1992 Vermont gubernatorial election

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.

1992 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee Howard Dean John McClaughry
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 213,523 65,837
Percentage 74.7% 23.0%

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

Democratic primary

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howard Dean (incumbent) 25,504 98.5
Democratic Other 398 1.5
Total votes '25,902' '100'

Republican primary

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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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Results

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Liberty Union primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberty Union Richard F. Gottlieb 300 69.3
Liberty Union Other 133 30.7
Total votes '433' '100'

General election

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Results

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1992 Vermont gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "1992 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 30, 2014.