1914 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1914 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Republican Allen M. Fletcher, per the "Mountain Rule",^[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Charles W. Gates defeated Democratic candidate Harland B. Howe and Progressive candidate Walter J. Aldrich to succeed him.

For related races, see 1914 United States gubernatorial elections.

1914 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1912 November 3, 1914 (1914-11-03) 1916 →

Nominee Charles W. Gates Harland B. Howe Walter J. Aldrich Party Republican Democratic Progressive Popular vote 36,972 16,191 6,929 Percentage 59.5% 26.1% 11.2%

County results Gates:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Allen M. Fletcher Republican Elected Governor Charles W. Gates Republican

Results

1914 Vermont gubernatorial election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Charles W. Gates	36,972	59.5
	Democratic	Harland B. Howe	16,191	26.1
	Progressive	Walter J. Aldrich	6,929	11.2
	Prohibition	Clement F. Smith	1,074	1.7
	Socialist	William R. Rowland	899	1.4
	N/A	Other	27	0.1
Total votes			'62,092'	'100'

References

1. Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
2. "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.