1986 United States House Election in Vermont

The 1986 United States House Election in Vermont was held on November 4, 1986, to elect United States Representative to represent the Vermont Congressional District. The total votes casted was 188,954. James M. Jeffords (Republican/Democratic) was elected, receiving 89.12% of the votes, which equals 168,403 votes. James M. Jeffords also won the previous election in 1984.Peter Smith (Republican) won the following election in 1988.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. James M. Jeffords of Republican/Democratic swept the election with 89.12% of the votes.

1986 United States House Election in Vermont
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#7F2C39','gold','#7031E1','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 168403, name: 'James M. Jeffords'},{value: 7404, name: 'John T. McNulty'},{value: 7060, name: 'Pete Diamondstone'},{value: 5850, name: 'Morris Earle'},{value: 237, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
James M. Jeffords	Republican/Democratic	168,403	89.12%
John T. McNulty	Pro-Life	7,404	3.92%
Pete Diamondstone	Liberty Union	7,060	3.74%
Morris Earle	Small is Beautiful	5,850	3.10%
Write-In		237	0.13%
Date: 1986-11-04, Valid Votes: 188,954, Margin: 85.2%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
James M. Jeffords	Republican	26,133	100.00%
Date: 1986-09-09, Valid Votes: 26,133
Liberty Union Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Pete Diamondstone	Liberty Union	149	100.00%
Date: 1986-09-09, Valid Votes: 149

Previous Election

James M. Jeffords also won the previous election in 1984.

1984 United States House Election in Vermont
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue','gold','#D7BA48','#96BB6A','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 148025, name: 'James M. Jeffords'},{value: 60360, name: 'Anthony Pollina'},{value: 9359, name: 'Jim Hedbor'},{value: 4858, name: 'Pete Diamondstone'},{value: 3313, name: 'Morris Earle'},{value: 382, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
James M. Jeffords	Republican	148,025	65.41%
Anthony Pollina	Democratic	60,360	26.67%
Jim Hedbor	Libertarian	9,359	4.14%
Pete Diamondstone	Liberty Union	4,858	2.15%
Morris Earle	Small is Beautiful	3,313	1.46%
Write-In		382	0.17%
Date: 1984-11-06, Valid Votes: 226,297, Margin: 38.7%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#CB38E0','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 35205, name: 'James M. Jeffords'},{value: 13455, name: 'Mike Jacobs'},{value: 166, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
James M. Jeffords	Republican	35,205	72.10%
Mike Jacobs	Republican	13,455	27.56%
Write-In		166	0.34%
Date: 1984-09-11, Valid Votes: 48,826, Margin: 44.5%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#16B57B','#387A6B','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 6502, name: 'Anthony Pollina'},{value: 4043, name: 'John F. Tatro'},{value: 3603, name: 'Paul Forlenza'},{value: 669, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Anthony Pollina	Democratic	6,502	43.88%
John F. Tatro	Democratic	4,043	27.29%
Paul Forlenza	Democratic	3,603	24.32%
Write-In		669	4.52%
Date: 1984-09-11, Valid Votes: 14,817, Margin: 16.6%
Liberty Union Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['gold','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 226, name: 'Pete Diamondstone'},{value: 18, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Pete Diamondstone	Liberty Union	226	92.62%
Write-In		18	7.38%
Date: 1984-09-11, Valid Votes: 244, Margin: 85.2%

Next Election

Peter Smith (Republican) won the following election in 1988.

