2004 United States Senate election in Vermont

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.

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

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".