Election Name: | 1880 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Country: | Vermont |
Flag Year: | 1837 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1878 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1878 |
Next Election: | 1882 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1882 |
Nominee1: | Roswell Farnham |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 47,848 |
Percentage1: | 67.7% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Nominee2: | Edward J. Phelps |
Popular Vote2: | 21,245 |
Percentage2: | 30.1% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Redfield Proctor |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Roswell Farnham |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1880 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 7, 1880. Incumbent Republican Redfield Proctor, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Roswell Farnham defeated Democratic candidate Edward J. Phelps to succeed him.