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1994 US Senate election in Vermont

Jim Jeffords (Republican) beat Jan Backus (Democrat) in Vermont in 1994, 50.3% to 40.6%, a margin of 9.7 points and 20,637 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1988, when James M. Jeffords also won.

Republicans led in 14 of the 14 counties. The largest, Chittenden, cast 51,825 votes and went to the Republican by 6.3 points. The closest was Grand Isle, where 103 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
Jim Jeffords won Republican 106,505 50.3%
Jan Backus Democratic 85,868 40.6%
Gavin T. Mills Independent 12,465 5.9%
All other candidates 6,834 3.2%
Total211,672

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Chittenden 22,230 42.9% 25,512 49.2% 4,083 51,825 R+6.3
Rutland 7,463 33.2% 11,315 50.4% 3,675 22,453 R+17.2
Washington 8,830 40.0% 11,513 52.1% 1,735 22,078 R+12.2
Windsor 8,210 40.1% 10,658 52.1% 1,606 20,474 R+12.0
Windham 6,174 42.5% 7,183 49.4% 1,170 14,527 R+6.9
Franklin 6,151 43.6% 6,824 48.4% 1,135 14,110 R+4.8
Bennington 4,959 37.9% 7,031 53.7% 1,105 13,095 R+15.8
Addison 5,382 41.9% 6,381 49.7% 1,088 12,851 R+7.8
Orange 4,165 40.3% 5,305 51.4% 853 10,323 R+11.0
Orleans 3,800 42.5% 4,215 47.2% 924 8,939 R+4.6
Caledonia 3,355 37.8% 4,478 50.4% 1,047 8,880 R+12.6
Lamoille 3,235 43.0% 3,780 50.3% 501 7,516 R+7.3
Grand Isle 1,178 45.0% 1,281 48.9% 158 2,617 R+3.9
Essex 736 37.1% 1,029 51.9% 219 1,984 R+14.8

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