1988 United States House Election in Vermont
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#808080','blue','gold','#9D03BB','#6FFE58','#6652D9'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 98937, name: 'Peter Smith'},{value: 90026, name: 'Bernard Sanders'},{value: 45330, name: 'Paul N. Poirier'},{value: 3109, name: 'Jim Hedbor'},{value: 1455, name: 'Pete Diamondstone'},{value: 1070, name: 'Morris Earle'},{value: 161, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Peter Smith	Republican	98,937	41.21%
Bernard Sanders	Independent	90,026	37.50%
Paul N. Poirier	Democratic	45,330	18.88%
Jim Hedbor	Libertarian	3,109	1.29%
Pete Diamondstone	Liberty Union	1,455	0.61%
Morris Earle	Small is Beautiful	1,070	0.45%
Write-In		161	0.07%
Date: 1988-11-08, Valid Votes: 240,088, Margin: 3.7%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#3968E2','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 37230, name: 'Peter Smith'},{value: 9964, name: 'David Gates'},{value: 784, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Peter Smith	Republican	37,230	77.60%
David Gates	Republican	9,964	20.77%
Write-In		784	1.63%
Date: 1988-09-13, Valid Votes: 47,978, Margin: 56.8%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#EAB197','#C0CD2D','#5F6029','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 11024, name: 'Paul N. Poirier'},{value: 10758, name: 'Peter Welch'},{value: 8301, name: 'James A. Guest'},{value: 2131, name: 'Dolores Sandoval'},{value: 231, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Paul N. Poirier	Democratic	11,024	33.98%
Peter Welch	Democratic	10,758	33.16%
James A. Guest	Democratic	8,301	25.58%
Dolores Sandoval	Democratic	2,131	6.57%
Write-In		231	0.71%
Date: 1988-09-13, Valid Votes: 32,445, Margin: 0.8%
Liberty Union Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Pete Diamondstone	Liberty Union	124	100.00%
Date: 1988-09-13, Valid Votes: 124
Libertarian Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Jim Hedbor	Libertarian	80	100.00%
Date: 1988-09-13, Valid Votes: 80

Election Votes Details

1986 United States House Election in Vermont (General) - Results by County
County	James M. Jeffords Republican/Democratic		John T. McNulty Pro-Life		Pete Diamondstone Liberty Union		Morris Earle Small is Beautiful		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Addison	352	85.02%	33	7.97%	8	1.93%	21	5.07%	414	77.05%
Albany	266	94.33%	3	1.06%	8	2.84%	5	1.77%	282	93.26%
Alburgh	441	90.37%	23	4.71%	10	2.05%	14	2.87%	488	85.66%
Andover	142	81.14%	9	5.14%	6	3.43%	18	10.29%	175	76.00%
Arlington	799	87.90%	49	5.39%	22	2.42%	39	4.29%	909	82.51%
