List of governors of Vermont
The governor of Vermont is the head of government of the U.S. state of Vermont . Since 1994, Vermont is one of only two U.S. states (New Hampshire being the other) that elects governors for two-year terms.[ 1] Until 1870, Vermont elected its governors for one-year terms.[ 2] Isaac Tichenor , Jonas Galusha , Erastus Fairbanks , and Richard A. Snelling each served non-consecutive terms, while Thomas Chittenden served non consecutive terms as Governor of the Vermont Republic.[ 3]
Mountain Rule
From the founding of the Republican Party in the 1850s until the 1960s, only Republicans won general elections for Vermont's statewide offices. One method that made this possible was the Republican Party's imposition of the "Mountain Rule," an informal mechanism which restricted the pool of candidates.[ 4]
Under the original provisions of the Mountain Rule, one U.S. senator was a resident of the east side of the Green Mountains and one resided on the west side. The expanded version of the rule called for the governorship and lieutenant governorship to alternate between residents of the east and west side. Nominees for governor and lieutenant governor were originally allowed two one-year terms, and later one two-year term. For nearly 100 years, likely Republican candidates for office in Vermont agreed to abide by the expanded Mountain Rule in the interests of party unity. Several factors led to the eventual weakening of the Mountain Rule, including the long political dispute between the Proctor (conservative) and Aiken –Gibson (progressive) wings of the party; primaries rather than conventions to select nominees; the direct election of U.S. Senators ; and several active third parties, including the Progressives , the Prohibition Party , and the Local Option movement. In the 1960s, the rise of the Vermont Democratic Party and the construction of Interstate 89 also contributed to the end of the Mountain Rule. Although I-89 is a north–south route, it traverses Vermont from southeast to northwest for the majority of its length within the state and changed the way residents view how it is divided.[ 5] [ 6]
List of governors
Vermont Republic
The Vermont Republic declared independence from Great Britain on January 15, 1777.
State of Vermont
Vermont was admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791.
Governors of the State of Vermont
No.
Governor
Term in office
Party
Election
Lt. Governor [ a]
1
Thomas Chittenden (1730–1797) [ 8]
March 5, 1791 – August 25, 1797(died in office) [ 14]
No party
1791
Peter Olcott
1792
1793
1794
Jonathan Hunt
1795
1796
Paul Brigham [ b]
2
Paul Brigham (1746–1824) [ 18]
August 25, 1797 – October 16, 1797(did not run) [ 19]
Democratic- Republican
Succeeded from lieutenant governor
Vacant
3
Isaac Tichenor (1754–1838) [ 22]
October 16, 1797 [ 23] – October 9, 1807(lost election) [ 10]
Federalist
1797
Paul Brigham
1798
1799
1800
1801
1802
1803
1804
1805
1806
4
Israel Smith (1759–1810) [ 25]
October 9, 1807 [ 26] – October 14, 1808(lost election) [ 10]
Democratic- Republican
1807
5
Isaac Tichenor (1754–1838) [ 22]
October 14, 1808 [ 27] – October 14, 1809(lost election) [ 10]
Federalist
1808
6
Jonas Galusha (1753–1834) [ 29]
