1992 United States Senate election in Vermont
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The 1992 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy won re-election to a fourth term.
This was the last time in which a Republican candidate won Caledonia county in a senate election. the last time until 2016 that a Republican candidate would win a county in Vermont in a Class 3 Senate election, and the last time a Republican candidate would lose by less than 20 points in an election for the seat.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Patrick Leahy, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patrick Leahy (incumbent) | 24,721 | 97.59% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 610 | 2.41% | |
| Total votes | 25,331 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Jim Douglas, Secretary of State of Vermont
- John Gropper, businessman
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Douglas | 28,693 | 78.24% | |
| Republican | John L. Gropper | 7,395 | 20.16% | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 586 | 1.60% | |
| Total votes | 36,674 | 100.00% | ||
Liberty Union primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Jerry Levy, sociologist and perennial candidate
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Union | Jerry Levy | 311 | 91.20% | |
| Liberty Union | Write-ins | 30 | 8.80% | |
| Total votes | 341 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Jim Douglas (Republican), Secretary of State of Vermont
- Michael Godeck (Freedom for LaRouche)
- Patrick Leahy (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Jerry Levy (Liberty Union), sociologist and perennial candidate
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patrick Leahy (incumbent) | 154,762 | 54.16% | −8.99% | |
| Republican | Jim Douglas | 123,854 | 43.35% | +8.85% | |
| Liberty Union | Jerry Levy | 5,121 | 1.79% | +0.99% | |
| Freedom for LaRouche | Michael B. Godeck | 1,780 | 0.62% | ||
| Write-ins | 222 | 0.08% | |||
| Majority | 30,908 | 10.82% | −17.84% | ||
| Turnout | 285,739 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Elections | Home | Vermont Secretary of State" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ Clerk of the House of Representatives (1993). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional election of November 3, 1992" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.