1996 Vermont gubernatorial election

none related races 1996 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 1996 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont presidential no 1994 Vermont gubernatorial election 1994 1996 11 5 1998 Vermont gubernatorial election 1998 File:Howard Dean 1999.jpg 150x150px Howard Dean Democratic Party (United States) 179,544 70.51% x220px County results x220px Municipality results Dean: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Gropper: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Howard Dean Democratic Party (United States) Howard Dean Democratic Party (United States) 3x4.svg Republican Party (United States) John L. Gropper 57,161 22.45% The 1996 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democrat Howard Dean ran successfully for re-election to a third full term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Republican nominee John L. Gropper. This is the last time that Essex, Orleans, and Caledonia counties voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election. Democratic primary Results Democratic primary resultsPrimary Election Results https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62908/p1996.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 30 December 2014 31 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141231010640/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62908/p1996.pdf dead Democratic Party (United States) Howard Dean (incumbent) 18,112 97.8 Democratic Party (United States) Other 406 2.1 18,518 100.0 Republican primary Lieutenant Governor Barbara Snelling announced a campaign, but withdrew from the race in June after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage in April.1996-06-13 Snelling drops out https://www.newspapers.com/article/bennington-banner-snelling-drops-out/208400668/ 2026-10-16 Bennington Banner 1 Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) John L. Gropper 12,616 62.2 Republican Party (United States) Thomas J. Morse 6,710 33.0 Republican Party (United States) Other 956 4.7 20,282 100.0 Liberty Union primary Results Liberty Union primary results Liberty Union Party Mary Alice Herbert 237 92.2 Liberty Union Party Other 20 7.7 257 100.0 General election Results 1996 Vermont gubernatorial election1996 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Vermont http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=50&f=1&off=5&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas 30 December 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Howard Dean (incumbent) 179,544 70.51 +1.42 Republican Party (United States) John L. Gropper 57,161 22.45 +3.45 Liberty Union Party Mary Alice Herbert 4,156 1.63 +0.81 Vermont Grassroots Dennis Lane 3,667 1.44 Natural Law Party Bill Brunelle 3,342 1.31 +0.52 Independent politician August St. John 3,201 1.26 Libertarian Party (United States) Neil Randall 2,916 1.15 661 0.26 -0.43 254,648 100.00 See also 1996 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont 1996 United States presidential election in Vermont References Vermont 1996 Category:Howard Dean