October 14, 1809 [ 30] – October 23, 1813(lost election) [ 10]
Democratic- Republican
1809
1810
1811
1812
7
Martin Chittenden (1763–1840) [ 32]
October 23, 1813 [ 33] – October 14, 1815(lost election) [ 10]
Federalist
1813
William Chamberlain
1814
8
Jonas Galusha (1753–1834) [ 29]
October 14, 1815 [ 34] – October 13, 1820(did not run)
Democratic- Republican
1815
Paul Brigham
1816
1817
1818
1819
9
Richard Skinner (1778–1833) [ 36]
October 13, 1820 [ 37] – October 10, 1823(did not run)
Democratic- Republican
1820
William Cahoon
1821
1822
Aaron Leland [ b]
10
Cornelius P. Van Ness (1782–1852) [ 39]
October 10, 1823 [ 40] – October 13, 1826(did not run)
Democratic- Republican
1823
1824
1825
11
Ezra Butler (1763–1838) [ 42]
October 13, 1826 [ 43] – October 10, 1828(did not run)
National Republican
1826
1827
Henry Olin [ b]
12
Samuel C. Crafts (1768–1853) [ 45]
October 10, 1828 [ 46] – October 18, 1831(did not run)
National Republican
1828
1829
1830
Mark Richards
13
William A. Palmer (1781–1860) [ 48]
October 18, 1831 [ 49] – November 2, 1835(lost election) [ c] [ 10]
Anti-Masonic
1831
Lebbeus Egerton
1832
1833
1834
14
Silas H. Jennison (1791–1849) [ 51]
November 2, 1835 [ c] – October 18, 1841(did not run)
Whig [ d]
1835 [ c]
Acting as governor
1836
David M. Camp
1837
1838
1839
1840
15
Charles Paine (1799–1853) [ 55]
October 18, 1841 [ 56] – October 13, 1843(did not run)
Whig
1841
Waitstill R. Ranney
1842
16
John Mattocks (1777–1847) [ 58]
October 13, 1843 [ 59] – October 11, 1844(did not run)
Whig
1843
Horace Eaton
17
William Slade (1786–1859) [ 61]
October 11, 1844 [ 62] – October 9, 1846(did not run) [ 63]
Whig
1844
1845
18
Horace Eaton (1804–1855) [ 65]
October 9, 1846 [ 66] – October 19, 1848(did not run) [ 67]
Whig
1846
Leonard Sargeant
1847
19
Carlos Coolidge (1792–1866) [ 69]
October 19, 1848 [ 70] – October 12, 1850(did not run)
Whig
1848
Robert Pierpoint
1849
20
Charles K. Williams (1782–1853) [ 72]
October 12, 1850 [ 73] – October 18, 1852(did not run)
Whig
1850
Julius Converse
1851
21
Erastus Fairbanks (1792–1864) [ 75]
October 18, 1852 [ 76] – November 1, 1853(lost election) [ 10]
Whig
1852
William C. Kittredge
22
John S. Robinson (1804–1860) [ 78]
November 1, 1853 [ 79] – October 13, 1854(did not run)
Democratic
1853
Jefferson P. Kidder
23
Stephen Royce (1787–1868) [ 81]
October 13, 1854 [ 82] – October 10, 1856(did not run) [ 83]
Whig
1854
Ryland Fletcher
Republican
1855
24
Ryland Fletcher (1799–1885) [ 86]
October 10, 1856 [ 87] – October 15, 1858(did not run)
Republican
1856
James M. Slade
1857
25
Hiland Hall (1795–1885) [ 89]
October 15, 1858 [ 90] – October 12, 1860(did not run) [ 83]
Republican
1858
Burnham Martin
1859
26
Erastus Fairbanks (1792–1864) [ 75]
October 12, 1860 [ 91] – October 22, 1861(did not run)
Republican
1860
Levi Underwood
27
Frederick Holbrook (1813–1909) [ 93]
October 22, 1861 [ 94] – October 9, 1863(did not run) [ 83]
Republican
1861
1862
Paul Dillingham
28
J. Gregory Smith (1818–1891) [ 96]
October 9, 1863 [ 97] – October 13, 1865(did not run) [ 83]
Republican
1863
1864
29
Paul Dillingham (1799–1891) [ 99]
October 13, 1865 [ 100] – October 13, 1867(did not run)
Republican
1865
Abraham B. Gardner
1866
30
John B. Page (1826–1885) [ 102]
