1994 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

The 1994 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1994 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 an election to the U.S. Senate.

1994 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

November 8, 1994
 
Nominee Bernie Sanders John Carroll
Party Independent Republican
Popular vote 105,502 98,523
Percentage 49.90% 46.59%

County results
Sanders:      40-50%      50–60%
Carroll:      40-50%      50-60%

Representative
At-large before election

Bernie Sanders
Independent

Elected Representative
At-large

Bernie Sanders
Independent

In the midst of the Republican Revolution, Bernie Sanders was narrowly re-elected by a margin of 3.31%.

Republican primary

Declared

  • Robert "Clint" Barnum[1]
  • John Carroll, State Senator
Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Carroll 24,106 83.11
Republican Clint Barnum 4,586 15.81
Republican Write-ins 312 1.08
Total votes 29,004 100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernie Sanders (Write-in) 1,968 42.45
Democratic John Carroll (Write-in) 1,458 31.45
Democratic Write-ins 1,210 26.10
Total votes 4,636 100.00

Liberty Union primary

Liberty Union primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberty Union Annette Larson 282 93.07
Liberty Union Write-ins 21 6.93
Total votes 303 100.00

General election

Vermont's At-large congressional district election, 1994[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 105,502 49.90
Republican John Carroll 98,523 46.59
Natural Law Carole Banus 2,963 1.40
Grassroots Jack (Buck) Rogers 2,664 1.26
Liberty Union Annette Larson 1,493 0.71
Write-ins N/A 304 0.14
Total votes 211,449 100.00
Independent hold

References

  1. Crowley, Patrick (28 September 2007). "Plea bargain reached in shooting case Barnum will plead guilty to manslaughter". Brattleboro Reformer. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. "1994 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  3. "United States Representative (One District): 1932-2014" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
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