1902 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1902 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 2, 1902. Incumbent Republican William W. Stickney, per the "Mountain Rule", did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate John G. McCullough defeated Local Option candidate Percival W. Clement and Democratic candidate Felix W. McGettrick to succeed him. Since no candidate won a majority of the popular vote, the election was decided and McCullough was elected by the Vermont General Assembly in accordance with the state constitution.

1902 Vermont gubernatorial election

September 2, 1902 (1902-09-02)
 
Candidate John G. McCullough Percival W. Clement Felix W. McGettrick
Party Republican Local Option Democratic
Popular vote 31,864 28,201 7,364
Percentage 45.6% 40.3% 10.5%

Governor before election

William W. Stickney
Republican

Elected Governor

John G. McCullough
Republican

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