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The2000 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. IncumbentDemocratic governorHoward Dean won re-election. The campaign was dominated by the fallout from thepassage of a civil union bill and the subsequent backlash encapsulated by the sloganTake Back Vermont.Ruth Dwyer, the Republican nominee in1998, 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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Howard Dean (incumbent) | 31,366 | 84.39 | |
| Democratic | Brian Pearl | 4,357 | 11.72 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 1,446 | 3.89 | |
| Total votes | 37,169 | 100.00 | ||
| 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 | ||
TheVermont Progressive Party unanimously selected to give its nomination toAnthony Pollina on February 13, 2000.[3] Elizabeth Skarie, the wife ofJerry Greenfield, also sought the nomination.[4]
Progressive Anthony Pollina's candidacy nearly succeeded in holding Dean to less than 50 percent, which would have required theVermont General Assembly to choose a winner.[5] 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.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Howard Dean (incumbent) | 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-in | 256 | 0.09% | |||
| Majority | 36,700 | 12.51% | −2.03% | ||
| Turnout | 293,473 | ||||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
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