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 Republica
Madeleine Kunin
Peter Plympton Smith
Portrait of Bernie Sanders in c. 1986
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The 1912 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 3, 1912. Incumbent Republican John A. Mead, per the "Mountain Rule", did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont
1986 Vermont gubernatorial election
…candidate won a majority of the popular vote, Kunin was elected by the Vermont General Assembly per the state constitution. 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…
Allen Miller Fletcher
Harland B. Howe
Fraser Metzger