2004 United States Senate election in Vermont

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%

County results Municipality results 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

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

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

Results

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

Candidates

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

Results

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

Candidates

Major

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

Minor

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

Predictions

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

Polling

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

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

• 2004 United States Senate elections

References

1. "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".