2004 Senate elections · Vermont history
Vermont U.S. Senate election 2004
Patrick J. Leahy DEM +46.1 · Class III seat · held 11/2/04
- Votes counted
- 307,208
- Margin
- 46.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in VT
- D+20.1same year
General election 11/2/04
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick J. Leahy Won | DEM | 216,972 | 70.63% | |
| Jack McMullen | REP | 75,398 | 24.54% | |
| Cris Ericson | MJP | 6,486 | 2.11% | |
| Craig Barclay Hill | GRE | 3,999 | 1.30% | |
| Keith M. Stern | IND | 3,300 | 1.07% | |
| Benjamin L. Mitchell | LBU | 879 | 0.29% | |
| Write-in | — | 174 | 0.06% | |
| Total | 307,208 | |||
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 2004 Vermont Senate race?
Patrick J. Leahy (DEM) won with 70.6% of the vote, ahead of Jack McMullen (24.5%), a margin of 46.1 points.
Did the Vermont Senate seat change party in 2004?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2004 Vermont Senate race?
307,208 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.