1865 Vermont gubernatorial election
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The 1865 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 5, 1865.Mountain Rule",[2] incumbent Republican J. Gregory Smith, who had served two one-year terms, was not a candidate for reelection as governor of Vermont.[3] With the election taking during the American Civil War, Dillingham ran as a pro-Union Republican.[4] The Democratic nomination was won by Charles N. Davenport of Wilmington, an attorney and founder of the Brattleboro Reformer newspaper.[5] In the general election, Dillingham was easily elected to a one-year term as governor.[6]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Paul Dillingham | 27,586 | 75.7 | ||
Democratic | Charles N. Davenport | 8,857 | 24.3 | ||
N/A | Scattering | 13 | .0003 | ||
Total votes | '36,456' | '100' |
References
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
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- ^ "1865 Governor General Election". Vermont Elections Database. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 15, 2020.