United States Senate election in Vermont, 1980

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1980
Vermont
November 4, 1980 (1980-11-04)

 
Candidate Patrick Leahy Stewart M. Ledbetter
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 104,089 101,647
Percentage 49.8% 48.6%

U.S. Senator before election

Patrick Leahy
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Patrick Leahy
Democratic

The 1980 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democrat Patrick Leahy ran successfully for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Stewart M. Ledbetter

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Patrick Leahy (inc.) 27,548 97.5
Democratic Other 696 2.5
Total votes 28,244 100

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Steward M. Ledbetter 16,518 35.3
Republican James E. Mullin 12,256 26.2
Republican Tom Evslin 8,575 18.3
Republican T. Garry Buckley 5,209 11.1
Republican Robert Schuettinger 3,450 7.4
Republican Anthony N. Doria 496 1.1
Republican Other 316 0.7
Total votes 46,820 100

Liberty Union primary

Results

Liberty Union primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberty Union Earl S. Gardner 135 80.4
Liberty Union Other 33 19.6
Total votes 168 100

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1980[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Patrick Leahy (inc.) 104,089 49.8
Republican Steward M. Ledbetter 101,647 48.6
Independent Anthony N. Doria 1,764 0.8
Liberty Union Earl S. Gardner 1,578 0.8
N/A Other 110 0.1
Total votes 209,188 100

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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