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1992 Senate elections · Vermont history

Vermont U.S. Senate election 1992

Patrick J. Leahy DEM +10.8 · Class III seat · held 11/3/92

Votes counted
285,739
Margin
10.8 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld
President in VT
D+15.7same year

General election 11/3/92

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Patrick J. Leahy WonDEM154,76254.16%
James H. DouglasREP123,85443.35%
Jerry E. LevyLBU5,1211.79%
Michael B. GodeckOTH1,7800.62%
Write-in—2220.08%
Total285,739

Official source: data

Other Vermont Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class IBernie Sanders30.3
2022Class IIIPeter Welch39.8
2018Class IBernie Sanders39.2
2016Class IIIPatrick J. Leahy27.7
2012Class IBernie Sanders46.1
2010Class IIIPatrick J. Leahy33.4
2006Class IBernie Sanders33.0
2004Class IIIPatrick J. Leahy46.1
2000Class IJames M. Jeffords40.1
1998Class IIIPatrick J. Leahy49.8
1994Class IJames M. Jeffords9.8
1992Class IIIPatrick J. Leahy10.8

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Questions and answers

Who won the 1992 Vermont Senate race?

Patrick J. Leahy (DEM) won with 54.2% of the vote, ahead of James H. Douglas (43.3%), a margin of 10.8 points.

Did the Vermont Senate seat change party in 1992?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 1992 Vermont Senate race?

285,739 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.