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Peter Brownell electoral history
Peter Brownell
Member of the
Vermont State Senate
from Chittenden County
In office
1997–2001
1983 Burlington, Vermont School Board Commission 6th district election [58]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Peter Brownell1,18857.92%
Independent Hans J. Puck86342.08%
Total votes2,051 100.00%
1989 Burlington, Vermont city council 6th district special election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Peter Brownell63569.25%
Progressive Coalition Greg Guma
Democratic Greg Guma
TotalGreg Guma28230.75%
Total votes917 100.00%
1990 Burlington, Vermont city council 6th district election [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Peter Brownell (incumbent)70473.18%+15.26%
Green Bea Bookchin25826.82%+26.82%
Total votes962 100.00%
1992 Burlington, Vermont city council 6th district election [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Peter Brownell (incumbent)693100.00%+26.82%
Total votes693 100.00%
1996 Chittenden County Vermont Senate Republican primary [58]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Barbara Snelling 4,48317.04%
Republican Peter Brownell4,39616.71%
Republican Helen Riehle 3,38512.87%
Republican Tut Parmly3,02911.52%
Republican Joe Zagursky2,97511.31%
Republican Kurt Wright 2,95511.23%
Republican Mike McHugh2,5619.74%
Republican Denny Morrisseau2,5199.58%
Total votes26,303 100.00%
1996 Chittenden County Vermont Senate election [59]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Barbara Snelling 30,44011.21%
Democratic Jan Backus 27,19010.01%
Democratic Jack Barry27,0459.96%
Republican Peter Brownell26,7419.85%
Democratic Jean Ankeney 24,5279.03%
Republican Helen Riehle 22,7638.38%
Democratic Jane Munt22,0598.12%
Democratic David Curtis20,5157.56%
Democratic Johannah Leddy Donovan20,0377.38%
Republican Kurt Wright 19,6217.23%
Republican Tut Parmly15,4715.70%
Republican Joe Zagursky14,6975.41%
Independent Write-ins4280.16%
Total votes271,534 100.00%
1998 Chittenden County Vermont Senate Republican primary [61]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Peter Brownell (incumbent)6,33422.50%+5.79%
Republican Helen Riehle (incumbent)5,72020.31%+7.44%
Republican J. Dennis Delaney5,68220.18%+20.18%
Republican Susan W. Sweetser5,51119.57%+19.57%
Republican Dawn Hill-Fleury4,76616.93%+16.93%
Republican Matt Gardy1440.51%+0.51%
Total votes28,157 100.00%
1998 Chittenden County Vermont Senate election [62]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic James P. Leddy 23,95610.41%+10.41
Democratic Jan Backus (incumbent)23,10210.04%+0.03%
Republican Helen Riehle (incumbent)23,05110.02%+1.64%
Republican Peter Brownell (incumbent)22,7129.87%+0.02%
Democratic Jean Ankeney (incumbent)21,4389.32%+0.29%
Democratic Jane Munt20,7919.04%+0.92%
Republican Susan W. Sweetser19,8428.62%+8.62%
Republican J. Dennis Delaney19,7268.57%+8.57%
Republican Matt Gardy13,3635.81%+5.81%
Democratic Timothy J. Palmer13,0155.66%+5.66%
Democratic Bruce D. Cunningham12,6155.48%+5.48%
Republican Dawn Hill-Fleury11,5575.02%+5.02%
Libertarian Stephen Pollak2,3521.02%+1.02%
Libertarian Brendan Kinney2,1750.95%+0.95%
Independent Write-ins3850.17%+0.01%
Total votes230,079 100.00%
2000 Chittenden County Vermont Senate Republican primary [65]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Rodolphe M. Vallee 10,35515.33%+15.33%
Republican Donald R. Brunelle8,88213.15%+13.15%
Republican William L. Parkinson8,34512.36%+12.36%
Republican Leigh E. Pfenning8,27112.25%+12.25%
Republican Tut Parmly8,14312.06%+12.06%
Republican Barbara Snelling 8,08611.97%+11.97%
Republican Gavin T. Mills7,73511.45%+11.45%
Republican Peter Brownell (incumbent)7,72011.43%−11.07%
Total votes67,537 100.00%

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