1980 Vermont gubernatorial election
November 4, 1980 (1980-11-04)
 
Nominee Richard Snelling M. Jerome Diamond
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 123,229 76,826
Percentage 58.7% 36.6%
County results
Snelling:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Diamond:      40–50%
Governor before election

Richard Snelling
Republican

 Elected Governor

Richard Snelling
Republican

The 1980 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Republican Richard A. Snelling ran successfully for a third term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Democratic candidate M. Jerome Diamond.

As of 2019, this marks the most recent time that Republicans won the races for Governor and for President concurrently.[1]

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Richard A. Snelling (inc.) 38,228 85.0
Republican Clifford Thompson 3,432 7.6
Republican Kirk E. Faryniasz 2,273 5.1
Republican Other 1,059 2.4
Total votes '44,992' '100'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic M. Jerome Diamond 15,738 50.4
Democratic Timothy J. O'Connor 14,857 47.5
Democratic John Potthast 406 1.3
Democratic Other 255 0.8
Total votes '31,256' '100'

Liberty Union primary

Results

Liberty Union primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberty Union Scattering 80 100.0
Total votes '80' '100'

General election

Results

1980 Vermont gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Richard A. Snelling (inc.) 123,229 58.7
Democratic M. Jerome Diamond 76,826 36.6
Independent Daniel E. Woodward 5,323 2.5
Independent Bruce Cullen 2,263 1.1
Liberty Union John Potthast 1,952 0.9
N/A Other 251 0.1
Total votes '209,844' '100'

References

  1. ↑ "1980 Electoral College Results". National Archives. November 5, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  3. ↑ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.


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