2002 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

2002 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district

←  2000 November 5, 2002 2004  →

Nominee Bernie Sanders William "Bill" Meub Party Independent Republican Alliance Democratic Popular vote 144,880 72,813 Percentage 64.3% 32.3%

County results Municipality results Sanders:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Meub:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Bernie Sanders Independent Elected U.S. Representative Bernie Sanders Independent

The 2002 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002, 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.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bernie Sanders (Write-in) (incumbent)	2,583	65.15
	Democratic	Write-ins	1,382	34.85
Total votes			3,965	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Karen Ann Kerin, lawyer, engineer and nominee for VT-AL in 2000 ^{[1] [2]}
• Bill Meub, lawyer and candidate for Governor of Vermont in 2000 ^[3]
• Greg Parke, retired United States Air Force lieutenant colonel ^[4]

Endorsements

Bill Meub

Newspapers and publications

• Bennington Banner (primary only) ^[5]

Greg Parke

Organizations

• National Right to Life Committee ^[6]

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William "Bill" Meub	14,105	57.23
	Republican	Greg Parke	5,467	22.18
	Republican	Karen Ann Kerin	4,643	18.84
	Republican	Write-ins	431	1.75
Total votes			24,646	100.00

Progressive primary

Progressive primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Jane Newton	957	68.85
	Progressive	Write-ins	433	31.15
Total votes			1,390	100.00

General election

Meub was considered a moderate Republican, portraying himself as pro-choice and pro-business, and attacking incumbent representative Sanders for being a democratic socialist. ^[3] Sanders nonetheless easily won re-election. ^[7]

Endorsements

Bill Meub (R)

Individuals

• Steve Schmidt, communications director for the National Republican Congressional Committee ^[8]

Bernie Sanders (I)

Newspapers and publications

• Brattleboro Reformer ^[9]

Results

Vermont's at-large congressional district election, 2002 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Bernie Sanders (incumbent)	144,880	64.26
	Republican	William "Bill" Meub	72,813	32.29
	Liberty Union/Progressive	Jane Newton	3,185	1.41
	Grassroots	Fawn Skinner	2,344	1.04
	Libertarian	Daniel H. Krymkowski	2,033	0.90
	Write-ins	N/A	221	0.10
Total votes			225,476	100.00
	Independent hold

References

1. "2002 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
2. "GOP congressional candidate's change of sex questioned". Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus. Associated Press. June 6, 2000. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
3. Page, Candace (October 23, 2002). "Meub courts moderate vote". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
4. Delaney, Steve (August 31, 2004). "Midday Report". Vermont Public Radio . Retrieved April 15, 2004.
5. "Meub is the man". Bennington Banner. September 7, 2002. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
6. Page, Candace (September 3, 2002). "GOP: Three rivals run to oppose Sanders". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
7. Sirota, David (April 20, 2005). "Sanders Best Positioned to Win '06 Senate Race". Sirotablog. Archived from the original on April 21, 2005. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
8. Mace, David (October 16, 2002). "Campaign". Rutland Daily Herald. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
9. "Bernie, of course". Brattleboro Reformer. November 2, 2002. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
10. "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.