Election Name: | 1946 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Country: | Vermont |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1944 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1944 |
Next Election: | 1948 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1948 |
Nominee1: | Ernest W. Gibson Jr. |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 57,849 |
Percentage1: | 80.3% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Nominee2: | Berthold C. Coburn |
Popular Vote2: | 14,096 |
Percentage2: | 19.6% |
Map Size: | 220px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Mortimer R. Proctor |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Ernest W. Gibson Jr. |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.