1978 Vermont gubernatorial election

none related races 1978 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1978 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont presidential 1978 11 7 no 1976 Vermont gubernatorial election 1976 1980 Vermont gubernatorial election 1980 File:Richard A Snelling (cropped).jpg 150x150px Richard Snelling Republican Party (United States) 78,181 62.8% File:Granai.png Democratic Party (United States) Edwin Granai 42,482 34.1% x220px County results x220px Municipality results Snelling: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Granai: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% Governor Richard Snelling Republican Party (United States) Richard Snelling Republican Party (United States) The 1978 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Republican Richard Snelling ran successfully for a second term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Democratic candidate Edwin Granai. 2014, this was the most recent Vermont gubernatorial election in which both major party candidates are now deceased.Edwin Granai Obituary (2014) The Record https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/troyrecord/name/edwin-granai-obituary?id=22635354 2021-12-25 Legacy.com Republican primary Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Richard A. Snelling (inc.) 30,454 99.0 Republican Party (United States) Other 316 1.0 30,770 100.0 Democratic primary Results Democratic primary resultsPrimary Election Results https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62935/p1978.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 31 December 2014 31 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141231040018/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62935/p1978.pdf dead Democratic Party (United States) Edwin C. Granai 8,572 64.6 Democratic Party (United States) Bernard O'Shea 4,570 34.5 Democratic Party (United States) Other 121 0.9 13,263 100.0 Liberty Union primary Results Liberty Union primary results Liberty Union Party Earl S. Gardner 174 93.0 Liberty Union Party Other 13 7.0 187 100.0 General election Candidates Earl S. Gardner (Liberty Union) Edwin Granai (Democratic), state representativehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/94787637/fast-buck/ Granai warns against danger of 'Fast-Buck' development The Burlington Free Press September 14, 1978 Gertler Gayle February 13, 2022 Richard A. Snelling (Republican), incumbent Governor of Vermont Results 1978 Vermont gubernatorial electionGeneral Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012 https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/308153/stoff1gov.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 31 December 2014 30 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141130162743/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/308153/stoff1gov.pdf dead Republican Party (United States) Richard A. Snelling (inc.) 78,181 62.8 Democratic Party (United States) Edwin C. Granai 42,482 34.1 Liberty Union Party Earl S. Gardner 3,629 2.9 N/A Other 190 0.2 124,482 100.0 References Vermont 1978 Gubernatorial Category:November 1978 in the United States