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1878 Vermont Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1878 Vermont Gubernatorial Election?

Redfield Proctor won the 1878 Vermont Gubernatorial Election. Redfield Proctor received 37,312 popular votes (64.3%). The main challenger was W. H. H. Bingham (29.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Proctor and Bingham

Proctor +34.5 pts · won by 20,065 votes
Redfield ProctorRepublicanWINNER64.3%
37,312 votes
W. H. H. BinghamDemocratic29.8%
17,247 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.