1922 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1922 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Republican James Hartness, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Redfield Proctor Jr. defeated Democratic candidate John Holmes Jackson to succeed him.

1922 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1920 November 7, 1922 (1922-11-07) 1924 →
 
Nominee Redfield Proctor Jr. John Holmes Jackson
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance Prohibition
Popular vote 51,104 17,059
Percentage 74.8% 25.0%

County results
Proctor:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election

James Hartness
Republican

Elected Governor

Redfield Proctor Jr.
Republican

Republican primary

edit

Results

edit
Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Redfield Proctor Jr. 25,604 56.4
Republican Abram W. Foote 19,788 43.6
Republican Other 9 0.0
Total votes '45,401' '100'

Democratic primary

edit

Results

edit
Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Holmes Jackson 2,961 99.2
Democratic Other 24 0.8
Total votes '2,985' '100'

General election

edit

Results

edit
1922 Vermont gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Redfield Proctor Jr. 49,161 72.0
Prohibition Redfield Proctor Jr. 1,943 2.8
Total Redfield Proctor Jr. 51,104 74.8
Democratic John Holmes Jackson 17,059 25.0
N/A Other 144 0.0
Total votes '68,307' '100'

References

edit
  1. ^ Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "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.