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Election 1986 Results

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1986 US Senate election in Vermont

Patrick Leahy (Democrat) beat Dick Snelling (Republican) in Vermont in 1986, 63.2% to 34.5%, a margin of 28.7 points and 56,325 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1980, when Patrick J. Leahy also won.

Democrats led in 14 of the 14 counties as they stood then. The largest, Chittenden, cast 46,690 votes and went to the Democrat by 37.9 points. The closest was Essex, where 425 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Patrick Leahy won Democratic 124,123 63.2%
Dick Snelling Republican 67,798 34.5%
All other candidates 4,611 2.3%
Total196,532

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Chittenden 31,642 67.8% 13,932 29.8% 1,116 46,690 D+37.9
Washington 14,125 63.6% 7,487 33.7% 590 22,202 D+29.9
Rutland 12,485 61.4% 7,425 36.5% 417 20,327 D+24.9
Windsor 11,792 60.4% 7,364 37.7% 367 19,523 D+22.7
Windham 9,073 64.9% 4,604 32.9% 311 13,988 D+31.9
Franklin 8,206 64.3% 4,284 33.6% 270 12,760 D+30.7
Bennington 7,268 60.7% 4,315 36.1% 381 11,964 D+24.7
Addison 6,986 62.9% 3,846 34.6% 279 11,111 D+28.3
Orange 5,357 57.3% 3,816 40.8% 183 9,356 D+16.5
Caledonia 5,304 58.3% 3,512 38.6% 286 9,102 D+19.7
Orleans 5,162 60.8% 3,159 37.2% 176 8,497 D+23.6
Lamoille 3,980 60.4% 2,462 37.4% 144 6,586 D+23.0
Grand Isle 1,607 63.1% 881 34.6% 59 2,547 D+28.5
Essex 1,136 60.5% 711 37.8% 32 1,879 D+22.6

Counties as they stood in 1986; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Vermont Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Bernie Sanders (other)
2022 Peter Welch (D) D+40.5
2018 Bernie Sanders (other)
2016 Patrick Leahy (D) D+28.2
2012 Bernie Sanders (other)
2010 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+33.4
2006 Bernie Sanders (other)
2004 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+46.1
2000 James M. Jeffords (R) R+40.1
1998 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+49.8
1994 Jim Jeffords (R) R+9.7
1992 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+10.8
1988 James M. Jeffords (R) R+38.2
1986 Patrick Leahy (D) D+28.7
1982 Robert T. Stafford (R) R+3.0
1980 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+1.3
1976 Robert T. Stafford (R) R+4.7
1974 Patrick Leahy (D) D+3.1
1970 Winston L. Prouty (R) R+18.7
1968 George D. Aiken (R) R+99.9
1964 Winston L. Prouty (R) R+6.9
1962 George D. Aiken (R) R+33.9
1958 Winston L. Prouty (R) R+4.3
1956 George D. Aiken (R) R+32.8
1952 Ralph E. Flanders (R) R+44.6
1950 George D. Aiken (R) R+56.0
1946 Ralph E. Flanders (R) R+49.3
1944 George D. Aiken (R) R+31.6
1940 Warren R. Austin (R) R+32.9
1938 Ernest W. Gibson (R) R+31.3
1934 Warren R. Austin (R) R+2.7
1932 Porter H. Dale (R) R+10.3
1928 Frank L. Greene (R) R+43.1
1926 Porter H. Dale (R) R+46.9
1922 Frank L. Greene (R) R+38.1
1920 William Dillingham (R) R+56.1
1916 Carroll S. Page (R) R+50.9
1914 William Dillingham (R) R+13.4