Vermont Gubernatorial Elections, 1789-present

The following is a list of gubernatorial elections in the state of Vermont from 1789 to the present.

Under state law, if no candidate receives a majority in the election, then winner is chosen by the state legislature.

1789

The 1789 election was held prior to Vermont gaining statehood in 1791.

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Thomas Chittenden	-	1,263	44%
	Moses Robinson	-	746	26%
	Samuel Safford	-	478	17%
	Write-ins	-	378	13%

1793-1870

From 1793 to 1870, gubernatorial elections were held annually.

1793

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Thomas Chittenden*	-	3,187	52%
	Isaac Tichenor	-	2,712	44%
	Noah Smith	-	174	3%
	Write-ins	-	85	1%

1794

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Thomas Chittenden*	-	2,623	52%
	Isaac Tichenor	-	2,000	40%
	Write-ins	-	432	9%

1795

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Thomas Chittenden*	-	4,260	61%
	Isaac Tichenor	-	2,038	29%
	Samuel Williams	-	256	4%
	Gideon Olin	-	149	2%
	Nathaniel Niles	-	138	2%
	Write-ins	-	174	3%

1798

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Isaac Tichenor	Federalist	6,211	66%
	Moses Robinson	Democratic Republican	2,805	30%
	Write-ins	-	332	4%

1799

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Isaac Tichenor*	Federalist	7,454	64%
	Israel Smith	Democratic Republican	3,915	34%
	Write-ins	-	234	2%

Federalist Hold

1800

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Isaac Tichenor*	Federalist	6,444	63%
	Israel Smith	Democratic Republican	3,339	33%
	Write-ins	-	380	4%

Federalist Hold

1802

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Isaac Tichenor*	Federalist	7,823	60%
	Israel Smith	Democratic Republican	5,085	39%
	Write-ins	-	181	1%

Federalist Hold

1803

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Isaac Tichenor*	Federalist	7,940	58%
	Jonathan Robinson	Democratic Republican	5,408	40%
	Write-ins	-	346	3%

Federalist Hold

1854

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Stephen Royce	Republican; Whig	27,926	63%
	Merritt Clark	Democratic	15,084	34%
	Lawrence Brainerd	Free Soil Democratic	619	1%
	Horatio Needham	Free Soil Democratic	302	1%
	William C. Kittredge	Whig	293	1%
	Oscar L. Shafter	Whig	255	1%
	Write-ins	-	135	0%

Republican Gain

1872-1914

Starting with the 1872 election, gubernatorial elections were held biennially in September.

1914-present

Starting with the 1914 election, gubernatorial elections have been held biennially in November.

1950

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Lee E. Emerson	Republican	64,915	75%
	J. Edward Moran	Democratic	22,227	26%
	Write-ins	-	13	0%

Republican Hold

1952

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Lee E. Emerson*	Republican	78,338	52%
	Robert W. Larrow	Democratic	60,051	40%
	Henry D. Vail	Republican (Write-in)	12,447	0%
	Write-ins	-	26	0%

Republican Hold

1954

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Joseph B. Johnson	Republican	59,778	52%
	E. Frank Branon	Democratic	54,554	48%
	Write-ins	-	28	0%

Republican Hold

1956

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Joseph B. Johnson*	Republican	88,379	58%
	E. Frank Branon	Democratic	65,420	43%
	Write-ins	-	10	0%

Republican Hold

1958

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Robert T. Stafford	Republican	62,222	50%
	Bernard J. Leddy	Democratic	61,503	50%
	Write-ins	-	3	0%

Republican Hold

1960

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	F. Ray Keyser, Jr.	Republican	92,861	56%
	Russell F. Niquette	Democratic	71,755	44%
	Write-ins	-	16	0%

Republican Hold

1962

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Philip H. Hoff	Democratic	61,350	51%
	F. Ray Keyser, Jr.*	Republican	60,035	50%
	Write-ins	-	4	0%

Democratic Gain

^ Hoff vote the fusion of Democratic, Independent, and Independent Democratic lines.

1964

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Philip H. Hoff*	Democratic	106,611	65%
	Ralph A. Foote	Republican	57,576	35%
	Write-ins	-	12	0%

Democratic Hold

1966

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Philip H. Hoff*	Democratic	78,669	58%
	Richard A. Snelling	Republican	57,577	42%
	Write-ins	-	16	0%

Democratic Hold

1968

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Deane C. Davis	Republican	89,387	55%
	John J. Daley	Democratic	71,656	45%
	Write-ins	-	46	0%

Republican Gain

1970

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Deane C. Davis	Republican	87,458	57%
	Leo O'Brien, Jr.	Democratic	66,028	43%
	Write-ins	-	42	0%

Republican Hold

1972

	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Thomas P. Salmon	Democratic	104,513	55%
	Luther F. Hackett	Republican	82,491	44%
	Bernard Sanders	Liberty Union	2,175	1%
	Write-ins	-	38	0%

Democratic Gain

^ Salmon vote the fusion of Democratic and Independent Vermonters lines.