1858 Vermont gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1858 Vermont gubernatorial election
Country:Vermont
Flag Year:1837
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1857 Vermont gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1857
Next Election:1859 Vermont gubernatorial election
Next Year:1859
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Nominee1:Hiland Hall
Popular Vote1:29,660
Percentage1:68.6%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Nominee2:Henry Keyes
Popular Vote2:13,338
Percentage2:30.9%
Map Size:220px
Governor
Before Election:Ryland Fletcher
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Hiland Hall
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1858 Vermont gubernatorial election for governor of Vermont was held on Tuesday, September 7.[1] In keeping with the "Mountain Rule", incumbent Republican Ryland Fletcher was not a candidate for a third one-year term.[2] The Republican nominee was Hiland Hall.[1] The Democratic nominee was Henry Keyes, who was also the Democratic nominee in 1856 and 1857.[3]

Vermont continued to strongly support abolitionism and the Republican Party, and Hall was easily elected.[3] Hall took the oath of office for a one-year term that began on October 14.[4]

General election

Results

Notes and References

  1. News: September 4, 1858 . Republican State Nominations . Vermont Journal . Windsor, VT . 2 . Newspapers.com.
  2. Hand . Samuel B. . 2003 . Mountain Rule Revisited . Vermont History . Montpelier, VT . Vermont Historical Society . 140, 143.
  3. Book: Armstrong, Howard E. . Howard E. Armstrong . 1955 . Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual . Montpelier, VT . Vermont Secretary of State . 273 . Google Books.
  4. News: October 22, 1858 . Legislature of Vermont . Vermont Watchman and State Journal . Montpelier, VT . 2 . Newspapers.com.