Elections / 1980 · Governor · VT
Vermont — 1980 governor election
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Akashic1980 · GovernorVermont · GovernorRichard SnellingR+23.2
Candidates
Vermont 1980 governor — certified statewide results.
- Richard Snelling✓Republican123,22961.6%
- M. Jerome DiamondDemocratic76,82638.4%
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 1980R+6.0Governor 1980R+23.2vs. baselineR+17.2
Vermont's 1980 governor race ran 17.2 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1980VT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.