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1896 Vermont Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1896 Vermont Gubernatorial Election?

Josiah Grout won the 1896 Vermont Gubernatorial Election. Josiah Grout received 53,426 popular votes (76.4%). The main challenger was J. Henry Jackson (21.2%).

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Grout +55.2 pts · won by 38,571 votes
Josiah GroutRepublicanWINNER76.4%
53,426 votes
J. Henry JacksonDemocratic21.2%
14,855 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.4% 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.