Election Name: | 1926 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Country: | Vermont |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1924 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1924 |
Next Election: | 1928 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1928 |
Image1: | File:John Eliakim Weeks.jpg |
Nominee1: | John E. Weeks |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 44,564 |
Percentage1: | 60.8% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Nominee2: | Herbert C. Comings |
Popular Vote2: | 28,659 |
Percentage2: | 39.1% |
Map Size: | 220px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Franklin S. Billings |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | John E. Weeks |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1926 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican Franklin S. Billings, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate John E. Weeks defeated Democratic candidate Herbert C. Comings to succeed him.