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Paul Burns Executive Director, VPIRG February 4, 2015 Election Results for Vermont Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Treasurer 1974-2014 Winner earned between 45% and 50% of total vote=8 Times Winner received between 40% and 44.9% of total vote = 2 Times Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year For Gov Peter Shumlin Democratic 89,509 46.4% 2014 For LT. Gov Phil Scott Republican 118,949 62.1% 2014 For Treas. Beth Pearce Democratic 124,119 74.1% 2014 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov Peter Shumlin Democratic 170,749 57.8% 2012 Lt Gov Phil Scott Republican 162,767 57.1% 2012 Treas. Beth Pearce Democratic 147,700 52.3% 2012 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year For Gov Peter Shumlin Democratic 119543 49.5% 2010 For LT. Gov Phil Scott Republican 116,198 49.4% 2010 For Treas. Jeb Spaulding Democratic/Republican 204,048 90.0% 2010 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov James Douglas Republican 170,492 53.4% 2008 Lt. Gov Brian Dubie Republican 171,744 55% 2008 Treas. Jeb Spaulding Democratic/Republican 267,338 89.9% 2008 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov James Douglas Republican 148,014 56.4% 2006 LT. Gov Brian Dubie Republican 133,250 51.2% 2006 Treas. Jeb Spaulding Democratic/Republican 229,952 94.3% 2006 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov James Douglas Republican 181,540 58.7% 2004 LT Gov Brian Dubie Republican 170,270 56.1% 2004 Treas. Jeb Spaulding Democratic/Republican 273,705 100% 2004 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov James Douglas Republican 103,436 44.9% 2002 LT Gov Brian Dubie Republican 94,044 41.2% 2002 Treas. Jeb Spaulding Democratic 127,459 57.2% 2002 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov Howard Dean Democratic 148,059 50.4% 2000 Lt Gov Doug Racine Democratic 152,561 53.3% 2000 Treas. James Douglas Republican/Democratic 234,331 86.0% 2000 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov Howard Dean Democratic 121,425 55.6% 1998 LT. Gov Doug Racine Democratic 105,480 48.6% 1998 Treas. James Douglas Republican/Democratic 175,026 85.4% 1998 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov Howard Dean Democratic 179,544 70.5% 1996 LT. Gov Douglas A. Racine Democratic 135,567 54.0% 1996 Treas. James H. Douglas Republican/Democratic 203,355 85.8% 1996 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov Howard Dean Democratic 145,661 68.6% 1994 LT. Gov Barbara Snelling Republican 105,992 50.2% 1994 Treas. James H. Douglas Republican/Democratic 184,309 91.4% 1994 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov Howard Dean Democratic 213,523 74.7% 1992 LT. Gov Barbara Snelling Republican 147,479 52.6% 1992 Treas. Paul W. Ruse, Jr Democratic 134,315 50.8% 1992 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov Richard Snelling Republican 109,540 51.8% 1990 LT. Gov Howard Dean Democratic 120,956 58.1% 1990 Treas. Paul W. Ruse, Jr Democratic 101,968 52.6% 1990 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov Madeleine Kunin Democratic 134,558 55.4% 1988 LT. Gov Howard Dean Democratic 154,660 66.6% 1988 Treas. Paul W. Ruse, Jr Democratic 114,322 50.7% 1988 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov Madeleine Kunin Democratic 92,379 47.0% 1986 LT. Gov Howard Dean Democratic 99,929 52.5% 1986 Treas. Emory A. Hebard Republican/Democrat 163,438 90.7% 1986 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov Madeleine Kunin Democratic 116,938 50.0% 1984 LT. Gov Peter Smith Republican 137,720 62.0% 1984 Treas. Emory A. Hebard Republican/Democrat 190,395 90.2% 1984 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov Richard Snelling Republican 93,111 55.0% 1982 LT. Gov Peter Smith Republican 93,212 57.6% 1982 Treas. Emory A. Hebard Republican 97,174 62.4% 1982 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov Richard Snelling Republican 123,229 58.7% 1980 LT. Gov Madeleine Kunin Democratic 120,551 58.8% 1980 Treas. Emory A. Hebard Republican/Democrat 162,915 86.3% 1980 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov Richard Snelling Republican 78,181 62.8% 1978 LT. Gov Madeleine Kunin Democratic 62,372 50.6% 1978 Treas. Emory A. Hebard Republican/Democrat 101,506 89.6% 1978 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov Richard Snelling Republican 72,761 52.8% 1976 LT. Gov T. Garry Buckley Republican 81,471 47.6% 1976 Treas. Emory A. Hebard Republican 88,176 54.5% 1976 Office Candidate Party Votes Percent Year Gov Thomas P. Salmon Democratic 79,584 56.5% 1974 LT. Gov Brian D. Burns Democratic 66,942 49.8% 1974 Treas. Stella B. Hackel Democratic 66,553 49.7% 1974 .
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