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1984 election for Vermont Governor

Governor · Vermont

Madeline Kunin (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating John J. Easton (R) by 1.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Madeline KuninDemocrat · winner
50.8%116,938
John J. EastonRepublican
49.2%113,264
230,202 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+22.91980R+11.21982D+1.61984D+8.81986D+12.21988R+5.91990

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET