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.

Democratic primary

Results

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

Results

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

Results

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

Results

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

  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.