October 13, 1867 [ 103] – October 16, 1869(did not run)
Republican
1867
Stephen Thomas
1868
31
Peter T. Washburn (1814–1870) [ 105]
October 16, 1869 [ 106] – February 7, 1870(died in office) [ 14]
Republican
1869
George W. Hendee
32
George Whitman Hendee (1832–1906) [ 108]
February 7, 1870 [ 109] – October 6, 1870(did not run) [ e]
Republican
Succeeded from lieutenant governor
Vacant
33
John Wolcott Stewart (1825–1915) [ 111]
October 6, 1870 [ 112] – October 3, 1872(lost nomination) [ f]
Republican
1870
George N. Dale
34
Julius Converse (1798–1885) [ 114]
October 3, 1872 [ 115] – October 8, 1874(did not run) [ 83]
Republican
1872
Russell S. Taft
35
Asahel Peck (1803–1879) [ 117]
October 8, 1874 [ 118] – October 5, 1876(did not run) [ 83]
Republican
1874
Lyman G. Hinckley
36
Horace Fairbanks (1820–1888) [ 120]
October 5, 1876 [ 121] – October 3, 1878(did not run) [ 83]
Republican
1876
Redfield Proctor
37
Redfield Proctor (1831–1908) [ 123]
October 3, 1878 [ 124] – October 7, 1880(did not run) [ 83]
Republican
1878
Eben Pomeroy Colton
38
Roswell Farnham (1827–1903) [ 126]
October 7, 1880 [ 127] – October 5, 1882(did not run)
Republican
1880
John L. Barstow
39
John L. Barstow (1832–1913) [ 129]
October 5, 1882 [ 130] – October 2, 1884(did not run)
Republican
1882
Samuel E. Pingree
40
Samuel E. Pingree (1832–1922) [ 132]
October 2, 1884 [ 133] – October 7, 1886(did not run)
Republican
1884
Ebenezer J. Ormsbee
41
Ebenezer J. Ormsbee (1834–1924) [ 135]
October 7, 1886 [ 136] – October 4, 1888(did not run)
Republican
1886
Levi K. Fuller
42
William P. Dillingham (1843–1923) [ 138]
October 4, 1888 [ 139] – October 2, 1890(did not run) [ 83]
Republican
1888
Urban A. Woodbury
43
Carroll S. Page (1843–1925) [ 141]
October 2, 1890 [ 142] – October 6, 1892(did not run)
Republican
1890
Henry A. Fletcher
44
Levi K. Fuller (1841–1896) [ 144]
October 6, 1892 [ 145] – October 4, 1894(did not run)
Republican
1892
F. Stewart Stranahan
45
Urban A. Woodbury (1838–1915) [ 147]
October 4, 1894 [ 148] – October 8, 1896(did not run)
Republican
1894
Zophar M. Mansur
46
Josiah Grout (1841–1925) [ 150]
October 8, 1896 [ 151] – October 6, 1898(did not run)
Republican
1896
Nelson W. Fisk
47
Edward Curtis Smith (1854–1935) [ 153]
October 6, 1898 [ 154] – October 4, 1900(did not run)
Republican
1898
Henry C. Bates
48
William W. Stickney (1853–1932) [ 156]
October 4, 1900 [ 157] – October 3, 1902(did not run)
Republican
1900
Martin F. Allen
49
John G. McCullough (1835–1915) [ 159]
October 3, 1902 [ 160] – October 6, 1904(did not run)
Republican
1902
Zed S. Stanton
50
Charles J. Bell (1845–1909) [ 162]
October 6, 1904 [ 163] – October 4, 1906(did not run)
Republican
1904
Charles H. Stearns
51
Fletcher D. Proctor (1860–1911) [ 165]
October 4, 1906 [ 166] – October 8, 1908(did not run)
Republican
1906
George H. Prouty
52
George H. Prouty (1862–1918) [ 168]
October 8, 1908 [ 169] – October 6, 1910(did not run) [ 83]
Republican
1908
John A. Mead
53
John A. Mead (1841–1920) [ 171]
October 6, 1910 [ 172] – October 3, 1912(did not run)
Republican
1910
Leighton P. Slack
54
Allen M. Fletcher (1853–1922) [ 174]
October 3, 1912 [ 175] – January 7, 1915(did not run)
Republican
1912
Frank E. Howe
55
Charles W. Gates (1856–1927) [ 177]
