1912 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1912 United States gubernatorial elections.

1912 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Candidate Allen M. Fletcher Harland B. Howe Fraser Metzger Party Republican Democratic Progressive Electoral vote 163 76 32 Popular vote 26,237 20,001 15,629 Percentage 40.5% 30.8% 24.1%

County results Fletcher:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60% Howe:     40–50% Metzger:     40–50%

Governor before election John A. Mead Republican Elected Governor Allen M. Fletcher Republican

The 1912 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 3, 1912. Incumbent Republican John A. Mead, per the "Mountain Rule", ^[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Allen M. Fletcher defeated Democratic candidate Harland B. Howe and Progressive candidate Fraser Metzger to succeed him. Since no candidate won a majority of the popular vote, the election was decided by the Vermont General Assembly in accordance with the state constitution, where Fletcher was elected with 163 votes to 76 for Howe and 32 for Metzger. ^{[2] [3]}

This was the last time until 1986 that none of the gubernatorial candidates received a majority of the vote. ^[4]

Results

1912 Vermont gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Allen M. Fletcher	26,237	40.5
	Democratic	Harland B. Howe	20,001	30.8
	Progressive	Fraser Metzger	15,629	24.1
	Prohibition	Clement F. Smith	1,735	2.7
	Socialist	Fred W. Suitor	1,210	1.9
	N/A	Other	27	0.0
Total votes			'64,839'	'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.
3. "News from the Capitol". Orleans County Monitor. October 9, 1912.
4. Doyle 1992, p. 222.

Works cited

• Doyle, William (1992). The Vermont Political Tradition: And Those Who Helped Make It. ISBN   0961548614.