1906 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1906 United States gubernatorial elections.

The 1906 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 4, 1906. In keeping with the Republican Party's "Mountain Rule",^[1] incumbent Republican Charles J. Bell, did not run for a second term as Governor of Vermont. At the start of the year, Percival W. Clement and Fletcher D. Proctor were the leading candidates for the Republican nomination.^[2][3] When it became clear that Proctor had the support of the delegates, Clement ended his campaign for the nomination.^[4] He filed as an Independent candidate for the general election and was subsequently endorsed by the Democratic Party.^[4][5] In the general election, Proctor easily defeated Clement.^[6]

1906 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1904 September 4, 1906 (1906-09-04) 1908 →

Nominee Fletcher D. Proctor Percival W. Clement Party Republican Independent Popular vote 42,332 26,912 Percentage 60.1% 38.2%

County results Proctor:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Clement:      40–50%

Governor before election Charles J. Bell Republican Elected Governor Fletcher D. Proctor Republican

Results

1906 Vermont gubernatorial election^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Fletcher D. Proctor	42,332	60.1
	Independent/Democratic	Percival W. Clement	26,912	38.2
	Prohibition	Lester W. Hanson	733	1.0
	Socialist	Timothy Sullivan	512	0.7
	N/A	Other	4	0.0
Total votes			'70,493'	'100'

References

1. Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
2. "Percival W. Clement a Candidate". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. September 8, 1905. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Fletcher D. Proctor By Acclimation". Bennington Banner. Bennington, VT. June 20, 1906. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Clement to Run Independently". Montpelier Journal. Montpelier, VT. May 24, 1906. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Fusion Victorious: Democrats and Clement Men Nominate Joint Ticket". St. Albans Messenger. St. Albans, VT. June 28, 1906. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "17,000 Plurality: Hon. Fletcher D. Proctor Elected Governor". Waterbury Record. Waterbury, VT. September 4, 1906. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.