The 1864 Vermont gubernatorial election for
governor of Vermont took place on September 6.[1] Incumbent
J. Gregory Smith was a candidate for reelection to a second one-year term, in keeping with the provisions of the
Republican Party's "
Mountain Rule".[2] The
Democratic nominee was
Timothy P. Redfield, a former member of the
Vermont Senate, the
Free Soil Party's 1851 nominee for governor, and the Democratic nominee in 1863.[3] In the general election, the Republican Party's dominance of Vermont politics continued, and Smith was easily reelected.[3]