United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 1992

United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, At-large district, 1992
Vermont
November 3, 1992

 
Nominee Bernie Sanders Tim Philbin Lewis E. Young
Party Independent Republican Democratic
Popular vote 162,724 86,901 22,279
Percentage 57.78% 30.86% 7.91%

Representative
At-large before election

Bernie Sanders
Independent

Elected Representative
At-large

Bernie Sanders
Independent

The 1992 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1992 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 a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate.

Republican primary

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Philbin 18,489 50.21
Republican Jeff Wennberg 14,881 40.41
Republican Ralph H. Sinclair 3,250 8.83
Republican Write-ins 203 0.55
Total votes 36,823 100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lewis E. Young 16,305 90.08
Democratic Write-ins 1,796 9.92
Total votes 18,101 100.00

Liberty Union primary

Liberty Union primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 308 95.36
Liberty Union Write-ins 15 4.64
Total votes 323 100.00

General election

Vermont's At-large congressional district election, 1992[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Bernie Sanders 162,724 57.78
Republican Tim Philbin 86,901 30.86
Democratic Lewis E. Young 22,279 7.91
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 3,660 1.30
Natural Law John Dewey 3,549 1.26
Freedom for LaRouche Douglas M. Miller 2,049 0.73
Write-ins N/A 464 0.16
Total votes 281,626 100.00
Independent hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 "1992 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  2. "United States Representative (One District): 1932-2014" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
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