2000 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee	Howard Dean	Ruth Dwyer	Anthony Pollina
Party	Democratic	Republican	Progressive
Popular vote	148,059	111,359	28,116
Percentage	50.5%	38.0%	9.6%

County results
Dean: 40–50% 50–60%
Dwyer: 40-50% 50-60%

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Howard Dean
Democratic

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Howard Dean
Democratic

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The 2000 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic Governor Howard Dean won re-election. The campaign was dominated by the fallout from the passage of a civil union bill and the subsequent backlash encapsulated by the slogan Take Back Vermont. Ruth Dwyer, the Republican nominee in 1998, ran again in 2000 and was closely tied to the Take Back Vermont movement. Howard Dean, the Democratic governor, favored civil unions and was a primary target of Take Back Vermont.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Howard Dean, incumbent Governor of Vermont
Brian Pearl

Results

Democratic Primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Dean (inc.)	31,366	84.39
	Democratic	Brian Pearl	4,357	11.72
	Democratic	Write-ins	1,446	3.89
Total votes			37,169	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Ruth Dwyer, former State Representative and nominee for Governor in 1998
William Meub, attorney

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ruth Dwyer	46,611	57.85
	Republican	William Meub	33,105	41.09
	Republican	Write-ins	855	1.06
Total votes			80,571	100.00

General election

Progressive Anthony Pollina's candidacy nearly succeeded in holding Dean to less that 50 percent, which would have required the Vermont General Assembly to choose a winner.^[3] In such races, the joint meeting of the Vermont House and Senate almost always chooses the candidate who received the highest number of votes, but Republicans took control of the Vermont House in 2001, which might have resulted in a contested election.^[4]

Debates

Complete video of debate, September 24, 2000

Results

Vermont gubernatorial election, 2000^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Howard Dean (inc.)	148,059	50.45%	-5.22%
	Republican	Ruth Dwyer	111,359	37.95%	-3.19%
	Progressive	Anthony Pollina	28,116	9.58%
	Independent	Phil Stannard, Sr.	2,148	0.73%
	Grassroots	Joel W. Williams	1,359	0.46%	-1.05%
	Independent	Marilyn Verna Christian	1,054	0.36%
	Libertarian	Hardy Macia	785	0.27%	-0.71%
	Liberty Union	Richard F. Gottlieb	337	0.11%	-0.42%
	Write-ins		256	0.09%
Majority			36,700	12.51%	-2.03%
Turnout			293,473
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ Ellen Goodman (November 5, 2000). "'Take Back Vermont,' the signs say, but take it back to what?". The Boston Globe.
^ ^a ^b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2011-06-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Power, Marjorie (March 17, 2002). "Commentary: Time has come for IRV reform". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT – via FairVote.org.
^ Schmaler, Tracy (September 19, 2002). "Lawmakers likely to decide races". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-06-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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2000 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Debates

Results

See also

References