Vermont gubernatorial election, 1896

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1896

← 1894 September 1, 1896 (1896-09-01) 1898 →

Nominee Josiah Grout J. Henry Jackson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 53,426 14,855 Percentage 76.4% 21.2%

Governor before election Urban A. Woodbury Republican Elected Governor Josiah Grout Republican

Urban A. Woodbury
Republican

Josiah Grout
Republican

The Vermont gubernatorial election of 1896 took place on September 1, 1896. Incumbent Republican Urban A. Woodbury, per the "Mountain Rule", did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Josiah Grout defeated Democratic candidate J. Henry Jackson to succeed him.

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