1990 Vermont gubernatorial election
The 1990 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Democratic Governor Madeleine Kunin did not seek re-election. Former Governor Republican Richard Snelling defeated Democratic former State Senate President pro tempore Peter Welch in the general election. This would be the last Republican victory in a Vermont gubernatorial election until 2002.
Snelling would serve only eight months before dying in office. He was succeeded by Howard Dean.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Peter Welch, former State Senate President pro tempore and candidate for the U.S. House in 1988
- William Gwin
Republican primary
Candidates
- Richard Snelling, former Governor and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1986
- Richard F. Gottlieb, perennial candidate