Vermont gubernatorial election, 1884

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1884
Vermont
September 2, 1884 (1884-09-02)
 
Candidate Samuel E. Pingree Lyman W. Redington
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 42,524 19,820
Percentage 67.3% 31.4%
Governor before election

John L. Barstow
Republican

 Elected Governor

Samuel E. Pingree
Republican

Elections in Vermont

The Vermont gubernatorial election of 1884 took place on September 2, 1884. Incumbent Republican John L. Barstow, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Samuel E. Pingree defeated Democratic candidate Lyman W. Redington to succeed him.

Results

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1884[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Samuel E. Pingree 42,524 67.3 -1.8
Democratic Lyman W. Redington 19,820 31.4 +3.5
Greenback Samuel Soule 635 1.0 -2.0
Independent Charles M. Stone 200 0.3 +0.3
N/A Other 19 0.0 0.0
Total votes 63,198 100 –

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.


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