1992 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1992 United States gubernatorial elections.

1992 Vermont gubernatorial election

November 3, 1992 (1992-11-03)

Nominee Howard Dean John McClaughry Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 213,523 65,837 Percentage 74.7% 23.0%

Dean:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% McClaughry:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election Howard Dean Democratic Elected Governor Howard Dean Democratic

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. This is the best Democratic performance for governor in the history of the state.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results

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

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

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

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