Vermont gubernatorial election, 1902

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1902

September 2, 1902

Candidate John G. McCullough Percival W. Clement Felix W. McGettrick Party Republican Local Option Democratic Popular vote 31,864 28,201 7,364 Percentage 45.6% 40.3% 10.5%

Governor before election William W. Stickney Republican Elected Governor John G. McCullough Republican

The Vermont gubernatorial election of 1902 took place on September 2, 1902. Incumbent Republican William W. Stickney, per the "Mountain Rule",^[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate John G. McCullough defeated Local Option candidate Percival W. Clement and Democratic candidate Felix W. McGettrick to succeed him. Since no candidate won a majority of the popular vote, the election was decided and McCullough was elected by the Vermont General Assembly in accordance with the state constitution.^[2]

Results

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1902[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John G. McCullough	31,864	45.6
	Local Option	Percival W. Clement	28,201	40.3
	Democratic	Felix W. McGettrick	7,364	10.5
	Prohibition	Joel O. Sherburne	2,498	3.6
	N/A	Other	8	0.0
Total votes			69,935	100

References

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