Athens	64	80.00%	3	3.75%	11	13.75%	2	2.50%	80	76.25%
Bakersfield	346	93.77%	3	0.81%	11	2.98%	9	2.44%	369	92.95%
Baltimore	71	93.42%	1	1.32%	3	3.95%	1	1.32%	76	92.11%
Barnard	322	90.45%	14	3.93%	16	4.49%	4	1.12%	356	86.52%
Barnet	496	90.68%	11	2.01%	23	4.20%	17	3.11%	547	88.67%
Barre City	3,023	90.18%	127	3.79%	122	3.64%	80	2.39%	3,352	86.40%
Barre Town	2,791	91.84%	118	3.88%	79	2.60%	51	1.68%	3,039	87.96%
Barton	891	90.18%	34	3.44%	40	4.05%	23	2.33%	988	86.74%
Belvidere	67	89.33%	1	1.33%	2	2.67%	5	6.67%	75	88.00%
Bennington	3,593	80.78%	378	8.50%	282	6.34%	195	4.38%	4,448	72.28%
Benson	178	89.90%	6	3.03%	6	3.03%	8	4.04%	198	86.87%
Berkshire	286	92.86%	9	2.92%	11	3.57%	2	0.65%	308	89.94%
Berlin	816	91.48%	26	2.91%	23	2.58%	27	3.03%	892	88.57%
Bethel	549	92.89%	15	2.54%	18	3.05%	9	1.52%	591	90.36%
Bloomfield	39	92.86%	-	-	1	2.38%	2	4.76%	42	92.86%
Bolton	219	92.41%	7	2.95%	11	4.64%	-	-	237	89.45%
Bradford	713	91.65%	22	2.83%	27	3.47%	16	2.06%	778	88.82%
Braintree	347	91.80%	16	4.23%	10	2.65%	5	1.32%	378	87.57%
Brandon	1,017	89.45%	39	3.43%	40	3.52%	41	3.61%	1,137	86.02%
Brattleboro	3,474	86.96%	139	3.48%	326	8.16%	56	1.40%	3,995	83.48%
Bridgewater	259	92.50%	10	3.57%	6	2.14%	5	1.79%	280	88.93%
Bridport	345	82.54%	23	5.50%	12	2.87%	38	9.09%	418	77.03%
Brighton	445	91.75%	18	3.71%	11	2.27%	11	2.27%	485	88.04%
Bristol	873	83.30%	29	2.77%	26	2.48%	120	11.45%	1,048	80.53%
Brookfield	385	92.77%	4	0.96%	18	4.34%	8	1.93%	415	91.81%
Brookline	113	91.13%	2	1.61%	6	4.84%	3	2.42%	124	89.52%
Brownington	235	92.89%	7	2.77%	7	2.77%	4	1.58%	253	90.12%
Brunswick	25	83.33%	1	3.33%	-	-	4	13.33%	30	80.00%
Burke	383	91.19%	8	1.90%	11	2.62%	18	4.29%	420	89.29%
Burlington	11,538	87.50%	529	4.01%	687	5.21%	432	3.28%	13,186	83.49%
Cabot	368	85.38%	21	4.87%	26	6.03%	16	3.71%	431	80.51%
Calais	589	90.06%	10	1.53%	28	4.28%	27	4.13%	654	88.53%
Cambridge	816	89.87%	32	3.52%	31	3.41%	29	3.19%	908	86.34%
Canaan	211	91.34%	6	2.60%	3	1.30%	11	4.76%	231	88.74%
Castleton	982	89.03%	43	3.90%	41	3.72%	37	3.35%	1,103	85.13%
Cavendish	456	91.02%	11	2.20%	22	4.39%	12	2.40%	501	88.82%
Charleston	255	86.73%	12	4.08%	18	6.12%	9	3.06%	294	82.65%
Charlotte	1,210	89.96%	36	2.68%	41	3.05%	58	4.31%	1,345	87.29%
Chelsea	489	90.72%	5	0.93%	26	4.82%	19	3.53%	539	89.80%
Chester	946	89.84%	40	3.80%	40	3.80%	27	2.56%	1,053	86.04%
Chittenden	342	86.15%	17	4.28%	20	5.04%	18	4.53%	397	81.86%
Clarendon	690	90.55%	31	4.07%	25	3.28%	16	2.10%	762	86.48%
Colchester	3,412	88.01%	225	5.80%	125	3.22%	115	2.97%	3,877	82.20%
Concord	271	93.45%	8	2.76%	6	2.07%	5	1.72%	290	90.69%
Corinth	331	86.65%	14	3.66%	22	5.76%	15	3.93%	382	82.98%
