Vermont gubernatorial election, 1996

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1996

November 5, 1996 (1996-11-05)

Candidate Howard Dean John L. Gropper Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 179,544 57,161 Percentage 70.5% 22.5%

Governor before election Howard Dean Democratic Elected Governor Howard Dean Democratic

The Vermont gubernatorial election of 1996 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 candidate John L. Gropper.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Howard Dean (inc.)	18,112	97.8
	Democratic	Other	406	2.1
Total votes			18,518	100

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John L. Gropper	12,616	62.2
	Republican	Thomas J. Morse	6,710	33.0
	Republican	Other	956	4.7
Total votes			20,282	100

Liberty Union primary

Results

Liberty Union primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberty Union	Mary Alice Herbert	237	92.2
	Liberty Union	Other	20	7.7
Total votes			257	100

General election

Results

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Howard Dean (inc.)	179,544	70.51
	Republican	John L. Gropper	57,161	22.45
	Liberty Union	Mary Alice Herbert	4,156	1.63
	Vermont Grassroots	Dennis Lane	3,667	1.44
	Natural Law	Bill Brunelle	3,342	1.31
	Independent	August St. John	3,201	1.26
	Libertarian	Neil Randall	2,916	1.15
	N/A	Write-ins	661	0.26
Total votes			254,648	100