1869 Vermont gubernatorial election

1869 Vermont gubernatorial election
September 7, 1869
	County results; Washburn: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election; John B. Page; Republican	Elected Governor ; Peter T. Washburn; Republican

The 1869 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 7, 1869. Incumbent Republican John B. Page, per the "Mountain Rule",^[1] did not run for re-election to another term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Peter T. Washburn, who had served in the Vermont House of Representatives and as Adjutant General of the Vermont Militia, defeated Democratic candidate Homer W. Heaton, a former member of the Vermont House, to succeed him. The 1869 election was the final time the Governor of Vermont was elected for a one-year term; terms were changed to two years beginning in 1870.

Results

1869 Vermont gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Peter T. Washburn	31,834	73.5	0.0
	Democratic	Homer W. Heaton	11,455	26.4	0.0
	N/A	Other	26	0.1	0.0
Total votes			43,315	100.0	–

References

↑ Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved October 4, 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 October 4, 2015.

[1] Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved October 4, 2015.

[results-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 October 4, 2015.

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