2004 United States Senate election in Vermont

2004 United States Senate election in Vermont
	Leahy: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% ; McMullen: 50-60%
U.S. senator before election; Patrick Leahy; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Patrick Leahy; Democratic

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]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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]

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
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
Research 2000	October 10–12, 2004	403 (LV)	± 5%	67%	21%	12%

Results[edit]

General election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

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
^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

[2004PrimaryCanvas-1] "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.

[2] "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 2, 2021.

[key-3] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[4] "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

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Results[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Major[edit]

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Predictions[edit]

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