1992 United States Senate election in Vermont

1992 United States Senate election in Vermont

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Nominee Patrick Leahy Jim Douglas Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 154,762 123,854 Percentage 54.16% 43.35%

County results Municipality results Leahy:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Douglas:      40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

U.S. senator before election Patrick Leahy Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy Democratic

The 1992 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy won re-election to a fourth term.

This was the last time in which a Republican candidate won Caledonia county in a senate election, the last time until 2016 that a Republican candidate would win a county in Vermont in a Class 3 Senate election, and the last time a Republican candidate would lose by less than 20 points in an election for the seat.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Patrick Leahy, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick Leahy (incumbent)	24,721	97.59%
	Democratic	Write-ins	610	2.41%
Total votes			25,331	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jim Douglas, Secretary of State of Vermont
• John Gropper, businessman

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Douglas	28,693	78.24%
	Republican	John L. Gropper	7,395	20.16%
	Republican	Write-ins	586	1.60%
Total votes			36,674	100.00%

Liberty Union primary

Candidates

• Jerry Levy, sociologist and perennial candidate

Results

Liberty Union primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberty Union	Jerry Levy	311	91.20%
	Liberty Union	Write-ins	30	8.80%
Total votes			341	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Jim Douglas (Republican), Secretary of State of Vermont
• Michael Godeck (Freedom for LaRouche)
• Patrick Leahy (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Jerry Levy (Liberty Union), sociologist and perennial candidate

Results

General election results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Patrick Leahy (incumbent)	154,762	54.16%	−8.99%
	Republican	Jim Douglas	123,854	43.35%	+8.85%
	Liberty Union	Jerry Levy	5,121	1.79%	+0.99%
	Freedom for LaRouche	Michael B. Godeck	1,780	0.62%
	Write-ins		222	0.08%
Majority			30,908	10.82%	−17.84%
Turnout			285,739
	Democratic hold		Swing

See also

• 1992 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Elections | Home | Vermont Secretary of State" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
2. Clerk of the House of Representatives (1993). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional election of November 3, 1992" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.