1980 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1980 United States gubernatorial elections.

1980 Vermont gubernatorial election

←  1978 November 4, 1980 (1980-11-04) 1982  →

Nominee Richard Snelling M. Jerome Diamond Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 123,229 76,826 Percentage 58.7% 36.6%

County results Municipality results Snelling:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     >90% Diamond:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70% Woodward:     50-60%

Governor before election Richard Snelling Republican Elected Governor Richard Snelling Republican

The 1980 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Republican Richard A. Snelling ran successfully for a third term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Democratic candidate M. Jerome Diamond.

To date, this marks the most recent time that Republicans won the races for Governor and for President concurrently. ^[1]

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard A. Snelling (inc.)	38,228	85.0
	Republican	Clifford Thompson	3,432	7.6
	Republican	Kirk E. Faryniasz	2,273	5.1
	Republican	Other	1,059	2.4
Total votes			'44,992'	'100'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	M. Jerome Diamond	15,738	50.4
	Democratic	Timothy J. O'Connor	14,857	47.5
	Democratic	John Potthast	406	1.3
	Democratic	Other	255	0.8
Total votes			'31,256'	'100'

Liberty Union primary

Results

Liberty Union primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberty Union	Scattering	80	100.0
Total votes			'80'	'100'

General election

Results

1980 Vermont gubernatorial election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard A. Snelling (inc.)	123,229	58.7
	Democratic	M. Jerome Diamond	76,826	36.6
	Independent	Daniel E. Woodward	5,323	2.5
	Independent	Bruce Cullen	2,263	1.1
	Liberty Union	John Potthast	1,952	0.9
	N/A	Other	251	0.1
Total votes			'209,844'	'100'

References

1. "1980 Electoral College Results". National Archives. November 5, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
2. "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
3. "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.