1863 Vermont gubernatorial election

1863 Vermont gubernatorial election

September 1, 1863(1863-09-01)

Candidate J. Gregory Smith Timothy P. Redfield Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 29,228 11,917 Percentage 71.0% 29.0%

County results Smith:60–70%70–80%80–90%

Governor before election Frederick Holbrook Republican Elected Governor J. Gregory Smith Republican

The1863 Vermont gubernatorial electionforgovernor of Vermonttook place on September 1.In accordance with theRepublican Party's "Mountain Rule",incumbentFrederick Holbrookwas not a candidate for reelection.The Republican nominee wasJ. Gregory Smith,theSpeakerof theVermont House of Representatives.The Democratic nominee wasTimothy P. Redfield,a former member of theVermont Senateand theFree Soil Party's nominee for governor in 1851.In the general election, the Republican Party's dominance of Vermont politics and government continued, and Smith was easily elected to a one-year term.

Results

1863 Vermont gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	J. Gregory Smith	29,228	71.0%
	Democratic	Timothy P. Redfield	11,917	29.0%
	Write-in	Other	10	0.0