The 1986 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democrat Madeleine Kunin ran successfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Republican candidate Peter Plympton Smith and independent candidate Bernie Sanders. Since no candidate won a majority of the popular vote, Kunin was elected by the Vermont General Assembly per the state constitution.[1]
This was the first time since 1912 that none of the candidates received a majority of the vote.[2] Along with Democrats' takeover of the state House for the first time in history, Democrats won a trifecta in the state for the first time ever.
After no candidate received a majority of the vote, the Vermont Legislature, consisting of 150 representatives and 30 senators, voted to decide the winner, per the state constitution.
^ abc"Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
^"Friends honor Sanders as he says goodbye". The Burlington Free Press. April 4, 1989. p. 1. Archived from the original on December 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
1986, vermont, gubernatorial, election, related, races, 1986, united, states, gubernatorial, elections, took, place, november, 1986, incumbent, democrat, madeleine, kunin, successfully, election, second, term, governor, vermont, defeating, republican, candidat. For related races see 1986 United States gubernatorial elections The 1986 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 4 1986 Incumbent Democrat Madeleine Kunin ran successfully for re election to a second term as Governor of Vermont defeating Republican candidate Peter Plympton Smith and independent candidate Bernie Sanders Since no candidate won a majority of the popular vote Kunin was elected by the Vermont General Assembly per the state constitution 1 1986 Vermont gubernatorial election 1984 November 4 1986 1986 11 04 1988 Nominee Madeleine Kunin Peter Smith Bernie SandersParty Democratic Republican IndependentElectoral vote 139 39 2Popular vote 92 485 75 239 28 418Percentage 47 0 38 2 14 4 County resultsMunicipality resultsKunin 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 Smith 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 Governor before electionMadeleine KuninDemocratic Elected Governor Madeleine KuninDemocraticThis was the first time since 1912 that none of the candidates received a majority of the vote 2 Along with Democrats takeover of the state House for the first time in history Democrats won a trifecta in the state for the first time ever Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Results 2 Republican primary 2 1 Results 3 Liberty Union primary 3 1 Results 4 General election 4 1 Candidates 4 2 Results 5 References 6 Works citedDemocratic primary editResults edit Democratic primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Madeleine M Kunin inc 19 401 95 1Democratic Write ins 993 4 9Total votes 20 394 100Republican primary editResults edit Republican primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Peter Plympton Smith 24 837 96 8Republican Write ins 813 3 2Total votes 25 650 100Liberty Union primary editResults edit Liberty Union primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Liberty Union Richard F Gottlieb 135 86 0Liberty Union Bernie Sanders write in 16 10 2Liberty Union Write ins other 6 3 8Total votes 157 100General election editPamphlet for Bernie Sanders campaign nbsp Front and back cover nbsp Inside Candidates edit Madeleine M Kunin D incumbent Governor of Vermont Peter Plympton Smith R Lieutenant Governor of Vermont Bernie Sanders I Mayor of Burlington Vermont 4 Richard F Gottlieb LU Results edit 1986 Vermont gubernatorial election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Madeleine M Kunin inc 92 485 47 0 3 0Republican Peter Plympton Smith 75 239 38 2 10 3Independent Bernie Sanders 28 418 14 4 14 4Liberty Union Richard F Gottlieb 491 0 2 0 1Write in Write ins 83 0 1 n aTotal votes 196 716 100After no candidate received a majority of the vote the Vermont Legislature consisting of 150 representatives and 30 senators voted to decide the winner per the state constitution Vermont legislature vote results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Madeleine M Kunin inc 139 77 22Republican Peter Plympton Smith 39 21 66Independent Bernie Sanders 2 1 11Total votes 180 100References edit a b c General Election Results Governor 1789 2012 PDF Office of the Vermont Secretary of State Retrieved December 31 2014 Doyle 1992 p 222 a b c Primary Election Results PDF Office of the Vermont Secretary of State Retrieved December 30 2014 Friends honor Sanders as he says goodbye The Burlington Free Press April 4 1989 p 1 Archived from the original on December 6 2020 via Newspapers com Works cited editDoyle William 1992 The Vermont Political Tradition And Those Who Helped Make It W Doyle ISBN 0961548614 nbsp nbsp This Vermont elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1986 Vermont gubernatorial election amp oldid 1205428680, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
