Vermont gubernatorial election, 1906

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1906
Vermont
September 4, 1906 (1906-09-04)

 
Candidate Fletcher D. Proctor Percival W. Clement
Party Republican Independent
Popular vote 42,332 26,912
Percentage 60.1% 38.2%

Governor before election

Charles J. Bell
Republican

Elected Governor

Fletcher D. Proctor
Republican

The Vermont gubernatorial election of 1906 took place on September 4, 1906. Incumbent Republican Charles J. Bell, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Fletcher D. Proctor defeated Independent/Democratic candidate Percival W. Clement to succeed him.

Results

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1906[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Fletcher D. Proctor 42,332 60.1
Independent/Democratic Percival W. Clement 26,912 38.2
Prohibition Lester W. Hanson 733 1.0
Socialist Timothy Sullivan 512 0.7
N/A Other 4 0.0
Total votes 70,493 100

References

  1. Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 1 January 2015.


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