1884 Vermont gubernatorial election

1884 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee Samuel E. Pingree Lyman W. Redington Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 42,524 19,820 Percentage 67.3% 31.4%

County results Pingree:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election John L. Barstow Republican Elected Governor Samuel E. Pingree Republican

The 1884 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 2, 1884. Incumbent Republican John L. Barstow, per the "Mountain Rule",^[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Samuel E. Pingree defeated Democratic candidate Lyman W. Redington to succeed him.

Results

1884 Vermont gubernatorial election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Samuel E. Pingree	42,524	67.3	−1.8
	Democratic	Lyman W. Redington	19,820	31.4	+3.5
	Greenback	Samuel Soule	635	1.0	−2.0
	Independent	Charles M. Stone	200	0.3	+0.3
	N/A	Other	19	0.0	0.0
Total votes			63,198	100.0	–

References

1. Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
2. "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.