1988 Vermont gubernatorial election

none related races 1988 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1988 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont presidential 1988 11 8 no 1986 Vermont gubernatorial election 1986 1990 Vermont gubernatorial election 1990 File:Madeleine Kunin (D-VT).jpg 150x150px Madeleine Kunin Democratic Party (United States) 134,558 55.3% File:MikeBernhardt.png Republican Party (United States) Michael Bernhardt 105,319 43.3% x220px County results x220px Municipality results Kunin: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Bernhardt: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Governor Madeleine Kunin Democratic Party (United States) Madeleine Kunin Democratic Party (United States) The 1988 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democrat Madeleine Kunin ran successfully for re-election to a third term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Republican candidate Michael Bernhardt. Democratic primary Results Democratic primary resultsPrimary Election Results https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62920/p1988.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 30 December 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Madeleine M. Kunin (inc.) 28,125 96.8 Democratic Party (United States) Other 935 3.2 29,060 100.0 Republican primary Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Michael Bernhardt 42,988 97.2 Republican Party (United States) Other 1,243 2.8 44,231 100.0 Liberty Union primary Results Liberty Union primary results Liberty Union Party Richard F. Gottlieb 126 93.3 Liberty Union Party Other 9 6.7 135 100.0 General election Polling Poll sourceDate(s)Sample sizeMargin of Error Kunin Bernhardt Gottlieb UndecidedRutland Herald Barre Montpelier Times Argus University of VermontOctober 17, 1988 Poll: Smith, Kunin, Jeffords lead 1 Bennington Banner https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79543987/bennington-banner/ live https://archive.today/20210612021225/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79406056/the-burlington-free-press/ June 12, 2021 Newspapers.com March 5, 2022 October 6–9, 1988502 registered voters± 4.5%54%' 34% 1% 11% Results 1988 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 Democratic Party (United States) Madeleine M. Kunin (inc.) 134,558 55.3 Republican Party (United States) Michael Bernhardt 105,319 43.3 Liberty Union Party Richard F. Gottlieb 2,923 1.2 N/A Write-ins 330 0.1 243,130 100.0 See also 1988 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont 1988 United States presidential election in Vermont 1988 United States Senate election in Vermont References Vermont 1988 Gubernatorial