1880 Vermont gubernatorial election

1880 Vermont gubernatorial election
	County results; Farnham: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election; Redfield Proctor ; Republican	Elected Governor; Roswell Farnham ; Republican

Last updated June 05, 2025

The 1880 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 7, 1880. Incumbent Republican Redfield Proctor, per the "Mountain Rule",^[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Roswell Farnham defeated Democratic candidate Edward J. Phelps to succeed him.

Results

1880 Vermont gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Roswell Farnham	47,848	67.7	+3.4
	Democratic	Edward J. Phelps	21,245	30.1	+0.3
	Greenback	Madison O. Heath	1,578	2.2	−2.3
	N/A	Other	13	0.0	−0.1
Total votes			'*70,684'*	'*100'*	–

References

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

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

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