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1978 Vermont Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1978 Vermont Gubernatorial Election?

Richard Snelling won the 1978 Vermont Gubernatorial Election. Richard Snelling received 78,181 popular votes (62.8%). The main challenger was Edwin Granai (34.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Snelling and Granai

Snelling +28.7 pts · won by 35,699 votes
Richard SnellingRepublicanWINNER62.8%
78,181 votes
Edwin GranaiDemocratic34.1%
42,482 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.1% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.