The 1920 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Republican Percival W. Clement, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate James Hartness defeated Democratic candidate Fred C. Martin to succeed him.
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County results Hartness: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
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editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | James Hartness | 23,733 | 39.2 | ||
Republican | Frank W. Agan | 12,844 | 21.2 | ||
Republican | Curtis S. Emery | 12,489 | 20.6 | ||
Republican | Fred H. Babbitt | 11,413 | 18.9 | ||
Republican | Other | 1 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | '60,480' | '100' |
Democratic primary
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editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Fred C. Martin | 3,406 | 99.6 | ||
Democratic | Other | 12 | 0.4 | ||
Total votes | '3,418' | '100' |
General election
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editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | James Hartness | 66,494 | 76.6 | ||
Prohibition | James Hartness | 1,180 | 1.4 | ||
Total | James Hartness | 67,674 | 78.0 | ||
Democratic | Fred C. Martin | 18,917 | 21.8 | ||
N/A | Other | 171 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | '86,762' | '100' |
References
edit- ^ Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.