1882 Vermont gubernatorial election

1882 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1880 September 5, 1882 (1882-09-05) 1884 →
 
Nominee John L. Barstow George E. Eaton
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 35,839 14,466
Percentage 69.1% 27.9%

Governor before election

Roswell Farnham
Republican

Elected Governor

John L. Barstow
Republican

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.

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