1896 Vermont gubernatorial election
The 1896 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 1, 1896. Incumbent Republican Urban A. Woodbury, per the "Mountain Rule", did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Josiah Grout defeated Democratic candidate J. Henry Jackson to succeed him.
General election
Candidates
- Joseph Battell, publisher of the Middlebury Register and philanthropist
- Josiah Grout, former State Senator from Newport and Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
- J. Henry Jackson
- Rodney Whittemore