United States Senate election in Vermont, 2016

United States Senate election in Vermont, 2016

November 8, 2016

Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy Democratic

The 2016 United States Senate election in Vermont will take place on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Vermont, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, the most senior senator in the current Senate and the longest-serving US Senator in Vermont history as well as the only Democrat to ever be elected to a Senate seat in Vermont, is running for re-election to a record eighth term in office.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Patrick Leahy, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican primary

Candidates

Potential

• Scott Milne, businessman and candidate for the State House in 2006 and nominee for Governor in 2014^[2]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[3]	Safe D	March 25, 2016
Daily Kos[4]	Safe D	April 4, 2016
Roll Call[5]	Safe D	April 4, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe D	March 21, 2016

References

1. Emily Cahn; Alexis Levinson (January 28, 2015). "Senators Confirm Re-Election Bids for 2016". Roll Call. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
2. Heintz, Paul (October 5, 2015). "Scott Milne Considers Challenging Patrick Leahy". Seven Days. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
3. "2016 Senate Race Ratings for March 25, 2016". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
4. "Election Outlook: 2016 Race Ratings". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
5. "2016 Race Ratings". Roll Call. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
6. "2016 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Patrick Leahy for Senate