Election Name: | 1948 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Country: | Vermont |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1946 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1946 |
Next Election: | 1950 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1950 |
Image1: | File:Ernest W. Gibson Jr. (VT).jpg |
Nominee1: | Ernest W. Gibson Jr. |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 86,394 |
Percentage1: | 71.9% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Nominee2: | Charles F. Ryan |
Popular Vote2: | 33,588 |
Percentage2: | 27.9% |
Map Size: | 220px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Ernest W. Gibson Jr. |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Ernest W. Gibson Jr. |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1948 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Ernest W. Gibson Jr. ran successfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Democratic candidate Charles F. Ryan, a Vermont Army National Guard officer and former assistant U.S. Attorney for Vermont.