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ELECTION 98 MAIN | | REMOTE NAVIGATOR

VERMONT

Race Summary

Governor    (261 of 261 precincts reporting)
Dean (D) * 56%     Dwyer (R) 42%    
Senate    (261 of 261 precincts reporting)
Leahy (D) * 73%     Tuttle (R) 23%    
House at Large    (261 of 261 precincts reporting)
Candon (R) 33%     Sanders (I) 64%    
Updated November 04, 1998 03:40 P.M. EST

TOP RACES

GOVERNOR: Gov. Howard Dean (D) assumed the office of governor when Republican Gov. Richard Snelling died in 1991. Dean was re-elected in 1992 and is seeking a fourth term. He will be opposed by state Rep. Ruth Dwyer (R).
Stuart Rothenberg's Race at a Glance

SENATE: Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D), first elected in 1974, is seeking a fifth term. Retired dairy farmer Fred H. Tuttle (R) will face Leahy in the election.
Stuart Rothenberg's Race at a Glance


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1998 POLLS

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POLL HOURS

Polls open between 7 and 10 a.m. ET and close at 7 p.m. ET


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SENATOR AND GOVERNOR NOT UP IN 1998

Sen. James M. Jeffords (R), first elected 1988; next election in 2000.


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VACANCIES

1998 vacancies list


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HOUSE DISTRICTS

  • CD (At Large):
    Mark Candon (R); Bernard Sanders (inc.) (I)


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    PRIMARY DATE

    September 8

    Primary results


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    FILING DEADLINE

    July 20


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    STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES

    Total Number: 0


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    PARTY CONTROL

    Governor: Democrat
    U.S. Senate: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican
    U.S. House of Representatives: 1 Independent at large
    State Senate: 17 Democrats, 13 Republicans
    State Representatives: 89 Democrats, 57 Republicans, 1 Independent, 3
    Progressives


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    STATE LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS

    Senate: 30 seats are up
    House: All 150 seats are up


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    PARTY REGISTRATION

    None

    State Projected Voting Age Population: 445,000 (1996)
    Registered Voters: (As of 11/96) 385,328


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    ELECTORAL VOTES

    3


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    PRESIDENTIAL VOTING HISTORY

    Clinton won in 1996; Clinton in 1992; Bush in 1988; Reagan in 1984; Reagan in 1980; Ford in 1976; Nixon in 1972; Nixon in 1968; Johnson in 1964; Nixon in 1960.

    LAST TIME VOTED DEMOCRATIC FOR PRESIDENT: 1996

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1996:

    Clinton 53%
    Dole 31%
    Perot 12%
    Other 4%

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1992:

    Clinton 46.1%
    Bush 30.4%
    Perot 22.8%

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1988:

    Bush51%
    Dukakis 48%

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1984:

    Reagan 58%
    Mondale 41%

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1980:

    Reagan 44%
    Carter 38%
    Anderson 15%


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    PAST EXIT POLLS

    1992:

    1996:


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    TURNOUT

    Historical voter turnout as a percentage of the voting age population 1996-1960


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    DEMOGRAPHICS

    Population: 589,000 (1996)
    (% of voting age population)

    White: 99%
    African American: 0.2%
    Asian:
    Native American:
    Other/Undeclared: 0.5%

    Persons of Hispanic origin account for 0.2% of the voting population (from 1994 Census)


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    STATE TIDBITS

    State Capital: Montpelier
    State Nickname: The Green Mountain State

    From the early 19th century to about 1960, Vermont avoided much of the Industrial Revolution. Many natives of what had been the crusty home of the Green Mountain Boys (who drove the British from the land that would become Vermont) hightailed it to economically and meteorologically balmier climes. This gave the state a legacy of sparsely settled natural beauty, which, over the past three decades, fostered a population increase of more than 48 percent. It was a liberal migration that contributed to a small political revolution: Vermont was one of only two states to vote against Roosevelt in 1936, and in 1990 it sent Congress its first Socialist representative since 1928. Vermont is the only state to be represented in Congress by someone who is not a member of the Democratic or Republican parties: Rep. Bernie Sanders is an Independent. Vermont is also the most homogeneous state: nearly 99 percent of its population is white. Both Gov. Howard Dean and Sen. Patrick Leahy are considered to be two of the top liberals in their government positions. Vermont is the last state in the country to elect its governors every two years. The state voted Democratic in 1992 for president for the first time since 1964 (it also voted Democratic in 1996).


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    RELATED SITES

    NOTE: External sites will open in a new browser window.

    Government:

    Vermont Secretary of State Home Page
    http://www.sec.state.vt.us/
    Vermont Elections Division
    http://www.sec.state.vt.us/#elections
    Vermont Gov. Howard Dean's Home Page
    http://www.cit.state.vt.us/governor/index.htm
    Vermont State Senate
    http://www.leg.state.vt.us/legdir/legdir.htm
    Vermont State House of Representatives
    http://www.leg.state.vt.us/legdir/legdir.htm

    General Interest:

    The White House
    http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html
    The House of Representatives
    http://www.house.gov/
    The Senate
    http://www.senate.gov/
    Library of Congress -- The Legislative Branch
    http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/congress.html
    Congressional Quarterly's American Voter
    http://voter.cq.com/
    Congressional Quarterly's VoteWatch
    http://pathfinder.com/CQ/
    THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
    http://thomas.loc.gov/
    Federal Election Commission
    http://www.fec.gov/
    Democratic National Committee
    http://www.democrats.org/
    Republican National Committee
    http://www.rnc.org/
    Project Vote Smart
    http://www.vote-smart.org
    Policy.com
    http://www.policy.com/


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    Updated: October 25, 1998



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