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Parents > United States > Vermont > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1998 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 03, 1998 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1998 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1999 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2005 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedBarack O-blame-a April 19, 2004 11:28pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1992
NamePatrick J. Leahy Votes154,762 (54.16%)
Term01/03/1993 - 01/03/1999 Margin30,908 (+10.82%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2004
NamePatrick J. Leahy Votes216,972 (70.63%)
Term01/03/2005 - 01/03/2011 Margin141,574 (+46.08%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 08, 1998 VT US Senate- D Primary
Patrick J. Leahy
D 19,290
Sep 08, 1998 VT US Senate - R Primary
Fred H. Tuttle
R 52,817
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

08/01/1998 10/12/1998

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Name (I) Sen. Patrick J. Leahy Fred H. Tuttle Hugh Douglas Barry M. Nelson Robert "Doc Bob" Melamede Jerry Levy (W) Others
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Independent Vermont Grassroots Liberty Union Other
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Uncertified Votes 154,567 (72.22%) 48,051 (22.45%) 4,199 (1.96%) 2,893 (1.35%) 2,459 (1.15%) 1,238 (0.58%) 629 (0.29%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -106,516 (-49.77%) -150,368 (-70.25%) -151,674 (-70.86%) -152,108 (-71.07%) -153,329 (-71.64%) -153,938 (-71.92%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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MATCHUP POLLS (2 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg64.57%-- 25.15%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Mason-Dixon 
10/10/98-10/12/98
65.00% 4.0 26.00% 6.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
08/01/98-08/03/98
69.00% -- 20.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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Oct 22, 1998 12:00am Profile Fred Tuttle: One candidate hoping to lose this November  Article Craverguy 

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