1946 Vermont gubernatorial election

none related races 1946 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1946 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont presidential 1946 11 5 no 1944 Vermont gubernatorial election 1944 1948 Vermont gubernatorial election 1948 File:Ernest W. Gibson Jr. (VT).jpg 150x150px Ernest W. Gibson Jr. Republican Party (United States) 57,849 80.3% 3x4.svg Democratic Party (United States) Berthold C. Coburn 14,096 19.6% x220px County results x220px Municipality results Gibson: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 90-100%Coburn: #7996E2 50–60%Tie: #ae8bb1 50%No Vote/Data: #808080 Governor Mortimer R. Proctor Republican Party (United States) Ernest W. Gibson Jr. Republican Party (United States) The 1946 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Republican Mortimer R. Proctor ran unsuccessfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont, losing to Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. in the Republican primary. Gibson defeated Democratic candidate Berthold C. Coburn in the general election. Republican primary thumb|center|220px|Results by countyGibson: #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70% #d02923 70–80%Proctor: #c88fe4 50–60% Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. 32,197 57.0 Republican Party (United States) Mortimer R. Proctor (inc.) 24,192 43.0 Republican Party (United States) Other 2 0.0 56,389 100.0 Democratic primary Results Democratic primary resultsPrimary Election Results https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62986/p1946.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 1 January 2015 1 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150101021705/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62986/p1946.pdf dead Democratic Party (United States) Berthold C. Coburn 2,065 97.9 Democratic Party (United States) Other 44 2.1 2,109 100.0 General election Candidates Ernest W. Gibson, Jr., Secretary of the Vermont Senate Berthold C. Coburn, member of the Democratic Party State Committeehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/109341562/berthold-coburn-for-governor/ Democrats Pick Berthold Coburn as Candidate for Governor The Brattleboro Reformer May 6, 1946 September 11, 2022 Results 1946 Vermont gubernatorial electionGeneral Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012 https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/308153/stoff1gov.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 1 January 2015 30 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141130162743/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/308153/stoff1gov.pdf dead Republican Party (United States) Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. 57,849 80.3 Democratic Party (United States) Berthold C. Coburn 14,096 19.6 N/A Other 99 0.1 72,044 100.0 References Vermont 1946 Gubernatorial Category:November 1946 in the United States