2004 United States Senate election in Vermont
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The 2004 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy won reelection to a sixth term.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Patrick Leahy, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Craig Hill, perennial candidate
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patrick Leahy (incumbent) | 27,459 | 94.32% | |
Democratic | Craig Hill | 1,573 | 5.40% | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 81 | 0.28% | |
Total votes | 29,113 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Jack McMullen, businessman
- Peter D. Moss
- Ben Mitchell
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack McMullen | 9,591 | 67.69% | |
Republican | Peter D. Moss | 2,058 | 14.52% | |
Republican | Ben Mitchell | 1,715 | 12.10% | |
Republican | Write-ins | 806 | 5.69% | |
Total votes | 14,170 | 100.00% |
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Major
[edit]- Patrick Leahy (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Jack McMullen (R), businessman
Minor
[edit]- Cris Ericson (I), perennial candidate
- Craig Hill (G), electronics marketer
- Ben Mitchell (LU)
- Keith Stern (I)
Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe D | November 1, 2004 |
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[3] |
Margin of error |
Patrick Leahy (D) |
Jack McMullen (R) |
Undecided |
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Research 2000[4] | October 10–12, 2004 | 403 (LV) | ± 5% | 67% | 21% | 12% |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Patrick Leahy (incumbent) | 216,972 | 70.63% | −1.59% | |
Republican | Jack McMullen | 75,398 | 24.54% | +2.09% | |
Independent | Cris Ericson | 6,486 | 2.11% | ||
Green | Craig Hill | 3,999 | 1.30% | ||
Independent | Keith Stern | 3,300 | 1.07% | ||
Liberty Union | Ben Mitchell | 879 | 0.29% | −0.29% | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 174 | 0.06% | ||
Majority | 141,574 | 46.08% | −3.68% | ||
Turnout | 307,208 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Official Report of the Canvassing Committee United States and Vermont Statewide Offices - Primary Election, September 14, 2004" (PDF). vermont-elections.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2012.
- ^ "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - ^ Research 2000
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".