Vermont gubernatorial election, 1990

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Vermont gubernatorial election, 1990

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  Richard A Snelling.jpg Peter Welch, official 110th Congress photo 2.jpg
Candidate Richard Snelling Peter Welch
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 109,540 97,321
Percentage 51.81% 46.03%

Governor before election

Madeline Kunin
Democratic

Elected Governor

Richard Snelling
Republican

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1990 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Democrat Madeleine M. Kunin did not seek re-election. Former Governor of Vermont, Republican Richard Snelling defeated Democratic State Senator Peter Welch in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Welch 14,661 86.60
Democratic William Gwin 1,719 10.15
Democratic Write-ins 550 3.25
Total votes 16,930 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Snelling 38,881 86.65
Republican Richard F. Gottlieb 5,503 12.26
Republican Write-ins 485 1.08
Total votes 44,869 100.00

Libertarian primary

Candidates

  • David Atkinson

Results

Libertarian primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian David Atkinson 113 70.63
Libertarian Write-ins 47 29.38
Total votes 160 100.00

General election

Results

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1990[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Richard Snelling 109,540 51.81% +8.49%
Democratic Peter Welch 97,321 46.03% -9.31%
Libertarian David Atkinson 2,777 1.31%
Liberty Union Richard Gottlieb 1,389 0.66% -0.55%
Write-ins 395 0.19%
Majority 12,219 5.78% -6.25%
Turnout 211,422
Republican gain from Democratic

References

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