Vermont gubernatorial election, 1882

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1882
Vermont
September 5, 1882 (1882-09-05)

 
Candidate John L. Barstow George W. Eaton
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 35,839 14,466
Percentage 69.1% 27.9%

Governor before election

Roswell Farnham
Republican

Elected Governor

John L. Barstow
Republican

The Vermont gubernatorial election of 1882 took place on September 5, 1882. Incumbent Republican Roswell Farnham, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate John L. Barstow defeated Democratic candidate George W. Eaton to succeed him.

Results

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1882[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican John L. Barstow 35,839 69.1 +1.4
Democratic George E. Eaton 14,466 27.9 -2.2
Greenback Carlos C. Martin 1,535 3.0 +0.8
N/A Other 8 0.0 0.0
Total votes 51,848 100

References

  1. Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 15 June 2015.


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