1954 Vermont Governor Election

The 1954 Vermont Governor Election was held on November 2, 1954. The total votes casted was 114,360. Joseph B. Johnson (Republican) was elected, receiving 52.27% of the votes, which equals 59,778 votes.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. Joseph B. Johnson of Republican (52.27%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated E. Frank Branon of Democratic (47.70%) by a narrow margin of 4.57%.

1954 Vermont Governor Election
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 59778, name: 'Joseph B. Johnson'},{value: 54554, name: 'E. Frank Branon'},{value: 28, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Joseph B. Johnson	Republican	59,778	52.27%
E. Frank Branon	Democratic	54,554	47.70%
Write-In		28	0.02%
Date: 1954-11-02, Valid Votes: 114,360, Margin: 4.6%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#DE2667','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 41165, name: 'Joseph B. Johnson'},{value: 19768, name: 'Henry D. Vail'},{value: 36, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Joseph B. Johnson	Republican	41,165	67.52%
Henry D. Vail	Republican	19,768	32.42%
Write-In		36	0.06%
Date: 1954-09-14, Valid Votes: 60,969, Margin: 35.1%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 4467, name: 'E. Frank Branon'},{value: 35, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
E. Frank Branon	Democratic	4,467	99.22%
Write-In		35	0.78%
Date: 1954-09-14, Valid Votes: 4,502, Margin: 98.4%

See Also

• 1954 Vermont Secretary of State Election
• 1954 Vermont State Auditor Election
• 1954 Vermont State Treasurer Election
• 1954 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election
• 1954 Vermont Attorney General Election
• 1954 United States House Election in Vermont
• 2022 Vermont Governor Election
• 2020 Vermont Governor Election
• 2018 Vermont Governor Election
• 2016 Vermont Governor Election
• 2014 Vermont Governor Election

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1954 Vermont Governor Election (General) - Results by County
County	Joseph B. Johnson Republican		E. Frank Branon Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	114,360	0.00%

1954 Vermont Governor Election (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	E. Frank Branon		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	4,502	0.00%

1954 Vermont Governor Election (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Joseph B. Johnson		Henry D. Vail		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	60,969	0.00%