1930 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1930 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1928 November 4, 1930 (1930-11-04) 1932 →
 
Nominee Stanley C. Wilson
Park H. Pollard
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 52,836 21,540
Percentage 71.0% 28.9%

County results
Wilson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

John E. Weeks
Republican

Elected Governor

Stanley C. Wilson
Republican

The 1930 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Republican

Park H. Pollard
to succeed him.

Republican primary

Candidates

  • John W. Gordon, Barre attorney and candidate for U.S. Representative in 1920 and 1924
  • W. Arthur Simpson, Lyndon selectman and State Senator
  • Stanley C. Wilson, Lieutenant Governor

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Stanley C. Wilson 31,326 51.1%
Republican W. Arthur Simpson 25,004 40.8%
Republican John W. Gordon 4,916 8.0%
Republican Other 11 0.0%
Total votes 61,257 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Park H. Pollard, nominee for U.S. Senate in 1923

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
Park H. Pollard
1,723 96.7
Democratic Other 58 3.3
Total votes '1,781' '100'

General election

Results

1930 Vermont gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Stanley C. Wilson 52,836 71.0
Democratic
Park H. Pollard
21,540 28.9
N/A Other 64 0.1
Total votes '74,440' '100'

References

  1. ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "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.