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2004 US Senate election in Vermont

Patrick J. Leahy (Democrat) beat Jack McMullen (Republican) in Vermont in 2004, 70.6% to 24.5%, a margin of 46.1 points and 141,574 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1998, when Patrick J. Leahy also won.

Democrats led in 14 of the 14 counties. The largest, Chittenden, cast 76,693 votes and went to the Democrat by 54.0 points. The closest was Essex, where 774 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 J. Leahy won Democratic 216,972 70.6%
Jack McMullen Republican 75,398 24.5%
All other candidates 14,838 4.8%
Total307,208

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Chittenden 57,688 75.2% 16,290 21.2% 2,715 76,693 D+54.0
Washington 23,025 74.1% 6,814 21.9% 1,237 31,076 D+52.2
Rutland 19,175 63.0% 9,812 32.2% 1,471 30,458 D+30.7
Windsor 20,745 68.7% 7,206 23.9% 2,248 30,199 D+44.8
Windham 16,085 70.8% 4,954 21.8% 1,665 22,704 D+49.0
Franklin 13,473 72.4% 4,483 24.1% 662 18,618 D+48.3
Bennington 12,179 65.6% 5,136 27.7% 1,256 18,571 D+37.9
Addison 13,243 72.3% 4,372 23.9% 690 18,305 D+48.5
Orange 9,883 67.6% 4,001 27.4% 730 14,614 D+40.2
Caledonia 9,030 64.7% 4,268 30.6% 668 13,966 D+34.1
Orleans 8,430 69.8% 3,135 26.0% 504 12,069 D+43.9
Lamoille 8,620 71.8% 2,786 23.2% 595 12,001 D+48.6
Grand Isle 2,268 72.5% 760 24.3% 100 3,128 D+48.2
Essex 1,697 59.9% 923 32.6% 211 2,831 D+27.3

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