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1888 Vermont Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1888 Vermont Gubernatorial Election?

William P. Dillingham won the 1888 Vermont Gubernatorial Election. William P. Dillingham received 48,522 popular votes (69.9%). The main challenger was Stephen C Shurtleff (28.1%).

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

Dillingham +41.8 pts · won by 28,995 votes
William P. DillinghamRepublicanWINNER69.9%
48,522 votes
Stephen C ShurtleffDemocratic28.1%
19,527 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.0% 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.