1980 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

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1980 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
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  1978 November 4, 1980 1982  
  JimJeffords.png Robin Lloyd.png Diamondstone (cropped).png
Nominee Jim Jeffords Robin Lloyd Peter Diamondstone
Party Republican Citizens Liberty Union
Popular vote154,27425,28015,218
Percentage79.0%12.9%7.8%

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Results by municipality
Jeffords:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Representative
At-large before election

Jim Jeffords
Republican

Elected Representative
At-large

Jim Jeffords
Republican

The 1980 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 4, 1980. Republican nominee Jim Jeffords defeated Citizens Party (United States) candidate Robin Lloyd and Liberty Union Party nominee Peter Diamondstone.

Contents

Republican primary

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Jeffords 41,785 100.00
Total votes41,785 100.00

Liberty Union primary

Liberty Union primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 263100.00
Total votes263 100.00

General election

Vermont's At-large congressional district election, 1992 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Jeffords (incumbent) 154,274 79.0
Citizens Robin Lloyd25,28012.9
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 15,2187.8
Write-insN/A4470.23
Total votes195,219 100.00
Republican hold

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References

  1. 1 2 "1980 U.S. House General Election". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  2. "1980 U.S. House General Election". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2021.