1908 Vermont gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1908 Vermont gubernatorial election
Country:Vermont
Flag Year:1837
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1906 Vermont gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1906
Next Election:1910 Vermont gubernatorial election
Next Year:1910
Image1:File:GeorgeProuty.jpg
Nominee1:George H. Prouty
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:45,598
Percentage1:70.8%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:15,953
Percentage2:24.8%
Governor
Before Election:Fletcher D. Proctor
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:George H. Prouty
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1908 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 1, 1908. Incumbent Republican Fletcher D. Proctor, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate George H. Prouty defeated Democratic candidate, Burlington mayor James Edmund Burke to succeed him.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hand. Samuel B.. Mountain Rule Revisited. Vermont Historical Society. 1 January 2015.