1992Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1992 election for Vermont Governor
Governor · Vermont
Howard Dean (D) won with 76.4% of the vote, defeating John McClaughry (R) by 52.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Howard DeanDemocrat · winner
76.4%213,523
John McClaughryRepublican
23.6%65,837
279,360 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET