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.
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This is the last time that Essex, Orleans, and Caledonia counties voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election.
Democratic primary
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editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Howard Dean (incumbent) | 18,112 | 97.8 | ||
Democratic | Other | 406 | 2.1 | ||
Total votes | '18,518' | '100' |
Republican primary
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editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John L. Gropper | 12,616 | 62.2 | ||
Republican | Thomas J. Morse | 6,710 | 33.0 | ||
Republican | Other | 956 | 4.7 | ||
Total votes | '20,282' | '100' |
Liberty Union primary
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editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberty Union | Mary Alice Herbert | 237 | 92.2 | ||
Liberty Union | Other | 20 | 7.7 | ||
Total votes | '257' | '100' |
General election
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editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Howard Dean (incumbent) | 179,544 | 70.51 | +1.42 | |
Republican | John L. Gropper | 57,161 | 22.45 | +3.45 | |
Liberty Union | Mary Alice Herbert | 4,156 | 1.63 | +0.81 | |
Vermont Grassroots | Dennis Lane | 3,667 | 1.44 | ||
Natural Law | Bill Brunelle | 3,342 | 1.31 | +0.52 | |
Independent | August St. John | 3,201 | 1.26 | ||
Libertarian | Neil Randall | 2,916 | 1.15 | ||
Write-in | 661 | 0.26 | -0.43 | ||
Total votes | '254,648' | '100' |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "1996 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 30 December 2014.