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2000 US Senate election in Vermont

James M. Jeffords (Republican) beat Ed Flanagan (Democrat) in Vermont in 2000, 65.6% to 25.4%, a margin of 40.1 points and 115,781 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1994, when Jim Jeffords also won.

Republicans led in 14 of the 14 counties. The largest, Chittenden, cast 70,420 votes and went to the Republican by 37.6 points. The closest was Essex, where 1,147 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
James M. Jeffords won Republican 189,133 65.6%
Ed Flanagan Democratic 73,352 25.4%
All other candidates 26,015 9.0%
Total288,500

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Chittenden 19,380 27.5% 45,839 65.1% 5,201 70,420 R+37.6
Washington 7,538 25.7% 19,479 66.5% 2,262 29,279 R+40.8
Windsor 6,978 24.4% 19,153 67.1% 2,424 28,555 R+42.6
Rutland 5,726 20.3% 19,946 70.8% 2,518 28,190 R+50.4
Windham 6,803 32.5% 11,786 56.3% 2,354 20,943 R+23.8
Franklin 4,521 25.4% 12,005 67.3% 1,302 17,828 R+42.0
Bennington 4,447 25.9% 11,413 66.4% 1,325 17,185 R+40.5
Addison 4,185 24.4% 11,696 68.1% 1,289 17,170 R+43.7
Orange 3,249 22.5% 8,777 60.9% 2,388 14,414 R+38.4
Caledonia 3,164 23.7% 8,545 64.1% 1,622 13,331 R+40.4
Orleans 2,695 22.6% 7,879 66.1% 1,354 11,928 R+43.5
Lamoille 2,698 24.3% 7,174 64.7% 1,221 11,093 R+40.3
Grand Isle 744 26.2% 1,921 67.7% 174 2,839 R+41.5
Essex 646 23.2% 1,793 64.4% 345 2,784 R+41.2

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