1984 Vermont gubernatorial election
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The 1984 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican Richard A. Snelling did not run for another term as Governor of Vermont. Democratic candidate Madeleine Kunin defeated Republican candidate John J. Easton Jr. to succeed him. Kunin's win coincided with the presidential election, which saw Republican Ronald Reagan win Vermont with nearly 58% of the vote.
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Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- John J. Easton Jr., Vermont Attorney General since 1981
- Hilton Wick, Middlebury College trustee
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John J. Easton, Jr. | 30,436 | 60.9 | ||
Republican | Hilton Wick | 19,170 | 38.3 | ||
Republican | Other | 382 | 0.8 | ||
Total votes | '49,988' | '100' |
Democratic primary
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Madeleine M. Kunin | 17,236 | 97.9 | ||
Democratic | Other | 370 | 2.1 | ||
Total votes | '17,606' | '100' |
Liberty Union primary
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberty Union | Richard F. Gottlieb | 228 | 88.4 | ||
Liberty Union | Other | 30 | 11.6 | ||
Total votes | '258' | '100' |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Madeleine M. Kunin | 116,938 | 50.0 | ||
Republican | John J. Easton, Jr. | 113,264 | 48.5 | ||
Libertarian | William Wicker | 1,904 | 0.8 | ||
Citizens | Marian Wagner | 730 | 0.3 | ||
Liberty Union | Richard F. Gottlieb | 695 | 0.3 | ||
N/A | Other | 222 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | '233,753' | '100' |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 31, 2014.