1980 Senate elections · Vermont history
Vermont U.S. Senate election 1980
Patrick J. Leahy DEM +1.3 · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 209,124
- Margin
- 1.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in VT
- R+5.9same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick J. Leahy Won | DEM | 104,176 | 49.82% | |
| Stewart M. Ledbetter | REP | 101,421 | 48.50% | |
| Anthony N. Doria | IND | 1,776 | 0.85% | |
| Earl S. Gardiner | SUS | 1,629 | 0.78% | |
| Write-in | — | 122 | 0.06% | |
| Total | 209,124 | |||
Official source: data
Other Vermont Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 30.3 |
| 2022 | Class III | Peter Welch | 39.8 |
| 2018 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 39.2 |
| 2016 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 27.7 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 46.1 |
| 2010 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 33.4 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 33.0 |
| 2004 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 46.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | James M. Jeffords | 40.1 |
| 1998 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 49.8 |
| 1994 | Class I | James M. Jeffords | 9.8 |
| 1992 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 10.8 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1980 Vermont Senate race?
Patrick J. Leahy (DEM) won with 49.8% of the vote, ahead of Stewart M. Ledbetter (48.5%), a margin of 1.3 points.
Did the Vermont Senate seat change party in 1980?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 Vermont Senate race?
209,124 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.