The 1869 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 7, 1869. Incumbent Republican
John B. Page, per the "
Mountain Rule",[1] did not run for re-election to another term as
Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate
Peter T. Washburn, who had served in the
Vermont House of Representatives and as
Adjutant General of the
Vermont Militia, defeated Democratic candidate Homer W. Heaton, a former member of the Vermont House, to succeed him. The 1869 election was the final time the Governor of Vermont was elected for a one-year term; terms were changed to two years beginning in
1870.