1888 Vermont gubernatorial election

1888 Vermont gubernatorial election
September 4, 1888 (1888-09-04)
 
Nominee William P. Dillingham Stephen C. Shurtleff
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 48,522 19,527
Percentage 69.9% 28.1%
County results
Dillingham:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Governor before election

Ebenezer J. Ormsbee
Republican

 Elected Governor

William P. Dillingham
Republican

The 1888 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 4, 1888. Incumbent Republican Ebenezer J. Ormsbee, per the "Mountain Rule", did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate William P. Dillingham defeated Democratic candidate Stephen C. Shurtleff to succeed him.

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