1930 Vermont gubernatorial election

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

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Candidates

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  • 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

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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

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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Results

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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.