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The 1857 Vermont gubernatorial election for governor of Vermont was held on Tuesday, September 1. In keeping with the "Mountain Rule", incumbent Republican Ryland Fletcher was a candidate for a second one-year term. 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.
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.
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ryland Fletcher (incumbent) | 26,719 | 67.0% | ||
Democratic | Henry Keyes | 12,869 | 32.3% | ||
Scattering | 262 | 0.7% | |||
Total votes | '39,850' | '100' |
References
- ^ "Republican State Ticket". The Caledonian. St. Johnsbury, VT. August 29, 1857. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- Hand, Samuel B. (2003). "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont History. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Historical Society. pp. 140, 143.
- ^ Armstrong, Howard E. (1955). Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. p. 273 – via Google Books.
- "Vermont Legislature". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. October 12, 1857. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.