The 1954 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican Lee E. Emerson did not run for re-election to a third term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Joseph B. Johnson defeated Democratic candidate E. Frank Branon to succeed him.
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County results Johnson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Branon: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
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editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joseph B. Johnson | 41,165 | 67.5 | ||
Republican | Henry D. Vail | 19,768 | 32.4 | ||
Republican | Other | 36 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | '60,969' | '100' |
Democratic primary
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editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | E. Frank Branon | 4,467 | 99.2 | ||
Democratic | Other | 35 | 0.8 | ||
Total votes | '4,502' | '100' |
General election
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editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joseph B. Johnson | 59,778 | 52.3 | ||
Democratic | E. Frank Branon | 54,554 | 47.7 | ||
N/A | Other | 28 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | '114,360' | '100' |
References
edit- ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.