1930 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1930 United States gubernatorial elections.

The 1930 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Republican John E. Weeks did not run for re-election to a third term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Stanley C. Wilson defeated Democratic candidate Park H. Pollard to succeed him.

1930 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1928 November 4, 1930 (1930-11-04) 1932 →

Nominee Stanley C. Wilson Park H. Pollard Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 52,836 21,540 Percentage 71.0% 28.9%

County results Wilson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election John E. Weeks Republican Elected Governor Stanley C. Wilson Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

• John W. Gordon, former Barre mayor, former member of Vermont Senate and Vermont House, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1920 and 1924
• W. Arthur Simpson, Lyndon selectman and State Senator
• Stanley C. Wilson, Lieutenant Governor

Results

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Stanley C. Wilson	31,326	51.1%
	Republican	W. Arthur Simpson	25,004	40.8%
	Republican	John W. Gordon	4,916	8.0%
	Republican	Other	11	0.0%
Total votes			61,257	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Park H. Pollard, nominee for U.S. Senate in 1923

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Park H. Pollard	1,723	96.7
	Democratic	Other	58	3.3
Total votes			'1,781'	'100'

General election

Results

1930 Vermont gubernatorial election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Stanley C. Wilson	52,836	71.0
	Democratic	Park H. Pollard	21,540	28.9
	N/A	Other	64	0.1
Total votes			'74,440'	'100'

References

1. "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. 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.