1980Final results
1980 election for Vermont Governor
Governor · Vermont
Richard A. Snelling (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating M. Jerome Diamond (D) by 22.9 points.
Richard A. SnellingRepublican · winner
61.4%123,229
M. Jerome DiamondDemocrat
38.6%77,363
200,592 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET