1990 Vermont gubernatorial election

none related races 1990 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1990 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont presidential no 1988 Vermont gubernatorial election 1988 1992 Vermont gubernatorial election 1992 November 6, 1990 Image:Richard A Snelling (cropped).jpg 150x150px Richard Snelling Republican Party (United States) 109,540 51.81% Image:Peter Welch, official 110th Congress photo 2.jpg Peter Welch Democratic Party (United States) 97,321 46.03% x220px County results x220px Municipality results Snelling: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Welch: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Madeleine Kunin Democratic Party (United States) Richard Snelling Republican Party (United States) The 1990 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Governor Madeleine Kunin, a Democrat, did not seek re-election. Former Governor Republican Richard Snelling, who had previously served as governor from 1977 to 1985, defeated Democratic former State Senate President pro tempore Peter Welch in the general election. This would be the last Republican victory in a Vermont gubernatorial election until 2002. Snelling would serve only eight months before dying in office. He was succeeded by Democratic lieutenant governor Howard Dean. Welch would go on to be elected to U.S. Congress in 2006, and the U.S. Senate in 2022. Democratic primary Candidates Peter Welch, former State Senate President pro tempore and candidate for the U.S. House in 1988 William Gwin Results Democratic Primary resultsOfficial Report of the Canvassing Committee, United States and Statewide Offices, Primary Election, September 11, 1990 http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/1990PrimaryCanvass.pdf vermont-elections.org https://web.archive.org/web/20121115013439/http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/1990PrimaryCanvass.pdf November 15, 2012 dead Peter Welch Democratic Party (United States) 14,661 86.60 William Gwin Democratic Party (United States) 1,719 10.15 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 550 3.25 16,930 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Richard Snelling, former Governor and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1986 Richard F. Gottlieb, perennial candidate Results Republican primary results Richard Snelling Republican Party (United States) 38,881 86.65 Richard F. Gottlieb Republican Party (United States) 5,503 12.26 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 485 1.08 44,869 100.00 Libertarian primary Candidates David Atkinson Results Libertarian primary results David Atkinson Libertarian Party (United States) 113 70.63 Write-ins Libertarian Party (United States) 47 29.38 160 100.00 General election Results 1990 Vermont gubernatorial electionOfficial Report of the Canvassing Committee, United States and Statewide Offices, General Election, November 6, 1990 http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/1990GeneralCanvass.pdf vermont-elections.org https://web.archive.org/web/20121115014202/http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/1990GeneralCanvass.pdf November 15, 2012 dead Republican Party (United States) Richard Snelling 109,540 51.81% +8.49% Democratic Party (United States) Peter Welch 97,321 46.03% -9.31% Libertarian Party (United States) David Atkinson 2,777 1.31% Liberty Union Party Richard Gottlieb 1,389 0.66% -0.55% Write-ins 395 0.19% 12,219 5.78% -6.25% 211,422 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References See also 1990 United States gubernatorial elections 1990 Gubernatorial Category:1990 United States gubernatorial elections