1980 Vermont gubernatorial election
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The 1980 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Republican Richard A. Snelling ran successfully for a third term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Democratic candidate M. Jerome Diamond.
As of 2024[update], this marks the most recent time that Republicans won the races for Governor and for President concurrently.[1]
Republican primary
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard A. Snelling (inc.) | 38,228 | 85.0 | ||
| Republican | Clifford Thompson | 3,432 | 7.6 | ||
| Republican | Kirk E. Faryniasz | 2,273 | 5.1 | ||
| Republican | Other | 1,059 | 2.4 | ||
| Total votes | '44,992' | '100' | |||
Democratic primary
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | M. Jerome Diamond | 15,738 | 50.4 | ||
| Democratic | Timothy J. O'Connor | 14,857 | 47.5 | ||
| Democratic | John Potthast | 406 | 1.3 | ||
| Democratic | Other | 255 | 0.8 | ||
| Total votes | '31,256' | '100' | |||
Liberty Union primary
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Union | Scattering | 80 | 100.0 | ||
| Total votes | '80' | '100' | |||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard A. Snelling (inc.) | 123,229 | 58.7 | ||
| Democratic | M. Jerome Diamond | 76,826 | 36.6 | ||
| Independent | Daniel E. Woodward | 5,323 | 2.5 | ||
| Independent | Bruce Cullen | 2,263 | 1.1 | ||
| Liberty Union | John Potthast | 1,952 | 0.9 | ||
| N/A | Other | 251 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | '209,844' | '100' | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "1980 Electoral College Results". National Archives. November 5, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
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