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2010 US Senate election in Vermont

Patrick J. Leahy (Democrat) beat Len Britton (Republican) in Vermont in 2010, 64.3% to 30.9%, a margin of 33.4 points and 78,582 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2004, when Patrick J. Leahy also won.

Democrats led in 14 of the 14 counties. The largest, Chittenden, cast 59,867 votes and went to the Democrat by 40.3 points. The closest was Essex, where 234 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 151,281 64.3%
Len Britton Republican 72,699 30.9%
All other candidates 11,198 4.8%
Total235,178

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Chittenden 40,837 68.2% 16,716 27.9% 2,314 59,867 D+40.3
Washington 16,682 68.6% 6,541 26.9% 1,089 24,312 D+41.7
Rutland 12,265 55.4% 8,808 39.8% 1,083 22,156 D+15.6
Windsor 13,930 64.3% 6,709 31.0% 1,023 21,662 D+33.3
Windham 11,587 69.3% 3,931 23.5% 1,197 16,715 D+45.8
Franklin 8,941 60.0% 5,313 35.7% 643 14,897 D+24.4
Addison 9,904 66.5% 4,397 29.5% 582 14,883 D+37.0
Bennington 8,517 63.2% 3,873 28.7% 1,096 13,486 D+34.4
Orange 6,894 61.9% 3,777 33.9% 471 11,142 D+28.0
Caledonia 6,058 56.0% 4,247 39.3% 506 10,811 D+16.8
Lamoille 6,205 66.0% 2,844 30.3% 348 9,397 D+35.8
Orleans 5,517 60.3% 3,176 34.7% 455 9,148 D+25.6
Grand Isle 1,661 61.5% 885 32.8% 153 2,699 D+28.8
Essex 1,173 52.1% 939 41.7% 141 2,253 D+10.4

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