Election Name: | 1882 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Country: | Vermont |
Flag Year: | 1837 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1880 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1880 |
Next Election: | 1884 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1884 |
Nominee1: | John L. Barstow |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 35,839 |
Percentage1: | 69.1% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Nominee2: | George E. Eaton |
Popular Vote2: | 14,466 |
Percentage2: | 27.9% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Roswell Farnham |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | John L. Barstow |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1882 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 5, 1882. Incumbent Republican Roswell Farnham, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate John L. Barstow defeated Democratic candidate George W. Eaton to succeed him.