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.
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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.