1994 Senate elections · Vermont history
Vermont U.S. Senate election 1994
James M. Jeffords REP +9.8 · Class I seat · held 11/8/94
- Votes counted
- 211,672
- Margin
- 9.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
General election 11/8/94
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James M. Jeffords Won | REP | 106,505 | 50.32% | |
| Jan Backus | DEM | 85,868 | 40.57% | |
| Gavin T. Mills | IND | 12,465 | 5.89% | |
| Matthew S. Mulligan | IND | 3,141 | 1.48% | |
| Robert Melamede | GRT | 1,416 | 0.67% | |
| Jerry E. Levy | LBU | 1,376 | 0.65% | |
| Joseph Victor Pardo | NLP | 709 | 0.34% | |
| Write-in | — | 192 | 0.09% | |
| Total | 211,672 | |||
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 1994 Vermont Senate race?
James M. Jeffords (REP) won with 50.3% of the vote, ahead of Jan Backus (40.6%), a margin of 9.8 points.
Did the Vermont Senate seat change party in 1994?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1994 Vermont Senate race?
211,672 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.