1986 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1986 United States gubernatorial elections.

1986 Vermont gubernatorial election
November 4, 1986 (1986-11-04)
 
Nominee Madeleine Kunin Peter Smith Bernie Sanders
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Electoral vote 139 39 2
Popular vote 92,485 75,239 28,418
Percentage 47.0% 38.2% 14.4%
Kunin:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Smith:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Madeleine Kunin
Democratic

Elected Governor

Madeleine Kunin
Democratic

The 1986 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democrat Madeleine Kunin ran successfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Republican candidate Peter Plympton Smith, the incumbent Lieutenant Governor, and independent candidate Bernie Sanders, the mayor of Burlington, Vermont's largest city. Since no candidate won a majority of the popular vote, Kunin was elected by the Vermont General Assembly per the state constitution.

This was the first time since 1912 that none of the candidates received a majority of the vote. Along with Democrats' takeover of the state House for the first time in history, Democrats won a trifecta in the state for the first time ever.

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