2004 United States Senate election in Vermont

The 2004 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy won reelection to a sixth term.

2004 United States Senate election in Vermont

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Nominee Patrick Leahy Jack McMullen
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 216,972 75,398
Percentage 70.63% 24.54%

Leahy:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
McMullen:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election

Patrick Leahy
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Patrick Leahy
Democratic

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • Patrick Leahy, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Craig Hill, perennial candidate

Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrick Leahy (incumbent) 27,459 94.32%
Democratic Craig Hill 1,573 5.40%
Democratic Write-ins 81 0.28%
Total votes 29,113 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Jack McMullen, businessman
  • Peter D. Moss
  • Ben Mitchell

Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack McMullen 9,591 67.69%
Republican Peter D. Moss 2,058 14.52%
Republican Ben Mitchell 1,715 12.10%
Republican Write-ins 806 5.69%
Total votes 14,170 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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Major

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  • Patrick Leahy (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Jack McMullen (R), businessman

Minor

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  • Cris Ericson (I), perennial candidate
  • Craig Hill (G), electronics marketer
  • Ben Mitchell (LU)
  • Keith Stern (I)

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] Safe D November 1, 2004

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[3]
Margin
of error
Patrick
Leahy (D)
Jack
McMullen (R)
Undecided
Research 2000[4] October 10–12, 2004 403 (LV) ± 5% 67% 21% 12%

Results

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General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Patrick Leahy (incumbent) 216,972 70.63% −1.59%
Republican Jack McMullen 75,398 24.54% +2.09%
Independent Cris Ericson 6,486 2.11%
Green Craig Hill 3,999 1.30%
Independent Keith Stern 3,300 1.07%
Liberty Union Ben Mitchell 879 0.29% −0.29%
Write-in Write-ins 174 0.06%
Majority 141,574 46.08% −3.68%
Turnout 307,208 100.0%
Democratic hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Official Report of the Canvassing Committee United States and Vermont Statewide Offices - Primary Election, September 14, 2004" (PDF). vermont-elections.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  4. ^ Research 2000
  5. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".