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. Incumbent Democrat Howard Dean ran successfully for election to a full term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Republican candidate John McClaughry. This is the best Democratic performance for governor in the history of the state.
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Dean: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% McClaughry: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
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editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Howard Dean (incumbent) | 25,504 | 98.5 | ||
Democratic | Other | 398 | 1.5 | ||
Total votes | '25,902' | '100' |
Republican primary
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editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John McClaughry | 28,026 | 92.5 | ||
Republican | Other | 2,277 | 7.5 | ||
Total votes | '30,303' | '100' |
Liberty Union primary
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editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberty Union | Richard F. Gottlieb | 300 | 69.3 | ||
Liberty Union | Other | 133 | 30.7 | ||
Total votes | '433' | '100' |
General election
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editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Howard Dean (incumbent) | 213,523 | 74.73 | +28.70 | |
Republican | John McClaughry | 65,837 | 23.04 | −28.77 | |
Liberty Union | Richard F. Gottlieb | 3,120 | 1.09 | +0.43 | |
Natural Law | August Jaccaci | 2,834 | 0.99 | ||
Write-in | 414 | 0.14 | +0.05 | ||
Total votes | 285,728 | 100 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "1992 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 30, 2014.