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1898 Vermont Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1898 Vermont Gubernatorial Election?

Edward C. Smith won the 1898 Vermont Gubernatorial Election. Edward C. Smith received 38,555 popular votes (71%). The main challenger was Thomas W Moloney (27%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Moloney

Smith +44.0 pts · won by 23,869 votes
Edward C. SmithRepublicanWINNER71%
38,555 votes
Thomas W MoloneyDemocratic27%
14,686 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.