Howard Dean was a Governor of Vermont, candidate for President of the United States, and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Vermont elections YearOfficeIncumbentPartyVotesPctChallengerPartyVotesPct3rd PartyPartyVotesPct1982VT HouseHoward DeanDean was not the incumbent, the district of Chittenden 7-4 was being used for the first time.Democratic59666.4%Timothy K. McKenzieCitizens30033.4%1984VT HouseHoward DeanDemocratic109298.9%1986Lt. Gov.Susan AuldAuld was not the incumbent, Peter Smith, a fellow Republican, did not seek reelection but instead ran unsuccessfully for Governor.Republican84,41344.4%Howard DeanDemocratic99,92952.5%1988Lt. Gov.Howard DeanDemocratic154,66066.5%Pan B. ZolotasRepublican69,73130.0%Lisa StecklerLiberty Union7,9523.4%1990Lt. Gov.Howard DeanDemocratic120,95658.1%Michael BernhardtRepublican80,70638.7%1992Gov.Howard DeanDemocratic213,52374.73%John McClaughryRepublican65,83723.04%1994Gov.Howard DeanDemocratic145,66168.6%David F. KelleyRepublican40,29219.0%Thomas J. MorseIndependent15,0007.0%1996Gov.Howard DeanDemocratic179,54470.5%John L. GropperRepublican57,16122.4%1998Gov.Howard DeanDemocratic121,42555.6%Ruth DwyerRepublican89,72641.1%2000Gov.Howard DeanDemocratic148,05950.4%Ruth DwyerRepublican111,35937.9%Anthony PollinaProgressive28,1169.5%

United States presidential election, 2004 2004 Democratic presidential primaries:Our Campaigns - US President - D Primaries Race - Jan 13, 2004 John Kerry - 9,930,497 (60.98%) John Edwards - 3,162,337 (19.42%) Howard Dean - 903,460 (5.55%) Dennis Kucinich - 620,242 (3.81%) Wesley Clark - 547,369 (3.36%) Al Sharpton - 380,865 (2.34%) Joe Lieberman - 280,940 (1.73%) Uncommitted - 157,953 (0.97%) Lyndon LaRouche - 103,731 (0.64%) Carol Moseley Braun - 98,469 (0.61%) Dick Gephardt - 63,902 (0.39%)

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