1868 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1868 Vermont gubernatorial election
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  1867 September 8, 1868 (1868-09-08) 1869  
  John b page.jpg John L. Edwards (Vermont attorney and politician).jpg
Candidate John B. Page John L. Edwards
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote42,61515,289
Percentage73.5%26.4%

1868 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Page:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election

John B. Page
Republican

Elected Governor

John B. Page
Republican

The 1868 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 8, 1868. Incumbent Republican John B. Page, per the "Mountain Rule", [1] successfully ran for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Democratic candidate John L. Edwards.

Results

1868 Vermont gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John B. Page (inc.) 42,615 73.5
Democratic John L. Edwards 15,28926.4
N/AOther740.1
Total votes'57,978''100'

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References

  1. Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  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 January 5, 2016.