1898 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1898 United States gubernatorial elections.

1898 Vermont gubernatorial election

←  1896 September 6, 1898 (1898-09-06) 1900  →

Nominee Edward C. Smith Thomas W. Moloney Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 38,555 14,686 Percentage 71.0% 27.0%

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

Governor before election Josiah Grout Republican Elected Governor Edward C. Smith Republican

The 1898 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 6, 1898. Incumbent Republican Josiah Grout, per the "Mountain Rule", ^[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Edward C. Smith defeated Democratic candidate Thomas W. Moloney to succeed him.

General election

Candidates

• Thomas W. Moloney (Democratic)
• Edward Curtis Smith, former State Representative from St. Albans Town (Republican)
• Cyrus W. Wyman (Prohibition)

Results

1898 Vermont gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edward C. Smith	38,555	71.0
	Democratic	Thomas W. Moloney	14,686	27.0
	Prohibition	Cyrus W. Wyman	1,075	2.0
	N/A	Other	21	0.0
Total votes			'54,337'	'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.