1878 Vermont gubernatorial election

1878 Vermont gubernatorial election
← 1876 September 3, 1878 1880 →
	County results; Proctor: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election; Horace Fairbanks; Republican	Elected Governor ; Redfield Proctor; Republican

The 1878 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 3, 1878. Incumbent Republican Horace Fairbanks, per the "Mountain Rule",^[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Redfield Proctor defeated Democratic candidate W. H. H. Bingham to succeed him.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Redfield Proctor	37,312	64.3	−3.7
	Democratic	W. H. H. Bingham	17,247	29.8	−2.1
	Greenback	Carlos C. Martin	2,635	4.5	+4.5
	Republican	Charles W. Willard	730	1.3	+1.3
	N/A	Other	32	0.1	0.0
Total votes			'*57,956'*	'*100'*	–

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