1980 Vermont gubernatorial election

1980 Vermont gubernatorial election
	Snelling: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100%; Diamond: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%; Woodward: 50-60%
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 2024^[update], 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

^ "1980 Electoral College Results". National Archives. November 5, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ "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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[1] "1980 Electoral College Results". National Archives. November 5, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[primary-2] "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.

[results-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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