1908 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1908 United States gubernatorial elections.

1908 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee George H. Prouty James Edmund Burke Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 45,598 15,953 Percentage 70.8% 24.8%

County results Mead:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election Fletcher D. Proctor Republican Elected Governor George H. Prouty Republican

The 1908 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 1, 1908. Incumbent Republican Fletcher D. Proctor, per the "Mountain Rule", ^[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate George H. Prouty defeated Democratic candidate, Burlington mayor James Edmund Burke to succeed him.

Results

1908 Vermont gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George H. Prouty	45,598	70.8	+10.7
	Democratic	James Edmund Burke	15,953	24.8	+24.8
	Independent	Quimby S. Backus	1,351	2.1	+2.1
	Prohibition	Eugene M. Campbell	918	1.4	+0.4
	Socialist	J. H. Dunbar	547	0.8	−0.1
	N/A	Other	12	0.0
Total votes			'64,379'	'100'

References

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