1992 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

The 1992 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1992 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.

1992 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

November 3, 1992

Nominee Bernie Sanders Tim Philbin Lewis E. Young Party Independent Republican Democratic Popular vote 162,724 86,901 22,279 Percentage 57.78% 30.86% 7.91%

County results Sanders:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Representative At-large before election Bernie Sanders Independent Elected Representative At-large Bernie Sanders Independent

Republican primary

Republican primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Philbin	18,489	50.21
	Republican	Jeff Wennberg	14,881	40.41
	Republican	Ralph H. Sinclair	3,250	8.83
	Republican	Write-ins	203	0.55
Total votes			36,823	100.00

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lewis E. Young	16,305	90.08
	Democratic	Write-ins	1,796	9.92
Total votes			18,101	100.00

Liberty Union primary

Liberty Union primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberty Union	Peter Diamondstone	308	95.36
	Liberty Union	Write-ins	15	4.64
Total votes			323	100.00

General election

Vermont's At-large congressional district election, 1992[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Bernie Sanders (incumbent)	162,724	57.78
	Republican	Tim Philbin	86,901	30.86
	Democratic	Lewis E. Young	22,279	7.91
	Liberty Union	Peter Diamondstone	3,660	1.30
	Natural Law	John Dewey	3,549	1.26
	Freedom for LaRouche	Douglas M. Miller	2,049	0.73
	Write-ins	N/A	464	0.16
Total votes			281,626	100.00
	Independent hold

References

1. "1992 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 8, 2015.