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2004Final results

2004 election for Vermont Governor

Governor · Vermont

Jim Douglas (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Peter Clavell (D) by 21.5 points.

Jim DouglasRepublican · winner
60.7%181,540
39.3%117,327
298,867 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+15.01998D+12.52000R+2.62002R+21.52004R+15.62006R+31.72008

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