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Election
1859 Vermont gubernatorial election
The 1859 Vermont gubernatorial election for governor of Vermont was held on Tuesday, September 6.[1] In keeping with the "Mountain Rule ", incumbent Republican Hiland Hall was a candidate for a second one-year term.[2] [3] The Democratic nominee was John Godfrey Saxe , former State's Attorney of Chittenden County .[2]
Vermont's support for the Republican Party and the abolition of slavery remained strong, and Hall was easily re-elected.[2] Hall took the oath of office for a one-year term that began on October 14.[4]
General election [ edit ]
Results [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Vermont Election -- Sept. 6" . The North Star . Danville, VT. August 13, 1859. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b c d Armstrong, Howard E. (1955). Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual . Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. p. 273 – via Google Books .
^ Hand, Samuel B. (2003). "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF) . Vermont History . Montpelier, VT: Vermont Historical Society. pp. 140, 143.
^ Vermont Senate (1859). Journal of the Senate, October Session, 1859 . Montpelier, VT: E. P. Walton. p. 12 – via Google Books .