United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 1998

United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, At-large district, 1998
Vermont
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. 1 2 "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.
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