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1996 Vermont gubernatorial election
	Dean: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%; Gropper: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
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The 1996 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democrat Howard Dean ran successfully for re-election to a third full term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Republican nominee John L. Gropper.

This is the last time that Essex, Orleans, and Caledonia counties voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Dean (incumbent)	18,112	97.8
	Democratic	Other	406	2.1
Total votes			'*18,518'*	'*100'*

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John L. Gropper	12,616	62.2
	Republican	Thomas J. Morse	6,710	33.0
	Republican	Other	956	4.7
Total votes			'*20,282'*	'*100'*

Liberty Union primary

Results

Liberty Union primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberty Union	Mary Alice Herbert	237	92.2
	Liberty Union	Other	20	7.7
Total votes			'*257'*	'*100'*

General election

Results

1996 Vermont gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Howard Dean (incumbent)	179,544	70.51	+1.42
	Republican	John L. Gropper	57,161	22.45	+3.45
	Liberty Union	Mary Alice Herbert	4,156	1.63	+0.81
	Vermont Grassroots	Dennis Lane	3,667	1.44
	Natural Law	Bill Brunelle	3,342	1.31	+0.52
	Independent	August St. John	3,201	1.26
	Libertarian	Neil Randall	2,916	1.15
	Write-in		661	0.26	-0.43
Total votes			'*254,648'*	'*100'*

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
^ "1996 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

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[primary-1] "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

[results-2] "1996 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

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-The '''Vermont gubernatorial election of 1996''' took place on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democrat [[Howard Dean]] ran successfully for re-election to a third full term as [[Governor of Vermont]], defeating Republican candidate [[John L. Gropper]].
+The '''1996 Vermont gubernatorial election''' took place on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democrat [[Howard Dean]] ran successfully for re-election to a third full term as [[Governor of Vermont]], defeating Republican nominee John L. Gropper.
+This is the last time that Essex, Orleans, and Caledonia counties voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election.
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+{{Election box begin|title = Democratic primary results<ref name=primary>{{cite web|title=Primary Election Results|url=https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62908/p1996.pdf|publisher=Office of the Vermont Secretary of State|access-date=30 December 2014|archive-date=31 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231010640/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62908/p1996.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
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+{{Election box begin|title = 1996 Vermont gubernatorial election<ref name=results>{{cite web|title=1996 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Vermont|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=50&f=1&off=5&elect=0|publisher=U.S. Election Atlas|access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref>}}
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-|candidate  = Neil Randall
+|candidate  = [[Neil Randall]]
 |votes      = 2,916
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+|change     = -0.43
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+==See also==
+* [[1996 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont]]
+* [[1996 United States presidential election in Vermont]]
 ==References==
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+{{1996 United States elections}}
-[[Category:United States gubernatorial elections, 1996]]
+[[Category:1996 United States gubernatorial elections|Vermont]]
-[[Category:Vermont elections, 1996|Gubernatorial]]
 [[Category:Vermont gubernatorial elections|1996]]
+[[Category:Howard Dean]]
+{{Vermont-election-stub}}
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-{{US-election-stub}}

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