1944 Vermont gubernatorial election

1944 Vermont gubernatorial election
	County results; Proctor: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Bailey: 50–60%
Governor before election; William H. Wills; Republican	Elected Governor ; Mortimer R. Proctor; Republican

The 1944 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican William H. Wills did not run for re-election to a third term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Mortimer R. Proctor defeated Democratic candidate Ernest H. Bailey to succeed him.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mortimer R. Proctor	22,654	63.0
	Republican	W. Arthur Simpson	13,327	37.0
Total votes			'*35,981'*	'*100'*

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ernest H. Bailey	2,170	98.3
	Democratic	Other	38	1.7
Total votes			'*2,208'*	'*100'*

General election

Candidates

Mortimer R. Proctor, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont^[2]
Ernest H. Bailey

Results

1944 Vermont gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mortimer R. Proctor	78,907	65.9
	Democratic	Ernest H. Bailey	40,835	34.1
	N/A	Other	5	0.0
Total votes			'*119,747'*	'*100'*

References

^ ^a ^b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
^ "Traditionally Republican Vermont Gives Electoral Votes to Governor Dewey". The Burlington Free Press. Associated Press. November 8, 1944. 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 March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2015.

[2] "Traditionally Republican Vermont Gives Electoral Votes to Governor Dewey". The Burlington Free Press. Associated Press. November 8, 1944. 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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