1886 Vermont gubernatorial election

1886 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee Ebenezer J. Ormsbee Stephen C. Shurtleff
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 37,709 17,187
Percentage 66.0% 30.1%

Governor before election

Samuel E. Pingree
Republican

Elected Governor

Ebenezer J. Ormsbee
Republican

The 1886 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 7, 1886. Incumbent Republican Samuel E. Pingree, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Ebenezer J. Ormsbee defeated Democratic candidate Stephen C. Shurtleff to succeed him.

  1. ^ Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved June 15, 2015.