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Elections in Vermont |
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The 1908 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 1, 1908. Incumbent Republican Fletcher D. Proctor, per the " Mountain Rule", [1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate George H. Prouty defeated Democratic candidate, Burlington mayor James Edmund Burke to succeed him.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | George H. Prouty | 45,598 | 70.8 | +10.7 | |
Democratic | James Edmund Burke | 15,953 | 24.8 | +24.8 | |
Independent | Quimby S. Backus | 1,351 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Prohibition | Eugene M. Campbell | 918 | 1.4 | +0.4 | |
Socialist | J. H. Dunbar | 547 | 0.8 | -0.1 | |
N/A | Other | 12 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | '64,379' | '100' |