1908 Vermont gubernatorial election

1908 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1906 September 1, 1908 (1908-09-01) 1910 →
 
Nominee George H. Prouty James Edmund Burke
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 45,598 15,953
Percentage 70.8% 24.8%

Governor before election

Fletcher D. Proctor
Republican

Elected Governor

George H. Prouty
Republican

The 1908 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 1, 1908. Incumbent Republican Fletcher D. Proctor, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate George H. Prouty defeated Democratic candidate, Burlington mayor James Edmund Burke to succeed him.

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

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