Vermont gubernatorial election, 1912

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1912

September 3, 1912

Candidate Allen M. Fletcher Harland B. Howe Frazer Metzger Party Republican Democratic Progressive Popular vote 26,237 20,001 15,629 Percentage 40.5% 30.8% 24.1%

Governor before election John A. Mead Republican Elected Governor Allen M. Fletcher Republican

The Vermont gubernatorial election of 1912 took place on September 3, 1912. Incumbent Republican John A. Mead, per the "Mountain Rule",^[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Allen M. Fletcher defeated Democratic candidate Harland B. Howe and Progressive candidate Frazer Metzger to succeed him. Since no candidate won a majority of the popular vote, the election was decided and Fletcher was elected by the Vermont General Assembly in accordance with the state constitution.^[2]

Results

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1912[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Allen M. Fletcher	26,237	40.5
	Democratic	Harland B. Howe	20,001	30.8
	Progressive	Frazer Metzger	15,629	24.1
	Prohibition	Clement F. Smith	1,735	2.7
	Socialist	Fred W. Suitor	1,210	1.9
	N/A	Other	27	0.0
Total votes			64,839	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.