Election Name: | 1984 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Country: | Vermont |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1982 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1982 |
Next Election: | 1986 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1986 |
Image1: | File:Madeleine Kunin (D-VT).jpg |
Nominee1: | Madeleine Kunin |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 116,938 |
Percentage1: | 50.0% |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Nominee2: | John Easton Jr. |
Popular Vote2: | 113,264 |
Percentage2: | 48.5% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Richard Snelling |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Madeleine Kunin |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1984 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican Richard A. Snelling did not run for another term as Governor of Vermont. Democratic candidate Madeleine Kunin defeated Republican candidate John J. Easton Jr. to succeed him. Kunin's win coincided with the presidential election, which saw Republican Ronald Reagan win Vermont with nearly 58% of the vote.