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1986 Vermont Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1986 Vermont Gubernatorial Election?

Madeleine Kunin won the 1986 Vermont Gubernatorial Election. Madeleine Kunin received 92,485 popular votes (47%). The main challenger was Peter Smith (38.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Kunin and Smith

Kunin +8.8 pts · won by 17,246 votes
Madeleine KuninDemocraticWINNER47%
92,485 votes
Peter SmithRepublican38.2%
75,239 votes
Bernie SandersIndependent14.4%
28,418 votes
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.