1863 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1863 Vermont gubernatorial election for governor of Vermont took place on September 1. In accordance with the Republican Party's "Mountain Rule", incumbent Frederick Holbrook was not a candidate for reelection. The Republican nominee was J. Gregory Smith, the Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives. The Democratic nominee was Timothy P. Redfield, a former member of the Vermont Senate and the Free Soil Party's nominee for governor in 1851. In the general election, the Republican Party's dominance of Vermont politics and government continued, and Smith was easily elected to a one-year term.

1863 Vermont gubernatorial election

September 1, 1863 (1863-09-01)
 
Candidate J. Gregory Smith Timothy P. Redfield
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 29,228 11,917
Percentage 71.0% 29.0%

Governor before election

Frederick Holbrook
Republican

Elected Governor

J. Gregory Smith
Republican

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.