Cornwall	423	83.10%	13	2.55%	10	1.96%	63	12.38%	509	80.55%
Coventry	181	88.73%	14	6.86%	5	2.45%	4	1.96%	204	81.86%
Craftsbury	345	89.84%	9	2.34%	17	4.43%	13	3.39%	384	87.50%
Danby	259	84.92%	14	4.59%	7	2.30%	25	8.20%	305	80.33%
Danville	638	91.80%	16	2.30%	15	2.16%	26	3.74%	695	89.50%
Derby	1,224	90.07%	74	5.45%	35	2.58%	26	1.91%	1,359	84.62%
Dorset	716	92.51%	19	2.45%	17	2.20%	22	2.84%	774	90.05%
Dover	281	85.93%	16	4.89%	19	5.81%	11	3.36%	327	81.04%
Dummerston	594	86.84%	34	4.97%	39	5.70%	17	2.49%	684	81.87%
Duxbury	290	89.23%	18	5.54%	10	3.08%	7	2.15%	325	83.69%
East Haven	83	90.22%	1	1.09%	4	4.35%	4	4.35%	92	89.13%
East Montpelier	933	90.32%	36	3.48%	38	3.68%	26	2.52%	1,033	86.83%
Eden	184	88.04%	9	4.31%	11	5.26%	5	2.39%	209	83.73%
Elmore	190	93.14%	8	3.92%	3	1.47%	3	1.47%	204	89.22%
Enosburgh	822	90.53%	21	2.31%	52	5.73%	13	1.43%	908	88.22%
Essex	4,893	89.60%	317	5.80%	127	2.33%	124	2.27%	5,461	83.79%
Fair Haven	833	89.47%	27	2.90%	34	3.65%	37	3.97%	931	86.57%
Fairfax	696	89.35%	44	5.65%	28	3.59%	11	1.41%	779	83.70%
Fairfield	603	90.00%	15	2.24%	36	5.37%	16	2.39%	670	87.76%
Fairlee	284	94.35%	4	1.33%	4	1.33%	9	2.99%	301	93.02%
Fayston	300	92.31%	7	2.15%	9	2.77%	9	2.77%	325	90.15%
Ferrisburgh	675	85.77%	44	5.59%	13	1.65%	55	6.99%	787	80.18%
Fletcher	232	81.69%	13	4.58%	17	5.99%	22	7.75%	284	77.11%
Franklin	382	91.83%	14	3.37%	12	2.88%	8	1.92%	416	88.46%
Georgia	998	90.40%	52	4.71%	31	2.81%	23	2.08%	1,104	85.69%
Glover	302	89.88%	4	1.19%	17	5.06%	13	3.87%	336	88.69%
Goshen	80	89.89%	4	4.49%	1	1.12%	4	4.49%	89	85.39%
Grafton	217	90.42%	4	1.67%	13	5.42%	6	2.50%	240	88.75%
Granby	38	90.48%	2	4.76%	1	2.38%	1	2.38%	42	85.71%
Grand Isle	697	92.56%	15	1.99%	24	3.19%	17	2.26%	753	90.57%
Granville	83	93.26%	1	1.12%	2	2.25%	3	3.37%	89	92.13%
Greensboro	265	90.14%	8	2.72%	16	5.44%	5	1.70%	294	87.41%
Groton	292	88.48%	24	7.27%	8	2.42%	6	1.82%	330	81.21%
Guildhall	66	85.71%	1	1.30%	6	7.79%	4	5.19%	77	84.42%
Guilford	572	88.96%	12	1.87%	45	7.00%	14	2.18%	643	87.09%
Halifax	183	86.73%	10	4.74%	14	6.64%	4	1.90%	211	81.99%
Hancock	95	92.23%	-	-	5	4.85%	3	2.91%	103	92.23%
Hardwick	790	88.76%	47	5.28%	33	3.71%	20	2.25%	890	83.48%
Hartford	2,129	88.93%	124	5.18%	77	3.22%	64	2.67%	2,394	83.75%
Hartland	878	90.80%	36	3.72%	30	3.10%	23	2.38%	967	87.07%
Highgate	714	90.15%	37	4.67%	22	2.78%	19	2.40%	792	85.48%
Hinesburg	1,084	90.33%	31	2.58%	47	3.92%	38	3.17%	1,200	87.75%
Holland	169	92.86%	3	1.65%	6	3.30%	4	2.20%	182	91.21%
Hubbardton	200	90.50%	10	4.52%	7	3.17%	4	1.81%	221	85.97%
Huntington	410	83.67%	19	3.88%	29	5.92%	32	6.53%	490	79.80%
Hyde Park	621	90.00%	24	3.48%	32	4.64%	13	1.88%	690	86.52%
