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Elections / 1988 · Governor · VT

Madeleine Kunin won Vermont's 1988 governor's race.

Madeleine Kunin (Democrat) led by 12.0 points statewide.

Statewide result
Vermont 1988 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Madeleine KuninDDemocratic134,55855.3%
Michael BernhardtRRepublican105,31943.3%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 1988R+3.5Governor 1988D+12.2vs. baselineD+15.7

Vermont's 1988 governor race ran 15.7 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.

Same ballot, 1988VT