2004 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

2004 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district
November 2, 2004
 
Nominee Bernie Sanders Greg Parke Larry Drown
Party Independent Republican Democratic
Popular vote 205,774 74,271 21,684
Percentage 67.46% 24.35% 7.11%
Sanders:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Parke:      40–50%      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Bernie Sanders
Independent

 Elected U.S. Representative

Bernie Sanders
Independent

The 2004 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004, 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.

Incumbent Independent Bernie Sanders won re-election to his eighth and final term in the House of Representatives, defeating Republican Greg Parke and Democrat Larry Drown. Sanders would run for and be elected to the United States Senate in 2006, a seat he still holds today.

As of 2024, this is the last time someone who was not a member of the Democratic or Republican party was elected to the House of Representatives.

General election

Candidates

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe I October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Safe I November 1, 2004

Controversy

On Friday, October 29, 2004, the Parke campaign aired a radio ad which portrayed Sanders as being on friendly terms with pornographers, pedophiles, illegal immigrations and terrorists. The ad was pulled the same day that it first aired. Parke was criticized for his actions by both the state chairman of the Vermont Republican Party James Barnett and Vermont Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie, as well as by other Vermont Republicans.[6]

Parke had earlier blamed Sanders for the September 11 terrorist attacks based on Sanders's prior vote to cut the intelligence budget.[2]

Results

Sanders won every county and carried all but two municipalities in the state, with Parke winning the towns of Stratton and Granby.

Vermont's at-large congressional district election, 2004[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 205,774 67.46%
Republican Greg Parke 74,271 24.35%
Democratic Larry Drown 21,684 7.11%
Liberty Union Jane Newton 3,018 0.99%
Write-ins N/A 261 0.09%
Total votes 305,008 100.00
Independent hold

Results by county

County[7] Bernie Sanders
Independent		 Greg Parke
Republican		 Larry Drown
Democratic		 Various candidates Margin Total
# % # % # % # % # %
Addison 12,632 69.1% 4,543 24.9% 980 5.4% 117 0.6% 8,089 44.2% 18,272
Bennington 10,717 58.2% 5,107 27.7% 2,236 12.1% 347 1.9% 5,610 1.9% 18,407
Caledonia 9,060 65.2% 3,853 27.7% 850 6.1% 129 0.9% 5,207 37.5% 13,892
Chittenden 53,808 71.3% 16,598 22.0% 4,590 6.1% 465 0.6% 37,210 49.3% 75,461
Essex 1,637 57.5% 850 29.9% 315 11.1% 44 1.5% 787 27.6% 2,846
Franklin 14,055 71.8% 4,328 22.1% 1,052 5.4% 142 0.7% 9,727 49.7% 19,577
Grand Isle 2,820 70.7% 949 23.8% 198 5.0% 21 0.5% 1,871 42.9% 3,988
Lamoille 8,600 72.3% 2,550 21.4% 675 5.7% 77 0.6% 6,050 50.9% 11,902
Orange 9,734 66.6% 3,698 25.3% 1,054 7.2% 122 0.8% 6,036 41.3% 14,608
Orleans 8,406 69.8% 2,875 23.9% 672 5.6% 93 0.8% 5,531 42.9% 12,046
Rutland 17,589 58.1% 10,152 33.6% 2,202 7.3% 314 1.0% 7,437 24.5% 30,257
Washington 22,412 72.6% 6,535 21.2% 1,679 5.4% 234 0.8% 15,877 51.4% 30,860
Windham 14,578 64.5% 5,053 22.4% 2,413 10.7% 552 2.4% 9,525 42.1% 22,596
Windsor 19,726 65.7% 7,180 23.9% 2,768 9.2% 361 1.2% 12,546 41.8% 30,035
Totals205,77467.5%74,27124.4%21,6847.1%3,2791.1%131,50343.1%305,008

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Official Report of the Canvassing Committee - United States and Vermont Statewide Offices General Election, November 2, 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 30, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Delaney, Steve. "August 31, 2004 – Midday Report". Vermont Public Radio. Retrieved April 15, 2004.
  3. ↑ Pertman, Adam (November 11, 1990). "'The Times Caught Up' to Vermont Socialist". The Boston Globe. p. 83. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ "2004 Competitive House Race Chart" (PDF). House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. October 29, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2004 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2004. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  6. ↑ Marx, Claude R. (October 30, 2004). "Parke targets Sanders, then pulls the ad". The Barre Montpelier Times Argus. Vermont Press Bureau. Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Primary and General elections Vermont". Secretary of State of Vermont. November 2, 2004. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
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