Ira	104	89.66%	7	6.03%	2	1.72%	3	2.59%	116	83.62%
Irasburg	259	83.82%	18	5.83%	21	6.80%	11	3.56%	309	77.99%
Isle La Motte	198	92.52%	4	1.87%	11	5.14%	1	0.47%	214	90.65%
Jamaica	218	91.60%	8	3.36%	8	3.36%	4	1.68%	238	88.24%
Jay	87	89.69%	8	8.25%	-	-	2	2.06%	97	81.44%
Jericho	1,453	90.36%	78	4.85%	36	2.24%	41	2.55%	1,608	85.51%
Johnson	754	88.81%	28	3.30%	43	5.06%	24	2.83%	849	85.51%
Kirby	121	86.43%	8	5.71%	9	6.43%	2	1.43%	140	80.71%
Landgrove	80	95.24%	-	-	2	2.38%	2	2.38%	84	95.24%
Leicester	211	87.55%	7	2.90%	6	2.49%	17	7.05%	241	84.65%
Lemington	33	91.67%	3	8.33%	-	-	-	-	36	83.33%
Lincoln	304	79.17%	12	3.13%	15	3.91%	53	13.80%	384	76.04%
Londonderry	602	92.62%	9	1.38%	22	3.38%	17	2.62%	650	91.23%
Lowell	210	89.74%	11	4.70%	11	4.70%	2	0.85%	234	85.04%
Ludlow	793	89.50%	29	3.27%	45	5.08%	19	2.14%	886	86.23%
Lunenburg	338	92.86%	13	3.57%	6	1.65%	7	1.92%	364	89.29%
Lyndon	1,166	90.25%	52	4.02%	37	2.86%	37	2.86%	1,292	86.22%
Maidstone	34	91.89%	-	-	1	2.70%	2	5.41%	37	91.89%
Manchester	1,185	89.98%	46	3.49%	34	2.58%	52	3.95%	1,317	86.48%
Marlboro	262	79.15%	3	0.91%	45	13.60%	21	6.34%	331	78.25%
Marshfield	451	82.30%	24	4.38%	44	8.03%	29	5.29%	548	77.92%
Mendon	404	92.45%	16	3.66%	13	2.97%	4	0.92%	437	88.79%
Middlebury	2,039	85.06%	75	3.13%	67	2.80%	216	9.01%	2,397	81.94%
Middlesex	548	85.89%	19	2.98%	52	8.15%	19	2.98%	638	82.92%
Middletown Springs	201	91.36%	5	2.27%	6	2.73%	8	3.64%	220	89.09%
Milton	1,919	87.19%	145	6.59%	78	3.54%	59	2.68%	2,201	80.60%
Monkton	426	85.37%	9	1.80%	16	3.21%	48	9.62%	499	83.57%
Montgomery	252	90.32%	8	2.87%	12	4.30%	7	2.51%	279	87.46%
Montpelier	3,187	86.84%	167	4.55%	165	4.50%	151	4.11%	3,670	82.29%
Moretown	440	91.10%	14	2.90%	13	2.69%	16	3.31%	483	88.20%
Morgan	218	93.16%	3	1.28%	10	4.27%	3	1.28%	234	91.88%
Morristown	1,378	91.14%	49	3.24%	47	3.11%	38	2.51%	1,512	87.90%
Mount Holly	368	90.20%	13	3.19%	19	4.66%	8	1.96%	408	87.01%
Mount Tabor	59	88.06%	2	2.99%	-	-	6	8.96%	67	85.07%
New Haven	313	68.34%	12	2.62%	4	0.87%	129	28.17%	458	65.72%
Newark	100	87.72%	7	6.14%	3	2.63%	4	3.51%	114	81.58%
Newbury	586	90.15%	17	2.62%	30	4.62%	17	2.62%	650	87.54%
Newfane	499	85.74%	20	3.44%	31	5.33%	32	5.50%	582	82.30%
Newport City	1,411	91.86%	66	4.30%	40	2.60%	19	1.24%	1,536	87.57%
Newport Town	411	86.53%	31	6.53%	17	3.58%	16	3.37%	475	80.00%
North Hero	254	94.07%	5	1.85%	5	1.85%	6	2.22%	270	92.22%
Northfield	1,555	91.47%	68	4.00%	55	3.24%	22	1.29%	1,700	87.47%
Norton	46	80.70%	8	14.04%	1	1.75%	2	3.51%	57	66.67%
Norwich	1,172	91.42%	20	1.56%	47	3.67%	43	3.35%	1,282	89.86%
Orange	277	88.78%	23	7.37%	7	2.24%	5	1.60%	312	81.41%
