1934 Vermont gubernatorial election

Summary

The 1934 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican Stanley C. Wilson did not run for re-election to a third term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Charles M. Smith defeated Democratic candidate James P. Leamy to succeed him.

1934 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1932 November 6, 1934 (1934-11-06) 1936 →
 
Nominee Charles M. Smith James P. Leamy
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 73,620 53,218
Percentage 57.3% 42.1%

County results
Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Leamy:      50–60%

Governor before election

Stanley C. Wilson
Republican

Elected Governor

Charles M. Smith
Republican

Republican primary edit

Results edit

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charles M. Smith 34,503 57.1
Republican Benjamin Williams 25,898 42.9
Republican Others 19 0.0
Total votes 60,420 100

Democratic primary edit

Results edit

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James P. Leamy 7,385 99.7
Democratic Others 23 0.3
Total votes 7,408 100

General election edit

Results edit

1934 Vermont gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charles M. Smith 73,620 57.3
Democratic James P. Leamy 54,159 42.1
Socialist John G. Hutton 604 0.5
Communist Thomas Boyd 177 0.1
N/A Other 5 0.0
Total votes 128,565 100

References edit

  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.