1994 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
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Sanders: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Carroll: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Tie: 40–50% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Vermont |
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The 1994 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1994, to elect the U.S. representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including an election to the U.S. Senate.
In the midst of the Republican Revolution, Bernie Sanders was narrowly re-elected by a margin of 3.31%. This election marks the final statewide election Sanders contested where he did not win every county in the state as well as the closest election of Sanders’ congressional career.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Clint Barnum, stonemason[1]
- John Carroll, majority leader of the Vermont State Senate[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Carroll | 24,106 | 83.11 | |
Republican | Clint Barnum | 4,586 | 15.81 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 312 | 1.08 | |
Total votes | 29,004 | 100.00 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bernie Sanders (Write-in) | 1,968 | 42.45 | |
Democratic | John Carroll (Write-in) | 1,458 | 31.45 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 1,210 | 26.10 | |
Total votes | 4,636 | 100.00 |
Liberty Union primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberty Union | Annette Larson | 282 | 93.07 | |
Liberty Union | Write-ins | 21 | 6.93 | |
Total votes | 303 | 100.00 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Bernie Sanders (incumbent) | 105,502 | 49.90 | |
Republican | John Carroll | 98,523 | 46.59 | |
Natural Law | Carole Banus | 2,963 | 1.40 | |
Grassroots | Jack (Buck) Rogers | 2,664 | 1.26 | |
Liberty Union | Annette Larson | 1,493 | 0.71 | |
Write-ins | N/A | 304 | 0.14 | |
Total votes | 211,449 | 100.00 | ||
Independent hold |
References
[edit]- ^ "U.S. House - Republican". Rutland Daily Herald. September 11, 1994. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Cooper, Kenneth J.; McAllister, Bill (October 12, 1994). "Republican Seeks To Make House Less Independent". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ a b c "1994 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ "United States Representative (One District): 1932-2014" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2015.