1968 Vermont Governor Election

The 1968 Vermont Governor Election was held on November 5, 1968. The total votes casted was 161,089. Deane C. Davis (Republican) was elected, receiving 55.49% of the votes, which equals 89,387 votes.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. Deane C. Davis of Republican (55.49%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated John J. Daley of Democratic (44.48%) by a comfortable margin of 11.01%.

1968 Vermont Governor Election
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 89387, name: 'Deane C. Davis'},{value: 71656, name: 'John J. Daley'},{value: 46, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Deane C. Davis	Republican	89,387	55.49%
John J. Daley	Democratic	71,656	44.48%
Write-In		46	0.03%
Date: 1968-11-05, Valid Votes: 161,089, Margin: 11.0%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#B04D5B','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 36719, name: 'Deane C. Davis'},{value: 21791, name: 'James L. Oakes'},{value: 30, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Deane C. Davis	Republican	36,719	62.72%
James L. Oakes	Republican	21,791	37.22%
Write-In		30	0.05%
Date: 1968-09-10, Valid Votes: 58,540, Margin: 25.5%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 10641, name: 'John J. Daley'},{value: 256, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
John J. Daley	Democratic	10,641	97.65%
Write-In		256	2.35%
Date: 1968-09-10, Valid Votes: 10,897, Margin: 95.3%

See Also

• 1968 United States Senate Election in Vermont
• 1968 Vermont Attorney General Election
• 1968 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election
• 1968 Vermont Secretary of State Election
• 1968 Vermont State Auditor Election
• 1968 Vermont State Treasurer Election
• 1968 United States House Election in Vermont
• 1968 United States Presidential Election in Vermont
• 2022 Vermont Governor Election
• 2020 Vermont Governor Election
• 2018 Vermont Governor Election
• 2016 Vermont Governor Election
• 2014 Vermont Governor Election

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1968 Vermont Governor Election (General) - Results by County
County	Deane C. Davis Republican		John J. Daley Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	161,089	0.00%

1968 Vermont Governor Election (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	John J. Daley		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	10,897	0.00%

1968 Vermont Governor Election (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Deane C. Davis		James L. Oakes		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	58,540	0.00%