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The 1986 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democrat Madeleine Kunin ran successfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Republican candidate Peter Plympton Smith and independent candidate Bernie Sanders. Since no candidate won a majority of the popular vote, Kunin was elected by the Vermont General Assembly per the state constitution.[1]
This was the first time since 1912 that none of the candidates received a majority of the vote. Along with Democrats' takeover of the state House for the first time in history, Democrats won a trifecta in the state for the first time ever.
Democratic primary
Results
Democratic primary results[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Madeleine M. Kunin (inc.) | 19,401 | 95.1 |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 993 | 4.9 |
Total votes | 20,394 | 100 |
Republican primary
Results
Republican primary results[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Peter Plympton Smith | 24,837 | 96.8 |
| Republican | Write-ins | 813 | 3.2 |
Total votes | 25,650 | 100 |
Liberty Union primary
Results
General election
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Candidates
Results
1986 Vermont gubernatorial election[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Madeleine M. Kunin (inc.) | 92,485 | 47.0 | -3.0 |
| Republican | Peter Plympton Smith | 75,239 | 38.2 | -10.3 |
| Independent | Bernie Sanders | 28,418 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| Liberty Union | Richard F. Gottlieb | 491 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Write-in | Write-ins | 83 | 0.1 | n/a |
Total votes | 196,716 | 100 |
After no candidate received a majority of the vote, the Vermont Legislature, consisting of 150 representatives and 30 senators, voted to decide the winner, per the state constitution.
Vermont legislature vote results[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Madeleine M. Kunin (inc.) | 139 | 77.22 |
| Republican | Peter Plympton Smith | 39 | 21.66 |
| Independent | Bernie Sanders | 2 | 1.11 |
Total votes | 180 | 100 |
References
- ^ a b c "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "Friends honor Sanders as he says goodbye". The Burlington Free Press. April 4, 1989. p. 1. Archived from the original on December 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Works cited
- Doyle, William (1992). The Vermont Political Tradition: And Those Who Helped Make It. W. Doyle. ISBN 0961548614.
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