1855 Vermont gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1855 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont 1837 presidential 1855 09 04 no 1854 Vermont gubernatorial election 1854 1856 Vermont gubernatorial election 1856 100px Republican Party (United States) Stephen Royce 25,654 58.4% Democratic Party (United States) Merritt Clark 12,537 22.9% Know Nothing James M. Slade 3,475 8.4% 1855 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsRoyce: #FFC8CD 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Governor Stephen Royce Whig Party (United States) Stephen Royce Republican Party (United States) The 1855 Vermont gubernatorial election for governor of Vermont was held on September 4.September 1, 1855 State Nominations https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68037136/state-nominations/ The Caledonian St. Johnsbury, VT 2 Newspapers.com With the Whig Party defunct after 1854,https://www.history.com/news/whig-party-collapse Why the Whig Party Collapsed Roos Dave January 8, 2021 History.com A&E Television Networks, LLC New York, NY incumbent Stephen Royce, who had run with the support of both Whigs and the new Republican Party in 1854, ran as the nominee of the Republicans.September 1, 1855 Republican State Ticket https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68037803/republican-ticket/ Orange County Journal Bradford, VT 2 Newspapers.com The Democratic candidate was Merritt Clark, who had run unsuccessfully against Royce in 1854.July 27, 1855 Democratic Nominations https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68038044/democratic-nominations/ Vermont Patriot Montpelier, VT 2 Newspapers.com James M. Slade, the Clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives was the nominee of the Know Nothing Party, also called the American Party.September 8, 1855 The State Election https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68038657/state-election/ Vermont Phoenix Brattleboro, VT 2 Newspapers.com With Vermont firmly in the anti-slavery camp and the Republican Party established as the main abolitionist party, Royce was easily re-elected with 58.4 percent of the vote to 22.9 for Clark and 8.4 for Slade.https://electionarchive.vermont.gov/elections/search/year_from:1855/year_to:1855/office_id:3 1855 General Election for Governor Vermont Elections Database Vermont Secretary of State Montpelier, VT January 19, 2021 Royce took the oath of office and began a one-year term on October 13, 1855.October 20, 1855 In the Senate https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68079637/in-the-senate/ Vermont Phoenix Brattleboro, VT 2 Newspapers.com The 1855 election also marked Republican extension of the "Mountain Rule" for the governor's and lieutenant governor's offices.Hand Samuel B. 2003 Mountain Rule Revisited https://vermonthistory.org/journal/71/vt713_401.pdf Vermont History Montpelier, VT Vermont Historical Society 140, 143 As originally implemented, the Mountain Rule called for one U.S. Senator to be from the west side of the Green Mountains, and one from the east, and for the governorship and lieutenant governorship to rotate between east and west. With the Republican Party's expansion of the rule, it dictated that the governor and lieutenant governor would not only be from alternate sides of the Green Mountains, but that they would also be limited to two years in office. General election Results 1855 Vermont gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Stephen Royce (incumbent) 25,654 58.4% Democratic Party (United States) Merritt Clark 12,537 22.9% Know Nothing James M. Slade 3,475 8.4% William R. Shafter 1,308 3.0% John H. Wheeler 49 0.1% William Slade 18 0.0% Lawrence Brainerd 3 0.0% Write-in 79 0.2% 43,123 100.0% References 1855 Vermont Gubernatorial Category:October 1855