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1870 Vermont Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1870 Vermont Gubernatorial Election?

John W. Stewart won the 1870 Vermont Gubernatorial Election. John W. Stewart received 33,367 popular votes (73.4%). The main challenger was Homer W. Heaton (26.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Stewart and Heaton

Stewart +46.9 pts · won by 21,309 votes
John W. StewartRepublicanWINNER73.4%
33,367 votes
Homer W. HeatonDemocratic26.5%
12,058 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.