1859 Vermont gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1859 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont 1837 presidential 1859 09 06 no 1858 Vermont gubernatorial election 1858 1860 Vermont gubernatorial election 1860 100px Republican Party (United States) Hiland Hall 31,045 68.4% 125px Democratic Party (United States) John Godfrey Saxe 14,328 31.6% 1859 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsHall: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Governor Hiland Hall Republican Party (United States) Hiland Hall Republican Party (United States) The 1859 Vermont gubernatorial election for governor of Vermont was held on Tuesday, September 6.August 13, 1859 Vermont Election -- Sept. 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68201632/vermont-election/ The North Star Danville, VT 2 Newspapers.com In keeping with the "Mountain Rule", incumbent Republican Hiland Hall was a candidate for a second one-year term.Armstrong Howard E. Howard E. Armstrong 1955 Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual https://books.google.com/books?id=sfXvAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA273 Montpelier, VT Vermont Secretary of State 273 Google BooksHand Samuel B. 2003 Mountain Rule Revisited https://vermonthistory.org/journal/71/vt713_401.pdf Vermont History Montpelier, VT Vermont Historical Society 140, 143 The Democratic nominee was John Godfrey Saxe, former State's Attorney of Chittenden County. Vermont's support for the Republican Party and the abolition of slavery remained strong, and Hall was easily re-elected. Hall took the oath of office for a one-year term that began on October 14.Vermont Senate 1859 Journal of the Senate, October Session, 1859 https://books.google.com/books?id=IEM4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA12 Montpelier, VT E. P. Walton 12 Google Books General election Results 1859 Vermont gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Hiland Hall (incumbent) 31,045 68.4% Democratic Party (United States) John Godfrey Saxe 14,328 31.6% Scattering 17 0.0% 45,390 100.0% References 1859 Vermont Gubernatorial Category:October 1859 in the United States