1904 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1904 United States gubernatorial elections.

1904 Vermont gubernatorial election

September 6, 1904 (1904-09-06)

Nominee Charles J. Bell Eli H. Porter Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 48,115 16,556 Percentage 72.2% 24.8%

County results Bell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election John G. McCullough Republican Elected Governor Charles J. Bell Republican

The 1904 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 6, 1904. Incumbent Republican John G. McCullough, per the "Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Charles J. Bell defeated Democratic candidate Eli H. Porter to succeed him.

General election

Candidates

• Charles J. Bell, secretary of the Vermont Board of Agriculture and former state senator from Walden (Republican)

• Homer F. Comings (Prohibition)
• Clarence E. Morse (Socialist)

• Eli H. Porter, former member of the Vermont House of Representatives, member of the Vermont Railroad Commission (Democratic)

Results

1904 Vermont gubernatorial election[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Charles J. Bell	48,115	72.2
	Democratic	Eli H. Porter	16,556	24.8
	Prohibition	Homer F. Comings	1,175	1.8
	Socialist	Clarence E. Morse	769	1.2
	N/A	Other	7	0.0
Total votes			'66,622'	'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.