Vermont gubernatorial election, 1978

November 7, 1978 (1978-11-07)



Candidate	Richard A. Snelling	Edwin C. Granai
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	78,181	42,482
Percentage	62.8%	34.1%

Governor before election

Richard A. Snelling
Republican

Elected Governor

Richard A. Snelling
Republican

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The Vermont gubernatorial election of 1978 took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Republican Richard A. Snelling ran successfully for a second term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Democratic candidate Edwin C. Granai.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard A. Snelling (inc.)	30,454	99.0
	Republican	Other	316	1.0
Total votes			30,770	100

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edwin C. Granai	8,572	64.6
	Democratic	Bernard O'Shea	4,570	34.5
	Democratic	Other	121	0.9
Total votes			13,263	100

Liberty Union primary

Results

Liberty Union primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberty Union	Earl S. Gardner	174	93.0
	Liberty Union	Other	13	7.0
Total votes			187	100

General election

Results

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1978^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard A. Snelling (inc.)	78,181	62.8
	Democratic	Edwin C. Granai	42,482	34.1
	Liberty Union	Earl S. Gardner	3,629	2.9
	N/A	Other	190	0.2
Total votes			124,482	100

References

1 2 3 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
↑ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

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