The 1880 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 7, 1880. Incumbent Republican
Redfield Proctor, per the "
Mountain Rule",
did not run for re-election to a second term as
Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate
Roswell Farnham defeated Democratic candidate
Edward J. Phelps to succeed him.
Results
References
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
1880
Events
January–March
* January 22 – Toowong State School is founded in Queensland, Australia.
* January – The international White slave trade affair scandal in Brussels is exposed and attracts international infamy.
* February †...
Gubernatorial
A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political_regions, political region, ranking under the Head of State, head of state and in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of ...
September 1880 events
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