United States Senate election in Vermont, 1986

November 4, 1986



Nominee	Patrick Leahy	Richard A. Snelling
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	124,123	67,798
Percentage	63.2%	34.5%

U.S. Senator before election

Patrick Leahy
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Patrick Leahy
Democratic

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The 1986 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy won re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Patrick Leahy, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick Leahy (inc.)	21,255	97.63
	Democratic	Write-ins	516	2.37
Total votes			21,771	100.00

Liberty Union primary

Candidates

Jerry Levy, sociologist and perennial candidate

Results

Liberty Union primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberty Union	Jerry Levy	147	93.04
	Liberty Union	Write-ins	11	6.96
Total votes			158	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Richard A. Snelling, former Governor of Vermont
Anthony N. Doria, perennial candidate

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard A. Snelling	21,477	75.11
	Republican	Anthony N. Doria	6,493	22.71
	Republican	Write-ins	625	2.19
Total votes			28,595	100.00

General election

Candidates

Anthony Doria (C), perennial candidate
Patrick Leahy (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
Jerry Levy (LU), sociologist and perennial candidate
Richard A. Snelling (R), former Governor of Vermont

Results

General election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Patrick Leahy (inc.)	124,123	63.16%	+13.34%
	Republican	Richard A. Snelling	67,798	34.50%	-14.00%
	Conservative	Anthony N. Doria	2,963	1.51%
	Liberty Union	Jerry Levy	1,583	0.81%
	Write-ins		65	0.03%
Majority			56,325	28.66%	+27.34%
Turnout			196,532
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

(1984 ←) United States elections, 1986 (→ 1988)

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