1994 United States Senate election in Vermont

The 1994 U.S. Senate election in Vermont was held, where incumbent centrist Republican senator Jim Jeffords won re-election to a second term against state senator Jan Backus and independent Gavin Mills. He won every county in the state.

1994 United States Senate election in Vermont

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NomineeJim JeffordsJan BackusGavin T. Mills
PartyRepublicanDemocraticIndependent
Popular vote106,50585,86812,465
Percentage50.32%40.57%5.89%

Jeffords:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Backus:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Jim Jeffords
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Jim Jeffords
Independent

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Primary results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJan Backus 16,217 53.65
DemocraticDoug Costle13,13943.46
DemocraticWrite-ins8732.89
Total votes30,229 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJim Jeffords (Incumbent) 24,795 91.56
RepublicanWrite-ins2,2858.44
Total votes27,080 100.00

Liberty Union primary

Candidates

  • Jerry Levy, sociologist and perennial candidate

Results

Liberty Union primary results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberty UnionJerry Levy 289 90.03
Liberty UnionWrite-ins329.97
Total votes321 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

General election results[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJim Jeffords (Incumbent) 106,505 50.32% -17.65%
DemocraticJan Backus85,86840.57%+10.80%
IndependentGavin T. Mills12,4655.89%
IndependentMatthew S. Mulligan3,1411.48%
GrassrootsBob Melamede1,4160.67%
Liberty UnionJerry Levy1,3760.65%-0.40%
Natural LawJoseph Victor Pardo7090.33%
Write-ins1920.09%
Majority20,6379.75%-28.45%
Turnout211,672
Republican holdSwing

See also

References