1996 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
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Elections in Vermont |
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The 1996 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 5, 1996 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 a quadrennial presidential election.
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Susan Sweetser | 18,829 | 95.27 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 935 | 4.73 | |
Total votes | 19,764 | 100.00 |
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jack Long | 9,291 | 67.95 | |
Democratic | Bernie Sanders (Write-in) | 4,037 | 29.52 | |
Democratic | Susan Sweetser (Write-in) | 203 | 1.48 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 143 | 1.05 | |
Total votes | 13,674 | 100.00 |
Liberty Union primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberty Union | Peter Diamondstone | 237 | 88.76 | |
Liberty Union | Write-ins | 30 | 11.24 | |
Total votes | 267 | 100.00 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Bernie Sanders | 140,678 | 55.23 | |
Republican | Susan Sweetser | 83,021 | 32.59 | |
Democratic | Jack Long | 23,830 | 9.36 | |
Libertarian | Thomas J. Morse | 2,693 | 1.06 | |
Liberty Union | Peter Diamondstone | 1,965 | 0.77 | |
Grassroots | Robert Melamede | 1,350 | 0.53 | |
Natural Law | Norio Kushi | 812 | 0.32 | |
Write-ins | N/A | 357 | 0.14 | |
Total votes | 254,706 | 100.00 | ||
Independent hold |
References
- ^ a b c "1996 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ "United States Representative (One District): 1932-2014" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 8, 2015.