1857 Vermont gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1857 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont 1837 presidential 1857 09 01 no 1856 Vermont gubernatorial election 1856 1858 Vermont gubernatorial election 1858 100px Republican Party (United States) Ryland Fletcher 26,719 67.0% Democratic Party (United States) Henry Keyes 12,869 32.3% 1857 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsFletcher: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Governor Ryland Fletcher Republican Party (United States) Ryland Fletcher Republican Party (United States) The 1857 Vermont gubernatorial election for governor of Vermont was held on Tuesday, September 1.August 29, 1857 Republican State Ticket https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68180523/republican-ticket/ The Caledonian St. Johnsbury, VT 2 Newspapers.com In keeping with the "Mountain Rule", incumbent Republican Ryland Fletcher was a candidate for a second one-year term.Hand 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 Henry Keyes, a former member of the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate who had run against Fletcher in 1856.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 Books Vermont continued to strongly support abolitionism and the Republican Party, and Fletcher was easily re-elected. Fletcher took the oath of office for a one-year term that began on October 9.October 12, 1857 Vermont Legislature https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68181221/vermont-legislature/ The Burlington Free Press Burlington, VT 2 Newspapers.com General election Results 1857 Vermont gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Ryland Fletcher (incumbent) 26,719 67.0% Democratic Party (United States) Henry Keyes 12,869 32.3% Scattering 262 0.7% 39,850 100.0% References 1857 Vermont Gubernatorial Category:October 1857