1934 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1934 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1932 November 6, 1934 (1934-11-06) 1936 →
 
Nominee Charles M. Smith James P. Leamy
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 73,620 53,218
Percentage 57.3% 42.1%

County results
Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Leamy:      50–60%

Governor before election

Stanley C. Wilson
Republican

Elected Governor

Charles M. Smith
Republican

The 1934 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican Stanley C. Wilson did not run for re-election to a third term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Charles M. Smith defeated Democratic candidate James P. Leamy to succeed him.

Republican primary[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charles M. Smith 34,503 57.1
Republican Benjamin Williams 25,898 42.9
Republican Others 19 0.0
Total votes 60,420 100

Democratic primary[edit]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James P. Leamy 7,385 99.7
Democratic Others 23 0.3
Total votes 7,408 100

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

1934 Vermont gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charles M. Smith 73,620 57.3
Democratic James P. Leamy 54,159 42.1
Socialist John G. Hutton 604 0.5
Communist Thomas Boyd 177 0.1
N/A Other 5 0.0
Total votes 128,565 100

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.