1996 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1996 Vermont gubernatorial election
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  1994 November 5, 1996 (1996-11-05) 1998  
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Nominee Howard Dean John L. Gropper
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote179,54457,161
Percentage70.5%22.5%

1996 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
1996 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by municipality.svg
Dean:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Gropper:      40-50%     50-60%     60-70%

Governor before election

Howard Dean
Democratic

Elected Governor

Howard Dean
Democratic

The 1996 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democrat Howard Dean ran successfully for re-election to a third full term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Republican nominee John L. Gropper.

Contents

This is the last time that Essex, Orleans, and Caledonia counties voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Howard Dean (incumbent) 18,112 97.8
Democratic Other4062.1
Total votes'18,518''100'

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John L. Gropper 12,616 62.2
Republican Thomas J. Morse6,71033.0
Republican Other9564.7
Total votes'20,282''100'

Liberty Union primary

Results

Liberty Union primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberty Union Mary Alice Herbert 237 92.2
Liberty Union Other207.7
Total votes'257''100'

General election

Results

1996 Vermont gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Howard Dean (incumbent) 179,544 70.51 +1.42
Republican John L. Gropper57,16122.45+3.45
Liberty Union Mary Alice Herbert 4,1561.63+0.81
Vermont GrassrootsDennis Lane3,6671.44
Natural Law Bill Brunelle3,3421.31+0.52
Independent August St. John3,2011.26
Libertarian Neil Randall 2,9161.15
Write-in 6610.26-0.43
Total votes'254,648''100'

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. "1996 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 30 December 2014.