Vermont — 1998 Election Results
Certified returns for every federal race in Vermont in 1998, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 2 of 2 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
U.S. Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democrat | 154,567 | 72.2% |
| Fred H. Tuttle | Republican | 48,051 | 22.4% |
| Hugh Douglas | Libertarian | 4,199 | 2.0% |
| Barry M. Nelson | Independent | 2,893 | 1.4% |
| Bob (Dr. Bob) Melamede | Vermont Grassroots | 2,459 | 1.1% |
| Jerry Levy | Liberty Union | 1,238 | 0.6% |
| Write-in | 629 | 0.3% | |
| Total | 214,036 |
U.S. House of Representatives
At large
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Sanders | Independent | 136,403 | 63.4% |
| Mark Candon | Republican | 70,740 | 32.9% |
| Matthew Mulligan | Vermont Grassroots | 3,464 | 1.6% |
| Pete Diamondstone | Liberty Union | 2,153 | 1.0% |
| Robert Maynard | Libertarian | 2,097 | 1.0% |
| Write-in | 276 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 215,133 |
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 1998 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.