1996 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

The 1996 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 5, 1996 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.

1996 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
November 5, 1996
 
Nominee Bernie Sanders Susan Sweetser Jack Long
Party Independent Republican Democratic
Popular vote 140,678 83,021 23,830
Percentage 55.23% 32.59% 9.36%
County results
Sanders:      40-50%      50–60%
Representative
At-large before election

Bernie Sanders
Independent

 Elected Representative
At-large

Bernie Sanders
Independent

Elections in Vermont

Republican primary
Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Sweetser 18,829 95.27
Republican Write-ins 935 4.73
Total votes 19,764 100.00

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack Long 9,291 67.95
Democratic Bernie Sanders (Write-in) 4,037 29.52
Democratic Susan Sweetser (Write-in) 203 1.48
Democratic Write-ins 143 1.05
Total votes 13,674 100.00

Liberty Union primary
Liberty Union primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 237 88.76
Liberty Union Write-ins 30 11.24
Total votes 267 100.00

General election
Vermont's At-large congressional district election, 1996[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 140,678 55.23
Republican Susan Sweetser 83,021 32.59
Democratic Jack Long 23,830 9.36
Libertarian Thomas J. Morse 2,693 1.06
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 1,965 0.77
Grassroots Robert Melamede 1,350 0.53
Natural Law Norio Kushi 812 0.32
Write-ins N/A 357 0.14
Total votes 254,706 100.00
Independent hold

References
  1. "1996 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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