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1936 Vermont gubernatorial election
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1936 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont presidential 1936 11 3 no 1934 Vermont gubernatorial election 1934 1938 Vermont gubernatorial election 1938 File:GeorgeAiken-VTSEN- (cropped).jpg 150x150px George Aiken Republican Party (United States) 83,602 60.9% File:AlfredHeininger.png Democratic Party (United States) Alfred Heininger 53,218 38.8% x220px County results x220px Municipality results Aiken: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 90-100%Heininger: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #0D0596 90–100%Tie: #ae8bb1 50%No Vote/Data: #808080 Governor Charles M. Smith Republican Party (United States) George Aiken Republican Party (United States)
The 1936 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Governor Charles Manley Smith did not seek reelection to a second term after falling ill; he would later be charged with fraud.1936-12-01 VERMONT GOVERNOR HELD IN BANK CASE; Charles M. Smith Is Accused in $250,000 Shortage at the Institution He Heads. OTHERS ARE CONVICTED Former Bookkeeper at Own Trial Gave Testimony Involving State's Executive. VERMONT GOVERNOR HELD IN BANK CASE (Published 1936) https://www.nytimes.com/1936/12/01/archives/vermont-governor-held-in-bank-case-charles-m-smith-is-accused-in.html 2025-10-19 en Republican candidate George Aiken defeated Democratic candidate Alfred H. Heininger to become the 64th Governor of Vermont.
Republican primary
Results
Republican primary results
Republican Party (United States) George Aiken 23,584 42.2
Republican Party (United States) H. Nelson Jackson 19,162 34.3
Republican Party (United States) Ernest E. Moore 11,917 21.3
Republican Party (United States) John Reid 1,228 2.2
Republican Party (United States) Others 2 0.0
55,893 100
Democratic primary
Results
Democratic primary resultsPrimary Election Results https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/63001/p1936.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 1 January 2015 January 1, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150101180423/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/63001/p1936.pdf dead
Democratic Party (United States) Alfred H. Heininger 5,378 99.4
Democratic Party (United States) Others 35 0.6
5,413 100
General election
Results
1936 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) George Aiken 83,602 60.9
Democratic Party (United States) Alfred H. Heininger 53,218 38.8
Communist Party USA Fred Gardner 463 0.3
N/A Others 8 0.0
137,291 100
References
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