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1984 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

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1984 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district

← 1982 November 6, 1984 1986 →
 
Nominee Jim Jeffords Anthony Pollina
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 148,025 60,360
Percentage 65.4% 26.7%

County results
Jeffords:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Jim Jeffords
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Jeffords
Republican

The 1984 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1984, 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 the concurrent presidential election.

Incumbent representative Jim Jeffords won re-election to a 6th term with 65.41% of the vote. Democratic candidate Anthony Pollina won just 26.67% of the vote. This was Jeffords's closest election since 1974.

Democratic primary

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Democratic primary results[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony Pollina 6,502 43.88
Democratic John F. Tatro 4,043 27.29
Democratic Paul Forlenza 3,603 24.32
Democratic Write-in 669 4.52
Total votes 14,817 100.00

Republican primary

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Republican primary results[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Jeffords 35,205 72.10
Republican Mike Jacobs 13,455 27.56
Republican Write-in 166 0.34
Total votes 48,826 100.00

Liberty Union primary

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Liberty Union primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 226 92.62
Liberty Union Write-in 18 7.38
Total votes 244 100.00

General election

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Vermont's at-large congressional district election, 1984[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Jeffords 148,025 65.41
Democratic Anthony Pollina 60,360 26.67
Libertarian Jim Hedbor 9,359 4.14
Liberty Union Annette Larson 4,858 2.15
Independent Morris Earle 3,313 1.46
Write-ins N/A 382 0.17
Total votes 226,297 100.00
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "1984 U.S. House Democratic Primary". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "VT At-Large - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "1984 U.S. House Republican Primary". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "VT At-Large - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "1984 U.S. House Liberty Union Primary". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "1984 U.S. House General Election". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "VT At-Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2024.