

Governor before election

Asahel Peck
Republican

Elected Governor

Horace Fairbanks
Republican

The Vermont gubernatorial election of 1876 took place on September 5, 1876. Incumbent Republican Asahel Peck, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Horace Fairbanks defeated Democratic candidate W.H.H. Bingham to succeed him.

Results

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1876[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Horace Fairbanks 44,723 68.0 −3.7
Democratic W.H.H. Bingham 20,988 31.9 +3.6
N/A Other 73 0.1 +0.1
Total votes '65,784' '100'

References

  1. ^ Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. ^ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 15 June 2015.