1876 Vermont gubernatorial election

1876 Vermont gubernatorial election

September 5, 1876 (1876-09-05)
 
Candidate Horace Fairbanks W.H.H. Bingham
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 44,723 20,988
Percentage 68.0% 31.9%

County results
Fairbanks:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Asahel Peck
Republican

Elected Governor

Horace Fairbanks
Republican

The 1876 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 5, 1876. Incumbent Republican Asahel Peck, per the "Mountain Rule", did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Horace Fairbanks defeated Democratic candidate W.H.H. Bingham to succeed him.