1980 United States Senate election in Vermont
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County results Leahy: 40–50% 50–60% Ledbetter: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Vermont |
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The 1980 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy narrowly won reelection to a second term, defeating Stewart M. Ledbetter.
Democratic primary
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patrick Leahy (incumbent) | 27,548 | 97.54% | |
Democratic | Other | 696 | 2.46% | |
Total votes | 28,244 | 100.0% |
Republican primary
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stewart M. Ledbetter | 16,518 | 35.28% | |
Republican | James E. Mullin | 12,256 | 26.18% | |
Republican | Tom Evslin | 8,575 | 18.31% | |
Republican | T. Garry Buckley | 5,209 | 11.1% | |
Republican | Robert Schuettinger | 3,450 | 7.39% | |
Republican | Anthony N. Doria | 496 | 1.06% | |
Republican | Other | 316 | 0.68% | |
Total votes | 46,820 | 100.0% |
Liberty Union primary
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberty Union | Earl S. Gardner | 135 | 80.36% | |
Liberty Union | Other | 33 | 19.64% | |
Total votes | 168 | 100.0% |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patrick Leahy (incumbent) | 104,089 | 49.76% | |
Republican | Stewart M. Ledbetter | 101,647 | 48.59% | |
Independent | Anthony N. Doria | 1,764 | 0.84% | |
Liberty Union | Earl S. Gardner | 1,578 | 0.75% | |
Write-in | 110 | 0.06% | ||
Total votes | 209,188 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.