November 4, 1986 (1986-11-04) 1988 → 75,239 28,418 38.2% 14.4% | 92,485 75,239 47.0% 38.2% Start date November 4, 1986 | |
 | ||
Winner Madeleine Kunin | ||
The Vermont gubernatorial election of 1986 took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democrat Madeleine M. Kunin ran successfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Republican candidate Peter Plympton Smith and independent candidate Bernie Sanders. Since no candidate won a majority of the popular vote, Kunin was elected by the Vermont General Assembly per the state constitution.
References
Vermont gubernatorial election, 1986 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA