Vermont gubernatorial election, 1986

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1986

November 4, 1986 (1986-11-04)

Candidate Madeleine M. Kunin Peter Smith Bernie Sanders Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 92,485 75,239 28,418 Percentage 47.0% 38.2% 14.4%

Governor before election Madeleine M. Kunin Democratic Elected Governor Madeleine M. Kunin Democratic

The Vermont gubernatorial election of 1986 took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democrat Madeleine M. 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.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Madeleine M. Kunin (inc.)	19,401	95.1
	Democratic	Other	993	4.9
Total votes			20,394	100

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Peter Plympton Smith	24,837	96.8
	Republican	Other	813	3.2
Total votes			25,650	100

Liberty Union primary

Results

Liberty Union primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberty Union	Richard F. Gottlieb	135	86.0
	Liberty Union	Other	22	14.0
Total votes			157	100

General election

Results

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Madeleine M. Kunin (inc.)	92,485	47.0
	Republican	Peter Plympton Smith	75,239	38.2
	Independent	Bernie Sanders	28,418	14.4
	Liberty Union	Richard F. Gottlieb	491	0.2
	N/A	Other	83	0.1
Total votes			196,716	100