1994_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Vermont Knowpia

1994 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
	; Sanders: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Carroll: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Tie: 40–50%
Representative; At-large before election; Bernie Sanders; Independent	Elected Representative; At-large ; Bernie Sanders; Independent

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.

In the midst of the Republican Revolution, Bernie Sanders was narrowly re-elected by a margin of 3.31%. This election marks the final statewide election Sanders contested where he did not win every county in the state as well as the closest election of Sanders’ congressional career.

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Declared edit

Clint Barnum, stonemason^[1]
John Carroll, majority leader of the Vermont State Senate^[2]

Republican primary results^[3]
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 edit

Democratic primary results^[3]
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 edit

Liberty Union primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberty Union	Annette Larson	282	93.07
	Liberty Union	Write-ins	21	6.93
Total votes			303	100.00

General election edit

Vermont's At-large congressional district election, 1994^[4]
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 edit

^ "U.S. House - Republican". Rutland Daily Herald. September 11, 1994. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ Cooper, Kenneth J.; McAllister, Bill (October 12, 1994). "Republican Seeks To Make House Less Independent". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "1994 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
^ "United States Representative (One District): 1932-2014" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

[1] "U.S. House - Republican". Rutland Daily Herald. September 11, 1994. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[2] Cooper, Kenneth J.; McAllister, Bill (October 12, 1994). "Republican Seeks To Make House Less Independent". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 19, 2021.

[primary-3] "1994 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 9, 2015.

[4] "United States Representative (One District): 1932-2014" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

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