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1904 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1902 September 6, 1904 (1904-09-06) 1906 →
 
Nominee Charles J. Bell Eli H. Porter
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 48,115 16,556
Percentage 72.2% 24.8%

County results
Bell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

John G. McCullough
Republican

Elected Governor

Charles J. Bell
Republican

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The 1904 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 6, 1904. Incumbent Republican John G. McCullough, per the "Mountain Rule", did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Charles J. Bell defeated Democratic candidate Eli H. Porter to succeed him.

General election

Candidates

  • Charles J. Bell, secretary of the Vermont Board of Agriculture and former state senator from Walden (Republican)
  • Homer F. Comings (Prohibition)
  • Clarence E. Morse (Socialist)
  • Eli H. Porter, former member of the Vermont House of Representatives, member of the Vermont Railroad Commission (Democratic)

Results

1904 Vermont gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charles J. Bell 48,115 72.2
Democratic Eli H. Porter 16,556 24.8
Prohibition Homer F. Comings 1,175 1.8
Socialist Clarence E. Morse 769 1.2
N/A Other 7 0.0
Total votes '66,622' '100'

References

  1. Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  2. "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
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