United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 1988

United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, At-large district, 1988

November 8, 1988

Nominee Peter Plympton Smith Bernie Sanders Paul N. Poirier Party Republican Independent Democratic Popular vote 98,937 90,026 45,330 Percentage 41.21% 37.50% 18.88%

Representative At-large before election Jim Jeffords Republican Elected Representative At-large Peter Plympton Smith Republican

The 1988 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1988 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 a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate.

Republican primary

Republican primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Plympton Smith	37,230	77.60
	Republican	David Gates	9,964	20.77
	Republican	Write-ins	784	1.63
Total votes			47,978	100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul N. Poirier	11,024	33.98
	Democratic	Peter Welch	10,758	33.16
	Democratic	James A. Guest	8,301	25.58
	Democratic	Dolores Sandoval	2,131	6.57
	Democratic	Write-ins	231	0.71
Total votes			32,445	100.00

Libertarian primary

Libertarian primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Jim Hedbor	80	84.21
	Libertarian	Write-ins	15	15.79
Total votes			95	100.00

Liberty Union primary

Liberty Union primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberty Union	Peter Diamondstone	124	92.54
	Liberty Union	Write-ins	10	7.46
Total votes			134	100.00

General election

Vermont's At-large congressional district election, 1988[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Plympton Smith	98,937	41.21
	Independent	Bernie Sanders	90,026	37.50
	Democratic	Paul N. Poirier	45,330	18.88
	Libertarian	Jim Hedbor	3,109	1.29
	Liberty Union	Peter Diamondstone	1,455	0.61
	Small is Beautiful	Morris Earle	1,070	0.44
	Write-ins	N/A	161	0.07
Total votes			240,088	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "1988 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
2. "United States Representative (One District): 1932-2014" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 7, 2015.