Election Name: | 1944 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Country: | Vermont |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1942 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1942 |
Next Election: | 1946 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1946 |
Nominee1: | Mortimer R. Proctor |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 78,907 |
Percentage1: | 65.9% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Nominee2: | Ernest H. Bailey |
Popular Vote2: | 40,835 |
Percentage2: | 34.1% |
Map Size: | 220px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | William H. Wills |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Mortimer R. Proctor |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1944 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican William H. Wills did not run for re-election to a third term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Mortimer R. Proctor defeated Democratic candidate Ernest H. Bailey to succeed him.