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1898 Vermont gubernatorial election
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1898 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont 1837 presidential 1898 9 6 no 1896 Vermont gubernatorial election 1896 1900 Vermont gubernatorial election 1900 100px Edward C. Smith Republican Party (United States) 38,555 71.0% 100px Democratic Party (United States) Thomas W. Moloney 14,686 27.0% 1898 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsSmith: #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Governor Josiah Grout Republican Party (United States) Edward C. Smith Republican Party (United States)
The 1898 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 6, 1898. Incumbent Republican Josiah Grout, per the "Mountain Rule",Hand Samuel B. Mountain Rule Revisited http://vermonthistory.org/journal/71/vt713_401.pdf Vermont Historical Society 3 January 2015 did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Edward C. Smith defeated Democratic candidate Thomas W. Moloney to succeed him.
General election
Candidates
Thomas W. Moloney (Democratic)
Edward Curtis Smith, former State Representative from St. Albans Town (Republican)
Cyrus W. Wyman (Prohibition)
Results
1898 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 3 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) Edward C. Smith 38,555 71.0
Democratic Party (United States) Thomas W. Moloney 14,686 27.0
Prohibition Party Cyrus W. Wyman 1,075 2.0
N/A Other 21 0.0
54,337 100.0
References
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Category:September 1898 in the United States