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County results Fletcher: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% Howe: 40–50% Metzger: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Vermont |
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The 1912 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 3, 1912. Incumbent Republican John A. Mead, per the " Mountain Rule", [1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Allen M. Fletcher defeated Democratic candidate Harland B. Howe and Progressive candidate Fraser Metzger to succeed him. Since no candidate won a majority of the popular vote, the election was decided and Fletcher was elected by the Vermont General Assembly in accordance with the state constitution. [2]
This was the last time until 1986 that none of the gubernatorial candidates received a majority of the vote. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Allen M. Fletcher | 26,237 | 40.5 | ||
Democratic | Harland B. Howe | 20,001 | 30.8 | ||
Progressive | Fraser Metzger | 15,629 | 24.1 | ||
Prohibition | Clement F. Smith | 1,735 | 2.7 | ||
Socialist | Fred W. Suitor | 1,210 | 1.9 | ||
N/A | Other | 27 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | '64,839' | '100' |