January 7, 1915 [ 178] – January 4, 1917(did not run)
Republican
1914
Hale K. Darling
56
Horace F. Graham (1862–1941) [ 180]
January 4, 1917 [ 181] – January 10, 1919(did not run) [ 182]
Republican
1916
Roger W. Hulburd
57
Percival W. Clement (1846–1927) [ 184]
January 10, 1919 [ 185] – January 7, 1921(did not run) [ 182]
Republican
1918
Mason S. Stone
58
James Hartness (1861–1934) [ 187]
January 7, 1921 [ 188] – January 4, 1923(did not run)
Republican
1920
Abram W. Foote
59
Redfield Proctor Jr. (1879–1957) [ 190]
January 4, 1923 [ 191] – January 8, 1925(did not run) [ 182]
Republican
1922
Franklin S. Billings
60
Franklin S. Billings (1862–1935) [ 193]
January 8, 1925 [ 194] – January 6, 1927(did not run)
Republican
1924
Walter K. Farnsworth
61
John E. Weeks (1853–1949) [ 196]
January 6, 1927 [ 197] – January 8, 1931(did not run) [ g] [ 182]
Republican
1926
Hollister Jackson (died November 2, 1927)
Vacant
1928
Stanley C. Wilson
62
Stanley C. Wilson (1879–1967) [ 199]
January 8, 1931 [ 200] – January 10, 1935(did not run) [ 201]
Republican
1930
Benjamin Williams
1932
Charles Manley Smith
63
Charles Manley Smith (1868–1937) [ 203]
January 10, 1935 [ 204] – January 7, 1937(did not run)
Republican
1934
George D. Aiken
64
George Aiken (1892–1984) [ 206]
January 7, 1937 [ 207] – January 9, 1941(did not run) [ 208] [ h]
Republican
1936
William Henry Wills
1938
65
William Henry Wills (1882–1946) [ 210]
January 9, 1941 [ 211] – January 4, 1945(did not run)
Republican
1940
Mortimer R. Proctor
1942
66
Mortimer R. Proctor (1889–1968) [ 213]
January 4, 1945 [ 214] – January 9, 1947(lost nomination)
Republican
1944
Lee E. Emerson
67
Ernest W. Gibson Jr. (1901–1969) [ 216]
January 9, 1947 [ 217] – January 16, 1950(resigned) [ i]
Republican
1946
1948
Harold J. Arthur
68
Harold J. Arthur (1904–1971) [ 219]
January 16, 1950 [ 220] – January 4, 1951(did not run)
Republican
Succeeded from lieutenant governor
Vacant
69
Lee E. Emerson (1898–1976) [ 222]
January 4, 1951 [ 223] – January 6, 1955(did not run)
Republican
1950
Joseph B. Johnson
1952
70
Joseph B. Johnson (1893–1986) [ 225]
January 6, 1955 [ 226] – January 15, 1959(did not run)
Republican
1954
Consuelo N. Bailey
1956
Robert T. Stafford
71
Robert Stafford (1913–2006) [ 228]
January 15, 1959 [ 229] – January 5, 1961(did not run) [ j]
Republican
1958
Robert S. Babcock
72
F. Ray Keyser Jr. (1927–2015) [ 231]
January 5, 1961 [ 232] – January 10, 1963(lost election) [ 10]
Republican
1960
Ralph A. Foote [ k]
73
Philip H. Hoff (1924–2018) [ 234]
January 10, 1963 [ 235] – January 9, 1969(did not run)
Democratic
1962
1964
John J. Daley
1966
74
Deane C. Davis (1900–1990) [ 237]
January 9, 1969 [ 238] – January 4, 1973(did not run)
Republican
1968
Thomas L. Hayes
1970
John S. Burgess [ k]
75
Thomas P. Salmon (b. 1932) [ 240]
January 4, 1973 [ 241] – January 6, 1977(did not run)
Democratic
1972
1974
Brian D. Burns
76
Richard A. Snelling (1927–1991) [ 243]
January 6, 1977 [ 244] – January 10, 1985(did not run)
Republican [ 243]
1976
T. Garry Buckley
1978
Madeleine Kunin [ l]
1980
1982
Peter P. Smith [ k]
77
Madeleine Kunin (b. 1933) [ 245]
January 10, 1985 [ 246] – January 10, 1991(did not run)
Democratic [ 245]
1984
1986
Howard Dean
1988
78
Richard A. Snelling (1927–1991) [ 243]
