1988Final results
1988 election for Vermont Governor
Governor · Vermont
Madeline Kunin (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Michael Bernhardt (R) by 12.2 points.
Madeline KuninDemocrat · winner
56.1%134,438
Michael BernhardtRepublican
43.9%105,191
239,629 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET