The 1872 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 3, 1872. Incumbent Republican John W. Stewart, per the "Mountain Rule", did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Julius Converse defeated Liberal Republican and Democratic nominee Abraham B. Gardner to succeed him.
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