January 10, 1991 [ 247] – August 13, 1991(died in office)
Republican [ 243]
1990
79
Howard Dean (b. 1948) [ 248]
August 13, 1991 [ 249] – January 9, 2003(did not run)
Democratic [ 248]
Succeeded from lieutenant governor
Vacant
1992
Barbara W. Snelling [ k]
1994
1996
Doug Racine
1998
2000
80
Jim Douglas (b. 1951) [ 250]
January 9, 2003 [ 251] – January 6, 2011(did not run)
Republican [ 250]
2002
Brian Dubie
2004
2006
2008
81
Peter Shumlin (b. 1956) [ 252]
January 6, 2011 [ 253] – January 5, 2017(did not run)
Democratic [ 252]
2010
Phil Scott [ k]
2012
2014
82
Phil Scott (b. 1958) [ 254]
January 5, 2017 [ 255] – Incumbent[ m]
Republican [ 254]
2016
David Zuckerman [ n]
2018
2020
Molly Gray [ l]
2022
David Zuckerman [ n]
2024
election ongoing
See also
Notes
^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
^ a b c Represented the Democratic-Republican Party
^ a b c In the 1835 election , Palmer received a plurality, but not the required majority; the legislature remained deadlocked after 63 votes and the joint assembly dissolved on November 2[ 53] without choosing a governor, so Lieutenant Governor Jennison acted as governor for the term.
^ Jennison represented both the Anti-Masonic and the Whig parties in 1835.
^ Republican convention delegates decided that since Washburn, from the East side of the Green Mountains, had won the nomination in 1869, the 1870 nomination should go to a candidate from the West. They also decided that though he was from the West, nominating Hendee would violate the Mountain Rule's two years in office provision, because 1870 would be the first election for a two-year term. As a result, Hendee was not a candidate.
^ Vermont's gubernatorial terms were changed from one year to two. Stewart argued that the Mountain Rule's two-term limit on governors should allow him to serve two two-year terms. Republican convention delegates decided that the Mountain Rule limited governors to two years in office, so Stewart was not re-nominated.
^ Weeks successfully argued that he should serve a second term in order to oversee recovery from the Great Flood of 1927. In 1930, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives .
^ Aiken was instead elected to the United States Senate .
^ Gibson resigned, having been confirmed to the United States District Court for the District of Vermont .
^ Stafford was instead elected to the United States House of Representatives .
^ a b c d e Represented the Republican Party
^ a b Represented the Democratic Party
^ Scott's fifth term will begin in January 2025, and will expire in January 2027.
^ a b Represented the Progressive Party
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^ "John Staniford Robinson" . National Governors Association . Retrieved July 12, 2023 .
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^ a b c d e f g h i j "The Mountain Rule" . Rutland Herald . Rutland, VT. October 16, 1911. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ryland Fletcher" . National Governors Association . Retrieved July 12, 2023 .
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^ "Hiland Hall" . National Governors Association . Retrieved July 12, 2023 .
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