Vermont gubernatorial election, 1976

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1976

November 2, 1976 (1976-11-02)

100px Candidate Richard A. Snelling Stella B. Hackel Bernie Sanders Party Republican Democratic Liberty Union Popular vote 99,268 75,262 11,317 Percentage 53.4% 40.4% 6.1%

Governor before election Thomas P. Salmon Democratic Elected Governor Richard A. Snelling Republican

The Vermont gubernatorial election of 1976 took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democrat Thomas P. Salmon did not seek another term as Governor of Vermont, instead running for United States Senate. Republican candidate Richard A. Snelling defeated Democratic candidate Stella B. Hackel and Liberty Union candidate Bernie Sanders to succeed him.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stella B. Hackel	18,522	43.9
	Democratic	Brian D. Burns	14,725	34.9
	Democratic	Robert O'Brien	8,809	20.9
	Democratic	Other	71	0.2
Total votes			42,127	100

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard A. Snelling	24,279	72.0
	Republican	William G. Craig	9,429	28.0
Total votes			33,708	100

Liberty Union primary

Results

Liberty Union primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberty Union	Bernie Sanders	433	98.6
	Liberty Union	Other	6	1.4
Total votes			439	100

General election

Results

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard A. Snelling	98,206	52.8
	Bi-Partisan Vermonters	Richard A. Snelling	1,062	0.6
	Total	Richard A. Snelling	99,268	53.4
	Democratic	Stella B. Hackel	72,761	39.1
	Independent Vermonters	Stella B. Hackel	2,501	1.3
	Total	Stella B. Hackel	75,262	40.4
	Liberty Union	Bernie Sanders	11,317	6.1
	N/A	Other	82	0.0
Total votes			185,929	100