1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

none February 2026 September 2023 January 2016 1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district Vermont presidential no 1996 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont 1996 2000 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont 2000 November 3, 1998 File:Bernie Sanders 104th Congress.jpg 150x150px Bernie Sanders Independent Democratic 136,403 63.40% File:3x4.svg Mark Candon Republican Party (United States) 70,740 32.88% 220px County results 220px Municipality results 1 220px Sanders: #D9D9D9 40–50% #BDBDBD 50–60% #969696 60–70% #737373 70–80% #555555 80–90% Candon: #FFB2B2 40–50%#E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% U.S. Representative Bernie Sanders Independent (politician) Bernie Sanders Independent (politician) The 1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1998, to elect the U.S. representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including an election to the U.S. Senate. Incumbent Independent Bernie Sanders won re-election to a fifth term, defeating Republican former state representative Mark Candon by over 30 points. Republican primary Candidates Mark Candon, investment advisor and former state representativehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/91629292/candon-vs-long/ Candon wins GOP congressional primary Bennington Banner Gram David September 9, 1998 January 1, 2022 Associated Press Peter Diamondstone, perennial candidate and socialist activist Jack Long, lawyer and Democratic nominee for VT-AL in 1996https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/07/09/candidate-has-his-party-to-contend-with/1ce60765-de59-43f8-bd29-5602372debb4/ Candidate has his party to contend with The Washington Post Gugliotta Guy July 9, 1996 November 23, 2021 Results The race was unique in that both Candon and Long were former Democrats while Diamondstone was a socialist positioning himself to Bernie Sanders' left. Candon won the primary against Long by a comfortable 16-point margin. His victory came off the back of a very strong result in Rutland County, where he received over 90% of the vote, while also keeping Long's margin of victory in Chittenden County down to 15%.https://www.newspapers.com/image/535767949/?terms=Mark%20Candon&match=1 Candon set for Sanders match Rutland Daily Herald Bever Frederick September 9, 1998 August 11, 2022 Diamondstone's effect on the primary was disputed; Long believed that Diamondstone had drawn voters from his campaign while Candon stated that he did not believe Diamondstone had a notable effect on the results. Republican primary resultshttps://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62905/p1998.pdf 1998 Primary Election Results Vermont Secretary of State January 9, 2015 December 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141231001030/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62905/p1998.pdf dead Republican Party (United States) Mark Candon 23,101 48.43 Republican Party (United States) Jack Long 15,716 32.95 Republican Party (United States) Peter Diamondstone 8,327 17.46 Republican Party (United States) Write-ins 552 1.16 47,696 100.00 Democratic primary Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Bernie Sanders (Write-in) 1,661 47.88 Democratic Party (United States) Mark Candon (Write-in) 524 15.11 Democratic Party (United States) Other Write-ins 467 13.46 Democratic Party (United States) Jack Long (Write-in) 465 13.40 Democratic Party (United States) Peter Diamondstone (Write-in) 352 10.15 3,469 100.00 General election Endorsements Bernie Sanders (I) Newspapers and publications Bennington Bannerhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/91630999/banner-editorial/ Editorial: U.S. Representative Bennington Banner Molenda Jules et al October 30, 1998 January 2, 2022 Mark Candon (R) State officials Thomas P. Salmon, former Governor of Vermont (Democratic)https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91631502/the-brattleboro-reformer/ Candon runs for congress Sneyd Ross Associated Press The Brattleboro Reformer July 17, 1998 January 2, 2022 Results Vermont's at-large congressional district election, 1998https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/684385/generalelection_USRep_1932on_1D.pdf United States Representative (One District): 1932-2014 Vermont Secretary of State January 8, 2015 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113627/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/684385/generalelection_USRep_1932on_1D.pdf dead Independent (politician) Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 136,403 63.40 Republican Party (United States) Mark Candon 70,740 32.88 Grassroots Party Matthew Mulligan 3,464 1.61 Liberty Union Party Peter Diamondstone 2,153 1.00 Libertarian Party (United States) Robert Maynard 2,097 0.98 Write-ins N/A 276 0.13 215,133 100.00 Independent (politician) References 1998 Vermont Category:1998 Vermont elections Category:Bernie Sanders