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2016 US Senate election in Vermont

Patrick Leahy (Democrat) beat Scott Milne (Republican) in Vermont in 2016, 61.3% to 33.0%, a margin of 28.2 points and 88,606 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2010, when Patrick J. Leahy also won.

Democrats led in 13 of the 14 counties and Republicans in 1. The largest, Chittenden, cast 82,848 votes and went to the Democrat by 43.1 points. The closest was Essex, where 32 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 192,243 61.3%
Scott Milne Republican 103,637 33.0%
All other candidates 17,929 5.7%
Total313,809

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Chittenden 57,338 69.2% 21,654 26.1% 3,856 82,848 D+43.1
Washington 19,628 62.9% 9,914 31.8% 1,642 31,184 D+31.2
Windsor 18,034 60.5% 9,813 32.9% 1,950 29,797 D+27.6
Rutland 15,404 52.3% 12,492 42.4% 1,562 29,458 D+9.9
Windham 14,720 66.0% 5,410 24.3% 2,171 22,301 D+41.7
Franklin 11,948 55.6% 8,526 39.7% 1,004 21,478 D+15.9
Addison 11,882 62.4% 6,294 33.1% 853 19,029 D+29.4
Bennington 10,246 59.4% 5,527 32.0% 1,476 17,249 D+27.4
Orange 8,073 55.1% 5,823 39.7% 754 14,650 D+15.4
Caledonia 7,348 52.2% 5,910 42.0% 816 14,074 D+10.2
Lamoille 7,902 61.9% 4,163 32.6% 702 12,767 D+29.3
Orleans 6,033 50.4% 5,199 43.4% 741 11,973 D+7.0
Grand Isle 2,363 57.5% 1,556 37.9% 191 4,110 D+19.6
Essex 1,324 45.8% 1,356 46.9% 211 2,891 R+1.1

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