Election Name: | 1928 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Country: | Vermont |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1926 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1926 |
Next Election: | 1930 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1930 |
Image1: | File:John Eliakim Weeks.jpg |
Nominee1: | John E. Weeks |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 94,974 |
Percentage1: | 73.5% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Nominee2: | Harry C. Shurtleff |
Popular Vote2: | 33,563 |
Percentage2: | 26.0% |
Map Size: | 220px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | John E. Weeks |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | John E. Weeks |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1928 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Republican John E. Weeks ran successfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Democratic candidate Harry C. Shurtleff, an attorney. Weeks, who sought an exception to the Vermont Republican Party's "Mountain Rule", was the first Vermont Governor elected to a second two-year term.[1]