1878 Vermont gubernatorial election
The 1878 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 3, 1878. Incumbent Republican Horace Fairbanks, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Redfield Proctor defeated Democratic candidate W. H. H. Bingham to succeed him.
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Redfield Proctor | 37,312 | 64.3 | -3.7 | |
Democratic | W.H.H. Bingham | 17,247 | 29.8 | -2.1 | |
Greenback | Carlos C. Martin | 2,635 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Republican | Charles W. Willard | 730 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
N/A | Other | 32 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | '57,956' | '100' | – |
References
- Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
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