1865_Vermont_gubernatorial_election

1865 Vermont gubernatorial election

1865 Vermont gubernatorial election

Election

The 1865 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 5, 1865.[1] In keeping with the "Mountain Rule",[2] incumbent Republican J. Gregory Smith, who had served two one-year terms, was not a candidate for reelection as governor of Vermont.[3] With the election taking during the American Civil War, Dillingham ran as a pro-Union Republican.[4] The Democratic nomination was won by Charles N. Davenport of Wilmington, an attorney and founder of the Brattleboro Reformer newspaper.[5] In the general election, Dillingham was easily elected to a one-year term as governor.[6]

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References

  1. [1]
    "State election in Vermont To-day". Hartford Courant. Hartford, CT. September 5, 1865. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. [2]
    Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "State Officers". Manchester Journal. Manchester, VT. May 30, 1865. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Union State Nominations". The Vermonter. Vergennes, VT. September 1, 1865. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Democratic State Ticket". The Burlington Sentinel. Burlington, VT. September 1, 1865. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. [6]
    "1865 Governor General Election". Vermont Elections Database. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 15, 2020.


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