1896 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1896 United States gubernatorial elections.

1896 Vermont gubernatorial election

←  1894 September 1, 1896 (1896-9-1) 1898  →

Nominee Josiah Grout J. Henry Jackson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 53,426 14,855 Percentage 76.4% 21.2%

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

Governor before election Urban A. Woodbury Republican Elected Governor Josiah Grout Republican

The 1896 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 1, 1896. Incumbent Republican Urban A. Woodbury, per the "Mountain Rule", ^[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Josiah Grout defeated Democratic candidate J. Henry Jackson to succeed him.

General election

Candidates

• Joseph Battell, publisher of the Middlebury Register and philanthropist (People's)
• Josiah Grout, former State Senator from Newport and Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives (Republican)
• J. Henry Jackson (Democratic)
• Rodney Whittemore (Prohibition)

Results

1896 Vermont gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Josiah Grout	53,426	76.4
	Democratic	J. Henry Jackson	14,855	21.2
	Populist	Joseph Battell	831	1.2
	Prohibition	Rodney Whittemore	755	1.1
	N/A	Other	55	0.1
Total votes			'69,922'	'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.