1870 Vermont gubernatorial election

1870 Vermont gubernatorial election

September 6, 1870 (1870-09-06)

Candidate John W. Stewart Homer W. Heaton Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 33,367 12,058 Percentage 73.4% 26.5%

Governor before election George W. Hendee Republican Elected Governor John W. Stewart Republican

The 1870 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 6, 1870. In keeping with the "Mountain Rule",^[1] incumbent Republican George W. Hendee, who had succeeded to the governorship at the death of Peter T. Washburn, did not run for election to a full term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate John W. Stewart defeated Democratic candidate Homer W. Heaton to succeed Hendee. The 1870 election marked the start of biennial gubernatorial elections in Vermont.

Results

1870 Vermont gubernatorial election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John W. Stewart	33,367	73.4	-0.1
	Democratic	Homer W. Heaton	12,058	26.5	+0.1
	N/A	Other	4	0.0	-0.1
Total votes			'45,429'	'100'	–

References

1. Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
2. "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2015.