1992 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1992 Vermont gubernatorial election
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Nominee Howard Dean John McClaughry
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote213,52365,837
Percentage74.73%23.04%
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Dean:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
McClaughry:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Governor before election

Howard Dean
Democratic

Elected Governor

Howard Dean
Democratic

The 1992 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1992. After Republican Governor Richard Snelling died in office on August 13, 1991, Lieutenant Governor Howard Dean, a Democrat, took over for the remainder of his term. Dean ran successfully for election to a full term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Republican candidate John McClaughry. Dean's 74.7% of the vote is the best Democratic performance for governor in the history of the state.

Contents

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Howard Dean (incumbent) 25,504 98.5
Democratic Other3981.5
Total votes'25,902''100'

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John McClaughry 28,026 92.5
Republican Other2,2777.5
Total votes'30,303''100'

Liberty Union primary

Results

Liberty Union primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberty Union Richard F. Gottlieb 300 69.3
Liberty Union Other13330.7
Total votes'433''100'

General election

Results

1992 Vermont gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Howard Dean (incumbent) 213,523 74.73 +28.70
Republican John McClaughry65,83723.04−28.77
Liberty Union Richard F. Gottlieb3,1201.09+0.43
Natural Law August Jaccaci2,8340.99
Write-in 4140.14+0.05
Total votes285,728 100

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ "1992 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 30, 2014.


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