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1886 Vermont Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1886 Vermont Gubernatorial Election?

Ebenezer J Ormsbee won the 1886 Vermont Gubernatorial Election. Ebenezer J Ormsbee received 37,709 popular votes (66%). The main challenger was Stephen C Shurtleff (30.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Ormsbee and Shurtleff

Ormsbee +35.9 pts · won by 20,522 votes
Ebenezer J OrmsbeeRepublicanWINNER66%
37,709 votes
Stephen C ShurtleffDemocratic30.1%
17,187 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.9% 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.