The 1876 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 5, 1876. Incumbent Republican Asahel Peck, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Horace Fairbanks defeated Democratic candidate W.H.H. Bingham to succeed him.
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Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Horace Fairbanks | 44,723 | 68.0 | −3.7 | |
Democratic | W.H.H. Bingham | 20,988 | 31.9 | +3.6 | |
N/A | Other | 73 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Total votes | '65,784' | '100' | – |
References
edit- ^ Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2015.