United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 1998

United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, At-large district, 1998

November 3, 1998

Nominee Bernie Sanders Mark Candon Party Independent Republican Popular vote 136,403 70,740 Percentage 63.40% 32.88%

Representative At-large before election Bernie Sanders Independent Elected Representative At-large Bernie Sanders Independent

The 1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1998 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.

Republican primary

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Candon	23,101	48.43
	Republican	Jack Long	15,716	32.95
	Republican	Peter Diamondstone	8,327	17.46
	Republican	Write-ins	552	1.16
Total votes			47,696	100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bernie Sanders (Write-in)	1,661	47.88
	Democratic	Mark Candon (Write-in)	524	15.11
	Democratic	Write-ins	467	13.46
	Democratic	Jack Long (Write-in)	465	13.40
	Democratic	Peter Diamondstone	352	10.15
Total votes			3,469	100.00

General election

Vermont's At-large congressional district election, 1998^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Bernie Sanders	136,403	63.40
	Republican	Mark Candon	70,740	32.88
	Grassroots	Matthew Mulligan	3,464	1.61
	Liberty Union	Peter Diamondstone	2,153	1.00
	Libertarian	Robert Maynard	2,097	0.98
	Write-ins	N/A	276	0.13
Total votes			215,133	100.00
	Independent hold

References

1. "1998 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
2. "United States Representative (One District): 1932-2014" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 8, 2015.