1996 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1996 United States gubernatorial elections.

1996 Vermont gubernatorial election
November 5, 1996 (1996-11-05)
 
Nominee Howard Dean John L. Gropper
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 179,544 57,161
Percentage 70.5% 22.5%
Dean:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Gropper:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%
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Howard Dean
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Howard Dean
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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.

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

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howard Dean (incumbent) 18,112 97.8
Democratic Other 406 2.1
Total votes '18,518' '100'

Republican primary

Results

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

Results

Liberty Union primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberty Union Mary Alice Herbert 237 92.2
Liberty Union Other 20 7.7
Total votes '257' '100'

General election

Results

1996 Vermont gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "1996 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 30 December 2014.


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