1888 Vermont gubernatorial election
The 1888 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 4, 1888. Incumbent Republican Ebenezer J. Ormsbee, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate William P. Dillingham defeated Democratic candidate Stephen C. Shurtleff to succeed him.
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | William P. Dillingham | 48,522 | 69.9 | +3.9 | |
Democratic | Stephen C. Shurtleff | 19,527 | 28.1 | -2.0 | |
Prohibition | Henry M. Seely | 1,372 | 2.0 | -0.7 | |
N/A | Other | 5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
Total votes | '69,426' | '100' | – |
References
- Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
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