1979 Burlington mayoral election

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1979 Burlington mayoral election
 19776 March 1979 1981  
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Nominee Gordon Paquette
Party Democratic
Popular vote5,089
Percentage98.70%

Mayor of Burlington before election

Gordon Paquette
Democratic

Elected Mayor of Burlington

Gordon Paquette
Democratic

The 1979 Burlington mayoral election was held on 6 March 1979 in order to elect the Mayor of Burlington, Vermont. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Gordon Paquette was easily re-elected to a fifth term. [1]

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General election

On election day 6 March 1979, incumbent mayor Gordon Paquette was re-elected to a fifth term by a margin of 5,022 votes. The only opposition to Paquette came from Independent Write-in candidate Carol Brown, as the Republican Party did not run a candidate in the election. [2] Paquette was sworn in on 3 April 1979.

Results

General election results, 6 March 1979 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gordon Paquette (incumbent) 5,089 98.70
Write-In Carol Brown671.30
Total votes5,156 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

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  2. "Bernie Sanders, the Socialist Mayor". The Atlantic . October 5, 2015. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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