Elections / 1978 · Governor · VT
Vermont — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorVermont · GovernorRichard SnellingR+29.6
Candidates
Vermont 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Richard Snelling✓Republican78,18164.8%
- Edwin GranaiDemocratic42,48235.2%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+11.2Governor 1978R+29.6vs. baselineR+18.4
Vermont's 1978 governor race ran 18.4 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978VT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.