1942 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1942 United States gubernatorial elections.

1942 Vermont gubernatorial election

←  1940 November 3, 1942 (1942-11-03) 1944  →

Nominee William H. Wills Park H. Pollard Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 44,804 12,708 Percentage 77.9% 22.1%

County results Wills:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Governor before election William H. Wills Republican Elected Governor William H. Wills Republican

The 1942 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Republican William H. Wills ran successfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Democratic candidate Park H. Pollard.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William H. Wills (inc.)	29,545	99.9
	Republican	Other	3	0.0
Total votes			'29,548'	'100'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Park H. Pollard	2,296	99.5
	Democratic	Other	11	0.5
Total votes			'2,307'	'100'

General election

• William H. Wills, incumbent Governor of Vermont
• Park Pollard, Chairman of the Vermont Democratic Party and former state representative ^[2]

Results

1942 Vermont gubernatorial election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William H. Wills (inc.)	44,804	77.9
	Democratic	Park H. Pollard	12,708	22.1
	N/A	Other	1	0.0
Total votes			'57,513'	'100'

References

1. "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
2. "Pollard Out; McDevitt in Command". The Brattleboro Reformer. June 16, 1942. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
3. "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.