1976 Vermont gubernatorial election

none related races 1976 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1976 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont presidential 1976 11 2 no 1974 Vermont gubernatorial election 1974 1978 Vermont gubernatorial election 1978 Richard Snelling (R-VT).jpg Richard Snelling Republican Party (United States) 99,268 53.4% Stella Hackel (cropped).JPG Democratic Party (United States) Stella B. Hackel 75,262 40.4% Bernie Sanders 1976 3x4.jpg Liberty Union Party Bernie Sanders 11,317 6.1% x220px County results x220px Municipality results Snelling: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Hackel: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Governor Thomas P. Salmon Democratic Party (United States) Richard Snelling Republican Party (United States) The 1976 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democrat Thomas P. Salmon did not seek another term as Governor of Vermont, instead running for United States Senate. Republican candidate Richard A. Snelling won the election, defeating Democratic candidate Stella B. Hackel and Liberty Union candidate Bernie Sanders. Democratic primary Candidates Brian D. Burns, Lieutenant Governor of Vermonthttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/94901718/profiles-of-the-three-candidates/ Profiles of the three Democrats in Vermont governor's race The Brattleboro Reformer 13 September 1976 February 14, 2022 Stella B. Hackel, Vermont State Treasurer Robert O'Brien, state senator Results Democratic primary resultsPrimary Election Results https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62938/p1976.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 31 December 2014 December 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141231045859/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62938/p1976.pdf dead Democratic Party (United States) Stella B. Hackel 18,522 43.9 Democratic Party (United States) Brian D. Burns 14,725 34.9 Democratic Party (United States) Robert O'Brien 8,809 20.9 Democratic Party (United States) Other 71 0.2 42,127 100.0 Republican primary Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Richard A. Snelling 24,279 72.0 Republican Party (United States) William G. Craig 9,429 28.0 33,708 100.0 Liberty Union primary Results Liberty Union primary results Liberty Union Party Bernie Sanders 433 98.6 Liberty Union Party Other 6 1.4 439 100.0 General election Results 1976 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 98,206 52.8 Bi-Partisan Vermonters Richard A. Snelling 1,062 0.6 Total Richard A. Snelling 99,268 53.4 Democratic Party (United States) Stella B. Hackel 72,761 39.1 Independent Vermonters Stella B. Hackel 2,501 1.3 Total Stella B. Hackel 75,262 40.4 Liberty Union Party Bernie Sanders http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2015/05/26/sanders-begin-political-revolution/27991467/ Sanders: 'We begin a political revolution' Wednesday, October 6, 1976, Bernard Sanders, 35, returns to the campaign trail, this time running in an open-seat governor's race as the Liberty Union Party standard-bearer. In an interview with the Burlington Free Press, he is asked why he's running. "When I was a boy and watched presidents and other candidates on television, it became clear what they were saying didn't make sense to my parents or even me," he answers. "I came to realize it is right and necessary for people to stand up and oppose what is wrong. I have learned that people will respond if you tell them the truth about how you see the world." Burlington Free Press 2015-05-27 2018-02-15 11,317 6.1 N/A Other 82 0.0 185,929 100.0 References Vermont 1976 Gubernatorial Category:November 1976 in the United States Category:Bernie Sanders