1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

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1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

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Nominee Bernie Sanders Mark Candon
Party Independent Republican
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote 136,403 70,740
Percentage 63.4% 32.9%

County results
Sanders:      50–60%      60–70%

Representative
At-large before election

Bernie Sanders
Independent

Elected Representative
At-large

Bernie Sanders
Independent

The 1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1998 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.

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Mark Candon, investment advisor and former state representative[1]
  • Peter Diamondstone, perennial candidate and socialist activist[2]
  • Jack Long, lawyer and Democratic nominee for VT-AL in 1996[3]

Results

Candon won the primary against Long by a comfortable 16-point margin. His victory came of the back of a very strong result in Rutland County, where he received over 90% of the vote, while also keeping Long's margin of victory in Chittenden County down to 15%.[4] Diamondstone's effect on the primary was disputed; Long believed that Diamondstone had drawn voters from his campaign while Candon stated that he did not believe Diamondstone had a notable effect on the results.[4]

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Candon 23,101 48.43
Republican Jack Long 15,716 32.95
Republican Peter Diamondstone 8,327 17.46
Republican Write-ins 552 1.16
Total votes 47,696 100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernie Sanders (Write-in) 1,661 47.88
Democratic Mark Candon (Write-in) 524 15.11
Democratic Other Write-ins 467 13.46
Democratic Jack Long (Write-in) 465 13.40
Democratic Peter Diamondstone (Write-in) 352 10.15
Total votes 3,469 100.00

General election

Endorsements

Bernie Sanders (I)
Newspapers and publications
Mark Candon (R)
State officials

Results

Vermont's At-large congressional district election, 1998[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 136,403 63.40
Republican Mark Candon 70,740 32.88
Grassroots Matthew Mulligan 3,464 1.61
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 2,153 1.00
Libertarian Robert Maynard 2,097 0.98
Write-ins N/A 276 0.13
Total votes 215,133 100.00
Independent hold

References

  1. ^ Gram, David (September 9, 1998). "Candon wins GOP congressional primary". Bennington Banner. Associated Press. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "1998 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Gugliotta, Guy (July 9, 1996). "Candidate has his party to contend with". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Bever, Frederick (September 9, 1998). "Candon set for Sanders match". Rutland Daily Herald. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Molenda, Jules; et al. (October 30, 1998). "Editorial: U.S. Representative". Bennington Banner. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  6. ^ Sneyd, Ross (July 17, 1998). "Candon runs for congress". The Brattleboro Reformer. Associated Press. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "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.