1902 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1902 United States gubernatorial elections.

1902 Vermont gubernatorial election

September 2, 1902 (1902-09-02)

Candidate John G. McCullough Percival W. Clement Felix W. McGettrick Party Republican Local Option Democratic Electoral vote 164 59 45 Popular vote 31,864 28,201 7,364 Percentage 45.6% 40.3% 10.5%

County results McCullough:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Clement:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election William W. Stickney Republican Elected Governor John G. McCullough Republican

The 1902 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 2, 1902. Incumbent Republican William W. Stickney, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate John G. McCullough defeated Local Option candidate Percival W. Clement and Democratic candidate Felix W. McGettrick to succeed him. Since no candidate won a majority of the popular vote, the election was decided by the Vermont General Assembly in accordance with the state constitution, where McCullough was elected with 164 votes to 59 for Clement and 45 for McGettrick.[2][3]

General election

Candidates

• Percival W. Clement, state senator and former mayor of Rutland (Local Option)
• John G. McCullough, former state senator, railway executive, and Attorney General of California (Republican)
• Felix W. McGettrick (Democratic)
• Joel O. Sherburne (Prohibition)

Results

1902 Vermont gubernatorial election[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John G. McCullough	31,864	45.6
	Local Option	Percival W. Clement	28,201	40.3
	Democratic	Felix W. McGettrick	7,364	10.5
	Prohibition	Joel O. Sherburne	2,498	3.6
	N/A	Other	8	0.0
Total votes			'69,935'	'100'

References

1. Hand, Samuel B. "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont Historical Society. 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.
3. "McCullough, Governor". News and Citizen. October 8, 1902.