1980s edit
- 1981 Burlington mayoral election - Per Burlington law at the time, this election was held March 3, 1981 (and was held every two years). Gordon Paquette ran for re-election as the Vermont Democratic Party nominee, seeking a sixth term as Mayor of Burlington, Vermont, Richard Bove and Bernie Sanders ran as independents against Paquette. Sanders narrowly defeated Paquette, earning 43.83% of the vote (versus Paquette's 43.72% of the vote). Bove came in a distant third (only earning 11.04% of the vote).
- 1983 Burlington mayoral election — Bernie Sanders
- 1985 Burlington mayoral election — Bernie Sanders
- 1987 Burlington mayoral election — Bernie Sanders
- 1989 Burlington mayoral election — Peter Clavelle