Orwell	323	91.50%	13	3.68%	5	1.42%	12	3.40%	353	87.82%
Panton	172	88.21%	5	2.56%	5	2.56%	13	6.67%	195	85.64%
Pawlet	431	93.29%	9	1.95%	10	2.16%	12	2.60%	462	91.34%
Peacham	278	90.85%	13	4.25%	6	1.96%	9	2.94%	306	86.60%
Peru	109	91.60%	1	0.84%	5	4.20%	4	3.36%	119	90.76%
Pittsfield	133	91.72%	2	1.38%	6	4.14%	4	2.76%	145	90.34%
Pittsford	870	92.36%	22	2.34%	34	3.61%	16	1.70%	942	90.02%
Plainfield	460	84.10%	11	2.01%	48	8.78%	28	5.12%	547	82.08%
Plymouth	164	91.62%	5	2.79%	6	3.35%	4	2.23%	179	88.83%
Pomfret	359	93.01%	7	1.81%	7	1.81%	13	3.37%	386	91.19%
Poultney	874	89.64%	35	3.59%	29	2.97%	37	3.79%	975	86.05%
Pownal	806	84.75%	71	7.47%	29	3.05%	45	4.73%	951	77.29%
Proctor	715	94.08%	19	2.50%	17	2.24%	9	1.18%	760	91.58%
Putney	614	83.65%	26	3.54%	67	9.13%	27	3.68%	734	80.11%
Randolph	1,422	90.80%	60	3.83%	50	3.19%	34	2.17%	1,566	86.97%
Reading	235	94.00%	6	2.40%	5	2.00%	4	1.60%	250	91.60%
Readsboro	190	84.82%	31	13.84%	2	0.89%	1	0.45%	224	70.98%
Richford	682	91.42%	33	4.42%	19	2.55%	12	1.61%	746	87.00%
Richmond	1,271	89.70%	58	4.09%	40	2.82%	48	3.39%	1,417	85.60%
Ripton	143	84.62%	4	2.37%	4	2.37%	18	10.65%	169	82.25%
Rochester	400	87.53%	3	0.66%	18	3.94%	36	7.88%	457	86.87%
Rockingham	1,418	89.75%	56	3.54%	72	4.56%	34	2.15%	1,580	86.20%
Roxbury	143	87.73%	4	2.45%	10	6.13%	6	3.68%	163	85.28%
Royalton	705	90.97%	20	2.58%	30	3.87%	20	2.58%	775	88.39%
Rupert	285	93.75%	7	2.30%	7	2.30%	5	1.64%	304	91.45%
Rutland City	5,002	91.86%	194	3.56%	160	2.94%	89	1.63%	5,445	88.30%
Rutland Town	1,564	94.27%	38	2.29%	29	1.75%	28	1.69%	1,659	91.98%
Ryegate	358	92.03%	8	2.06%	13	3.34%	10	2.57%	389	89.97%
Salisbury	292	85.13%	12	3.50%	11	3.21%	28	8.16%	343	81.63%
Sandgate	110	86.61%	12	9.45%	2	1.57%	3	2.36%	127	77.17%
Searsburg	20	76.92%	3	11.54%	3	11.54%	-	-	26	65.38%
Shaftsbury	991	88.56%	44	3.93%	52	4.65%	32	2.86%	1,119	84.63%
Sharon	322	89.69%	7	1.95%	20	5.57%	10	2.79%	359	87.74%
Sheffield	120	90.91%	6	4.55%	2	1.52%	4	3.03%	132	86.36%
Shelburne	2,346	91.46%	86	3.35%	65	2.53%	68	2.65%	2,565	88.11%
Sheldon	2,235	92.55%	82	3.40%	65	2.69%	33	1.37%	2,415	89.15%
Sherburne	397	95.89%	4	0.97%	3	0.72%	10	2.42%	414	94.93%
Shoreham	341	85.25%	17	4.25%	11	2.75%	31	7.75%	400	81.00%
Shrewsbury	353	91.93%	8	2.08%	12	3.13%	11	2.86%	384	89.84%
South Burlington	4,917	90.94%	174	3.22%	156	2.89%	160	2.96%	5,407	87.72%
South Hero	692	93.14%	17	2.29%	17	2.29%	17	2.29%	743	90.85%
Springfield	2,883	91.21%	119	3.76%	103	3.26%	56	1.77%	3,161	87.44%
St. Albans City	1,147	93.03%	34	2.76%	36	2.92%	16	1.30%	1,233	90.27%
St. Albans Town	463	91.68%	12	2.38%	23	4.55%	7	1.39%	505	89.31%
St. George	183	90.15%	11	5.42%	1	0.49%	8	3.94%	203	84.73%
