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Summary of Official Results

1996 Statewide Primary
September 10, 1996

  • Registered voters: 366,776

  • Votes cast, Republican Party: 24,672
  • Votes cast, Democratic Party: 20,880
  • Votes cast, Liberty Union Party: 403

  • Absentee votes counted: 3,249 (7.0 percent of total)

  • Total votes counted: 46,072 (12.6 percent of registered voters)

For U.S. Representative:

  • Republican Party (total votes counted: 19,764)
    • Susan W. Sweetser, Essex: 18,829 (95.2%)
    • Write-in votes: 935 (4.7%)

  • Democratic Party (total votes counted: 13,674)
    • Jack Long, Burlington: 9,291 (67.9%)
    • Total write-in votes: 4,383 (32.0%)
      • Bernie Sanders, Burlington: 4,037
      • Susan W. Sweetser, Essex: 203

  • Liberty Union Party (total votes counted: 323)
    • Peter Diamondstone, Brattleboro: 293 (90.7%)
    • Write-in votes: 30 (9.2%)

For Governor:

  • Republican Party (total votes counted: 20,292)
    • John L. Gropper, Rochester: 12,626 (62.2%)
    • Thomas J. Morse, Underhill: 6,710 (33.0%)
    • Write-in votes: 956 (4.7%)

  • Democratic Party (total votes counted: 18,518)
    • Howard Dean, Burlington: 18,112 ( 97.8%)
    • Write-in votes: 406 (2.1%)

  • Liberty Union Party (total votes counted: 257)
    • Mary Alice Herbert, Putney: 237 (92.2%)
    • Write-in votes: 20 (7.7%)

For Lieutenant Governor:

  • Republican Party (total votes counted: 22,218)
    • John Carroll, Norwich : 15,033 (67.6%)
    • J. Dennis Delaney, Charlotte: 7,039 (31.6%)
    • Write-in votes: 146 (0.6%)

  • Democratic Party (total votes counted: 17,199)
    • Douglas A. Racine, Richmond: 16,874 (98.1%)
    • Write-in votes: 325 (1.8%)

  • Liberty Union Party (total votes counted: 239)
    • Murray Ngoima, Woodstock: 224 (93.7%)
    • Write-in votes: 15 (6.2%)

For State Treasurer:

  • Republican Party (total votes counted: 20,714)
    • James H. Douglas, Middlebury: 20,667 (99.7%)
    • Write-in votes: 47 (0.2%)

  • Democratic Party (total votes counted: 1,910)
    • James H. Douglas, Middlebury: 1,340 (write-in)
    • Total write-in votes: 1,910

  • Liberty Union Party (total votes counted: 237)
    • Richard F. Gottlieb, Guilford: 229 (96.6%)
    • Write-in votes: 8 (3.3%)

For Secretary of State:

  • Republican Party (total votes counted: 20,164)
    • Jim Milne, Barre City: 20,112 (99.7%)
    • Write-in votes: 52 (0.2%)

  • Democratic Party (total votes counted: 1,577)
    • Jim Milne, Barre City: 1,134 (write-in)
    • Write-in votes: 1,577

  • Liberty Union Party (total votes counted: 44)
    • Write-in votes: 44

For Auditor of Accounts

  • Republican Party (total votes counted: 19,060)
    • Gerry Morrissey, Bennington: 18,797 (98.6%)
    • Write-in votes: 263 (1.3%)

  • Democratic Party (total votes counted: 13,908)
    • Edward Flanagan, Burlington: 13,668 (98.2%)
    • Write-in votes: 240 (1.7%)

    Liberty Union Party (total votes counted: 234)

    • Charlet Ann Davenport, Woodstock: 225 (96.1%)
    • Write-in votes: 9 (3.8%)

For Attorney General

  • Republican Party (total votes counted 19,983)
    • Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Waterbury: 19,919 (99.6%)
    • Write-in votes: 64 (0.3%)

  • Democratic Party (total votes counted 1,957)
    • Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Waterbury: 1,545 (write-in)
    • Total write-in votes: 1,957

  • Liberty Union Party (total votes counted: 49)
    • Write-in votes: 49

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