1926 Vermont gubernatorial election

1926 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee John E. Weeks Herbert C. Comings
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 44,564 28,659
Percentage 60.8% 39.1%

County results
Weeks:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Comings:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Franklin S. Billings
Republican

Elected Governor

John E. Weeks
Republican

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.

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