1888 Vermont gubernatorial election

1888 Vermont gubernatorial election
	County results; Dillingham: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election; Ebenezer J. Ormsbee; Republican	Elected Governor ; William P. Dillingham; Republican

The 1888 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 4, 1888. Incumbent Republican Ebenezer J. Ormsbee, per the "Mountain Rule",^[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate William P. Dillingham defeated Democratic candidate Stephen C. Shurtleff to succeed him.

Results

1888 Vermont gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William P. Dillingham	48,522	69.9	+3.9
	Democratic	Stephen C. Shurtleff	19,527	28.1	−2.0
	Prohibition	Henry M. Seely	1,372	2.0	−0.7
	N/A	Other	5	0.0	−0.1
Total votes			'*69,426'*	'*100'*	–

References

^ Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

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[1] Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

[results-2] "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

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