1894 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1894 United States gubernatorial elections.

1894 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee Urban A. Woodbury George W. Smith Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 42,663 14,142 Percentage 73.5% 24.4%

County results Woodbury:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election Levi K. Fuller Republican Elected Governor Urban A. Woodbury Republican

The 1894 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 4, 1894. Incumbent Republican Levi K. Fuller, per the "Mountain Rule", ^[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Urban A. Woodbury defeated Democratic candidate George W. Smith to succeed him.

General election

Candidates

• T. S. McGinnis (People's)
• George W. Smith, White River Junction bank president and businessman (Democratic)
• Rodney Whittemore (Prohibition)
• Urban A. Woodbury, former Lieutenant Governor and mayor of Burlington (Republican)

Results

1894 Vermont gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Urban A. Woodbury	42,663	73.5
	Democratic	George W. Smith	14,142	24.4
	Populist	T. S. McGinnis	740	1.3
	Prohibition	Rodney Whittemore	457	0.8
	N/A	Other	13	0.1
Total votes			'58,015'	'100'

References

1. Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved January 3, 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 January 3, 2015.