1896 Vermont gubernatorial election
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The 1896 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 1, 1896. Incumbent Republican Urban A. Woodbury, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Josiah Grout defeated Democratic candidate J. Henry Jackson to succeed him.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Joseph Battell, publisher of the Middlebury Register and philanthropist (People's)
- Josiah Grout, former State Senator from Newport and Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
- J. Henry Jackson (Democratic)
- Rodney Whittemore (Prohibition)
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Josiah Grout | 53,426 | 76.4 | ||
| Democratic | J. Henry Jackson | 14,855 | 21.2 | ||
| Populist | Joseph Battell | 831 | 1.2 | ||
| Prohibition | Rodney Whittemore | 755 | 1.1 | ||
| N/A | Other | 55 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | '69,922' | '100' | |||
References
[edit]- ^ 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 November 30, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
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