1998 Senate elections · Vermont history
Vermont U.S. Senate election 1998
Patrick J. Leahy DEM +49.8 · Class III seat · held 11/3/98
- Votes counted
- 214,036
- Margin
- 49.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/3/98
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick J. Leahy Won | DEM | 154,567 | 72.22% | |
| Fred Tuttle | REP | 48,051 | 22.45% | |
| Hugh Douglas | LIB | 4,199 | 1.96% | |
| Barry Nelson | IND | 2,893 | 1.35% | |
| Robert Melamede | GRT | 2,459 | 1.15% | |
| Jerry E. Levy | LBU | 1,238 | 0.58% | |
| Write-in | — | 629 | 0.29% | |
| Total | 214,036 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
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 1998 Vermont Senate race?
Patrick J. Leahy (DEM) won with 72.2% of the vote, ahead of Fred Tuttle (22.5%), a margin of 49.8 points.
Did the Vermont Senate seat change party in 1998?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1998 Vermont Senate race?
214,036 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.