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1930 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1930 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1928 November 4, 1930 (1930-11-04) 1932 →
 
Nominee Stanley C. Wilson Park H. Pollard
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 52,836 21,540
Percentage 71.0% 28.9%

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

Governor before election

John E. Weeks
Republican

Elected Governor

Stanley C. Wilson
Republican

The 1930 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Republican John E. Weeks did not run for re-election to a third term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Stanley C. Wilson defeated Democratic candidate Park H. Pollard to succeed him.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • John W. Gordon, former Barre mayor, former member of Vermont Senate and Vermont House, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1920 and 1924
  • W. Arthur Simpson, Lyndon selectman and State Senator
  • Stanley C. Wilson, Lieutenant Governor

Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Stanley C. Wilson 31,326 51.1%
Republican W. Arthur Simpson 25,004 40.8%
Republican John W. Gordon 4,916 8.0%
Republican Other 11 0.0%
Total votes 61,257 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Park H. Pollard 1,723 96.7
Democratic Other 58 3.3
Total votes '1,781' '100'

General election

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Results

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1930 Vermont gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Stanley C. Wilson 52,836 71.0
Democratic Park H. Pollard 21,540 28.9
N/A Other 64 0.1
Total votes '74,440' '100'

References

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  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.