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1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

The 1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1998, to elect the U.S. representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including an election to the U.S. Senate.

1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district
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Nominee Bernie Sanders Mark Candon
Party Independent Republican
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote 136,403 70,740
Percentage 63.4% 32.9%
Sanders:      40–50%     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Candon:      40–50%     50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Bernie Sanders
Independent

Elected U.S. Representative

Bernie Sanders
Independent

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Mark Candon, investment advisor and former state representative[1]
  • Peter Diamondstone, perennial candidate and socialist activist[2]
  • Jack Long, lawyer and Democratic nominee for VT-AL in 1996[3]

Results

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Candon won the primary against Long by a comfortable 16-point margin. His victory came of the back of a very strong result in Rutland County, where he received over 90% of the vote, while also keeping Long's margin of victory in Chittenden County down to 15%.[4] Diamondstone's effect on the primary was disputed; Long believed that Diamondstone had drawn voters from his campaign while Candon stated that he did not believe Diamondstone had a notable effect on the results.[4]

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Candon 23,101 48.43
Republican Jack Long 15,716 32.95
Republican Peter Diamondstone 8,327 17.46
Republican Write-ins 552 1.16
Total votes 47,696 100.00

Democratic primary

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Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernie Sanders (Write-in) 1,661 47.88
Democratic Mark Candon (Write-in) 524 15.11
Democratic Other Write-ins 467 13.46
Democratic Jack Long (Write-in) 465 13.40
Democratic Peter Diamondstone (Write-in) 352 10.15
Total votes 3,469 100.00

General election

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Endorsements

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Bernie Sanders (I)

Newspapers and publications

Mark Candon (R)

State officials

Results

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Vermont's at-large congressional district election, 1998[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 136,403 63.40
Republican Mark Candon 70,740 32.88
Grassroots Matthew Mulligan 3,464 1.61
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 2,153 1.00
Libertarian Robert Maynard 2,097 0.98
Write-ins N/A 276 0.13
Total votes 215,133 100.00
Independent hold

References

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  1. ^ Gram, David (September 9, 1998). "Candon wins GOP congressional primary". Bennington Banner. Associated Press. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "1998 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Gugliotta, Guy (July 9, 1996). "Candidate has his party to contend with". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Bever, Frederick (September 9, 1998). "Candon set for Sanders match". Rutland Daily Herald. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Molenda, Jules; et al. (October 30, 1998). "Editorial: U.S. Representative". Bennington Banner. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  6. ^ Sneyd, Ross (July 17, 1998). "Candon runs for congress". The Brattleboro Reformer. Associated Press. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "United States Representative (One District): 1932-2014" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
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