1992 Vermont gubernatorial election
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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. Dean ran successfully for election to a full term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Republican candidate John McClaughry. Dean's 74.7% of the vote is the best Democratic performance for governor in the history of the state.
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November 3, 1992
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Dean: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% McClaughry: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Howard Dean (incumbent) | 25,504 | 98.5 | ||
| Democratic | Other | 398 | 1.5 | ||
| Total votes | '25,902' | '100' | |||
Republican primary
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | John McClaughry | 28,026 | 92.5 | ||
| Republican | Other | 2,277 | 7.5 | ||
| Total votes | '30,303' | '100' | |||
Liberty Union primary
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberty Union | Richard F. Gottlieb | 300 | 69.3 | ||
| Liberty Union | Other | 133 | 30.7 | ||
| Total votes | '433' | '100' | |||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | |||
