1946 Vermont gubernatorial election

1946 Vermont gubernatorial election
	County results; Gibson: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Governor before election; Mortimer R. Proctor; Republican	Elected Governor ; Ernest W. Gibson Jr.; Republican

The 1946 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Republican Mortimer R. Proctor ran unsuccessfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont, losing to Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. in the Republican primary. Gibson defeated Democratic candidate Berthold C. Coburn in the general election.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ernest W. Gibson, Jr.	32,197	57.0
	Republican	Mortimer R. Proctor (inc.)	24,192	43.0
	Republican	Other	2	0.0
Total votes			'*56,389'*	'*100'*

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Berthold C. Coburn	2,065	97.9
	Democratic	Other	44	2.1
Total votes			'*2,109'*	'*100'*

General election

Candidates

Ernest W. Gibson, Jr., Secretary of the Vermont Senate
Berthold C. Coburn, member of the Democratic Party State Committee^[2]

Results

1946 Vermont gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ernest W. Gibson, Jr.	57,849	80.3
	Democratic	Berthold C. Coburn	14,096	19.6
	N/A	Other	99	0.1
Total votes			'*72,044'*	'*100'*

References

^ ^a ^b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
^ "Democrats Pick Berthold Coburn as Candidate for Governor". The Brattleboro Reformer. May 6, 1946. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
^ "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.

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[primary-1] "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015.

[2] "Democrats Pick Berthold Coburn as Candidate for Governor". The Brattleboro Reformer. May 6, 1946. Retrieved September 11, 2022.

[results-3] "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.

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