Vermont gubernatorial election, 1926

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1926

November 2, 1926

Candidate John E. Weeks Herbert C. Comings Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 44,564 28,659 Percentage 60.8% 39.1%

Governor before election Franklin S. Billings Republican Elected Governor John E. Weeks Republican

The Vermont gubernatorial election of 1926 took place on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican Franklin S. Billings, per the "Mountain Rule",^[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate John E. Weeks defeated Democratic candidate Herbert C. Comings to succeed him.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John E. Weeks	24,160	48.0
	Republican	Max L. Powell	14,946	29.7
	Republican	Walter K. Farnsworth	11,185	22.2
	Republican	Other	10	0.0
Total votes			50,301	100

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Herbert C. Comings	2,209	99.2
	Democratic	Other	18	0.8
Total votes			2,227	100

General election

Results

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1926[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John E. Weeks	44,564	60.8
	Democratic	Herbert C. Comings	26,373	36.0
	Prohibition	Herbert C. Comings	1,282	1.8
	Citizens	Herbert C. Comings	981	1.3
	Republican	Herbert C. Comings	15	0.0
	Other	Herbert C. Comings	8	0.0
	Total	Herbert C. Comings	28,659	39.1
	N/A	Other	13	0.0
Total votes			73,236	100

References

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