1928 Vermont gubernatorial election

1928 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1926 November 6, 1928 (1928-11-06) 1930 →
 
Nominee John E. Weeks Harry C. Shurtleff
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 94,974 33,563
Percentage 73.5% 26.0%

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

Governor before election

John E. Weeks
Republican

Elected Governor

John E. Weeks
Republican

The 1928 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Republican John E. Weeks ran successfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Democratic candidate Harry C. Shurtleff, an attorney. Weeks, who sought an exception to the Vermont Republican Party's "Mountain Rule", was the first Vermont Governor elected to a second two-year term.[1]

  1. ^ Hand, Samuel B. (2003). The Star That Set: The Vermont Republican Party, 1854-1974. Lexington Books. pp. 124–126. ISBN 9780739106006. Retrieved January 1, 2015.