1870 Vermont gubernatorial election

1870 Vermont gubernatorial election
September 6, 1870
	County results; Stewart: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election; George W. Hendee; Republican	Elected Governor ; John W. Stewart; Republican

The 1870 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 6, 1870. In keeping with the "Mountain Rule",^[1] incumbent Republican George W. Hendee, who had succeeded to the governorship at the death of Peter T. Washburn, did not run for election to a full term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate John W. Stewart defeated Democratic candidate Homer W. Heaton to succeed Hendee. The 1870 election marked the start of biennial gubernatorial elections in Vermont.

Results

1870 Vermont gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John W. Stewart	33,367	73.4	−0.1
	Democratic	Homer W. Heaton	12,058	26.5	+0.1
	N/A	Other	4	0.0	−0.1
Total votes			45,429	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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