1880 Vermont gubernatorial election

1880 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1878 September 7, 1880 (1880-09-07) 1882 →
 
Nominee Roswell Farnham Edward J. Phelps
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 47,848 21,245
Percentage 67.7% 30.1%

Governor before election

Redfield Proctor
Republican

Elected Governor

Roswell Farnham
Republican

The 1880 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 7, 1880. Incumbent Republican Redfield Proctor, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Roswell Farnham defeated Democratic candidate Edward J. Phelps to succeed him.

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