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Summary of Official Results

1998 Statewide Primary
September 8, 1998
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  • Registered voters: 394,754

  • Votes cast, Republican Party: 56,380 (72%)
  • Votes cast, Democratic Party: 21,259 (26.2%)
  • Votes cast, Vermont Grassroots Party: 394 (.5%)

  • Absentee votes counted: 5,159 (6.7 percent of total)

  • Total votes counted: 78,047 (19.8 percent of registered voters)

For U.S. Senate:

  • Republican Party (total votes counted: 52,813)
    • Jack McMullen, Burlington: 23,321 (44.1%)
    • Fred Tuttle, Tunbridge: 28,355 (53.6%)
    • Write-in votes: 1,137 (2.1%)

  • Democratic Party (total votes counted: 19,290)
    • Patrick Leahy, Burlington: 18,643 (96.6%)
    • Total write-in votes: 647 (3.3%)

  • Vermont Grassroots Party (total votes counted: 230)
    • Bob Melamede, South Burlington: 137 (59.5%)
    • Write-in votes: 93 (40.4%)

For U.S. Representative:

  • Republican Party (total votes counted: 47,696)
    • Mark Candon, Rutland City: 23,101 (48.4%)
    • Pete Diamondstone, Brattleboro: 8,327 (17.4%)
    • Jack Long, Burlington: 15,716 (32.9%)
    • Write-in votes: 552 (1.1%)

  • Democratic Party (total votes counted: 3,469
    • Mark Candon, Rutland City (write-in): 524 (15.1%)
    • Pete Diamondstone, Brattleboro: 352 (10.1%)
    • Jack Long, Burlington (write-in): 465 (13.4%)
    • Bernard Sanders, Burlington (write-in): 1,661 (47.9%)
    • Other write-in votes: 467 (13.5%)

For Governor:

  • Republican Party (total votes counted: 52,531)
    • Ruth Dwyer, Thetford: 30,224 (57.5%)
    • Bernie Rome, Sherburne: 21,196 (40.3%)
    • Write-in votes: 1,111 (2.1%)

  • Democratic Party (total votes counted: 17,948)
    • Howard Dean, Burlington: 16,798 (93.5%)
    • Write-in votes: 1,150 (6.4%)

For Lieutenant Governor:

  • Republican Party (total votes counted: 47,520)
    • Barbara Snelling, Shelburne: 46,160 (97.1%)
    • Write-in votes: 1,360 (2.8%)

  • Democratic Party (total votes counted: 17,617)
    • Douglas A. Racine, Richmond: 16,763 (95.1%)
    • Write-in votes: 854 (4.8%)

For State Treasurer:

  • Republican Party (total votes counted: 45,585)
    • James H. Douglas, Middlebury: 45,389 (99.5%)
    • Write-in votes: 196 (0.4%)

  • Democratic Party (total votes counted: 2,252)
    • James H. Douglas, Middlebury (write-in): 1,931 (85.7%)
    • Total write-in votes: 321 (14.3%)

For Secretary of State:

  • Republican Party (total votes counted: 43,699)
    • Jim Milne, Plainfield: 42,932 (98.2%)
    • Write-in votes: 767 (1.7%)

  • Democratic Party (total votes counted: 16,208)
    • Deborah Markowitz, Montpelier: 12,632 (77.9%)
    • Eugene G. Stratton, Barre City: 3,061(18.8%)
    • Write-in votes: 515 (3.1%)

For Auditor of Accounts

  • Republican Party (total votes counted: 40,241)
    • James Dwinell, Burlington: 39,190 (97.3%)
    • Write-in votes: 1,051 (2.6%)

  • Democratic Party (total votes counted: 15,999)
    • Edward Flanagan, Burlington: 15,853 (99.0%)
    • Write-in votes: 146 (.9%)

For Attorney General

  • Republican Party (total votes counted 5,216)
    • William H. Sorrell, Burlington (write-in): 2,701 (51.8%)
    • Cindy Hill, Middlebury (write-in): 911 (17.5%)
    • Other write-in votes: 1,604 (30.7%)

  • Democratic Party (total votes counted 16,297)
    • William H. Sorrell, Burlington: 16,208 (99.4%)
    • Write-in votes: 89 (.5%)


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