2000 Vermont Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2000 Vermont Gubernatorial Election?

Howard Dean won the 2000 Vermont Gubernatorial Election. Howard Dean received 148,059 popular votes (50.45%). The main challenger was Ruth Dwyer (37.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Dean and Dwyer

Dean +12.5 pts · won by 36,700 votes
148,059 votes
111,359 votes
Anthony PollinaVermont Progressive Party9.58%
28,116 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.0% 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.