2000 governor elections · Vermont history
Vermont governor election 2000
Howard Dean DEM +12.5 · held 11/7/00
- Votes counted
- 293,473
- Margin
- 12.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in VT
- D+9.9same year
General election 11/7/00
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Dean Won | DEM | 148,059 | 50.45% | |
| Ruth Dwyer | REP | 111,359 | 37.95% | |
| Anthony Pollina | PRO | 28,116 | 9.58% | |
| Phil Stannard Sr. | IND | 2,148 | 0.73% | |
| Joel Williams | GRT | 1,359 | 0.46% | |
| Marilynn Christian | IND | 1,054 | 0.36% | |
| Hardy Machia | LIB | 785 | 0.27% | |
| Richard Gottlieb | LBU | 337 | 0.12% | |
| Write-in | — | 256 | 0.09% | |
| Total | 293,473 | |||
Official source: stage:General
Other Vermont governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Phil Scott | 50.2 |
| 2022 | Phil Scott | 45.9 |
| 2020 | Phil Scott | 40.2 |
| 2018 | Phil Scott | 14.7 |
| 2016 | Phil Scott | 8.6 |
| 2014 | Peter Elliott Shumlin | 1.2 |
| 2012 | Peter Elliott Shumlin | 19.7 |
| 2010 | Peter Elliott Shumlin | 1.8 |
| 2008 | Jim Douglas | 31.6 |
| 2006 | Jim Douglas | 15.2 |
| 2004 | Jim Douglas | 20.8 |
| 2002 | Jim Douglas | 2.6 |
Full Vermont governor history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2000 Vermont governor race?
Howard Dean (DEM) won with 50.5% of the vote, ahead of Ruth Dwyer (37.9%), a margin of 12.5 points.
Did the Vermont governor seat change party in 2000?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2000 Vermont governor race?
293,473 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.