2016 Senate elections · Vermont history
Vermont U.S. Senate election 2016
Patrick J. Leahy DEM +27.7 · Class III seat · held 11/8/16
- Votes counted
- 320,467
- Margin
- 27.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in VT
- D+26.4same year
General election 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick J. Leahy Won | DEM | 192,243 | 61.26% | |
| Scott Milne | REP | 103,637 | 33.03% | |
| Cris Ericson | OTH | 9,156 | 2.92% | |
| Blank | — | 6,192 | 1.97% | |
| Jerry P. Trudell | IND | 5,223 | 1.66% | |
| Pete Diamondstone | LBU | 3,241 | 1.03% | |
| Spoiled | — | 466 | 0.15% | |
| Write-in | — | 309 | 0.10% | |
| Total | 320,467 | |||
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 2016 Vermont Senate race?
Patrick J. Leahy (DEM) won with 61.3% of the vote, ahead of Scott Milne (33.0%), a margin of 27.7 points.
Did the Vermont Senate seat change party in 2016?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 Vermont Senate race?
320,467 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.