1994 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

1994 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district

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Nominee Bernie Sanders John Carroll Party Independent Republican Alliance Democratic Popular vote 105,502 98,523 Percentage 49.9% 46.6%

County results Municipality results Sanders:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Carroll:      30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Tie:      40–50%

U.S. Representative before election Bernie Sanders Independent Elected U.S. Representative 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% over Republican John Carroll. This election marks the closest election of Sanders’ congressional career, and the last time he lost any Vermont county in a statewide race until 2024.

Sanders received endorsement by the Democratic Party, and continued to caucus with the party.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• 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

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

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

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

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.
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.