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1882 Vermont Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1882 Vermont Gubernatorial Election?

John L. Barstow won the 1882 Vermont Gubernatorial Election. John L. Barstow received 35,839 popular votes (69.1%). The main challenger was George E. Eaton (27.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Barstow and Eaton

Barstow +41.2 pts · won by 21,373 votes
John L. BarstowRepublicanWINNER69.1%
35,839 votes
George E. EatonDemocratic27.9%
14,466 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.0% 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.