St. Johnsbury	2,285	91.29%	109	4.35%	72	2.88%	37	1.48%	2,503	86.94%
Stamford	133	65.52%	60	29.56%	4	1.97%	6	2.96%	203	35.96%
Stannard	33	89.19%	2	5.41%	2	5.41%	-	-	37	83.78%
Starksboro	440	85.60%	13	2.53%	21	4.09%	40	7.78%	514	83.07%
Stockbridge	179	95.72%	3	1.60%	3	1.60%	2	1.07%	187	94.12%
Stowe	1,298	92.06%	36	2.55%	31	2.20%	45	3.19%	1,410	89.50%
Strafford	404	91.20%	10	2.26%	19	4.29%	10	2.26%	443	88.94%
Stratton	57	89.06%	2	3.13%	5	7.81%	-	-	64	85.94%
Sudbury	155	90.64%	3	1.75%	6	3.51%	7	4.09%	171	88.89%
Sunderland	262	94.93%	7	2.54%	5	1.81%	2	0.72%	276	92.39%
Sutton	228	90.84%	8	3.19%	8	3.19%	7	2.79%	251	87.65%
Swanton	1,455	92.50%	60	3.81%	44	2.80%	14	0.89%	1,573	88.68%
Thetford	788	89.14%	28	3.17%	39	4.41%	29	3.28%	884	85.97%
Tinmouth	130	92.86%	4	2.86%	2	1.43%	4	2.86%	140	90.00%
Topsham	266	90.48%	11	3.74%	13	4.42%	4	1.36%	294	86.73%
Townshend	289	88.38%	5	1.53%	18	5.50%	15	4.59%	327	86.85%
Troy	362	87.86%	27	6.55%	18	4.37%	5	1.21%	412	81.31%
Tunbridge	392	88.89%	14	3.17%	17	3.85%	18	4.08%	441	85.71%
Underhill	937	87.82%	50	4.69%	46	4.31%	34	3.19%	1,067	83.13%
Vergennes	579	84.40%	31	4.52%	12	1.75%	64	9.33%	686	79.88%
Vernon	491	88.79%	40	7.23%	16	2.89%	6	1.08%	553	81.56%
Vershire	159	80.30%	10	5.05%	11	5.56%	18	9.09%	198	75.25%
Victory	23	95.83%	-	-	1	4.17%	-	-	24	95.83%
Waitsfield	530	93.31%	13	2.29%	13	2.29%	12	2.11%	568	91.02%
Walden	206	87.29%	9	3.81%	16	6.78%	5	2.12%	236	83.47%
Wallingford	656	90.73%	18	2.49%	25	3.46%	24	3.32%	723	88.24%
Waltham	134	81.71%	9	5.49%	5	3.05%	16	9.76%	164	76.22%
Wardsboro	177	91.71%	3	1.55%	11	5.70%	2	1.04%	193	90.16%
Warren	490	90.74%	8	1.48%	19	3.52%	23	4.26%	540	89.26%
Washington	327	87.67%	19	5.09%	17	4.56%	10	2.68%	373	82.57%
Waterbury	1,466	91.28%	65	4.05%	43	2.68%	32	1.99%	1,606	87.24%
Waterford	356	89.00%	23	5.75%	13	3.25%	8	2.00%	400	83.25%
Waterville	163	93.68%	4	2.30%	4	2.30%	3	1.72%	174	91.38%
Weathersfield	1,021	90.67%	29	2.58%	46	4.09%	30	2.66%	1,126	88.10%
Wells	292	92.41%	6	1.90%	12	3.80%	6	1.90%	316	90.51%
West Fairlee	155	88.57%	4	2.29%	5	2.86%	11	6.29%	175	86.29%
West Haven	76	83.52%	1	1.10%	8	8.79%	6	6.59%	91	82.42%
West Rutland	750	90.91%	40	4.85%	21	2.55%	14	1.70%	825	86.06%
West Windsor	372	93.00%	6	1.50%	10	2.50%	12	3.00%	400	91.50%
Westfield	140	80.46%	18	10.34%	9	5.17%	7	4.02%	174	70.11%
Westford	467	86.64%	21	3.90%	35	6.49%	16	2.97%	539	82.75%
Westminster	765	85.67%	23	2.58%	80	8.96%	25	2.80%	893	83.09%
Westmore	132	91.03%	-	-	7	4.83%	6	4.14%	145	91.03%
Weston	255	89.16%	5	1.75%	8	2.80%	18	6.29%	286	87.41%
Weybridge	311	86.15%	11	3.05%	10	2.77%	29	8.03%	361	83.10%
Wheelock	102	82.93%	8	6.50%	6	4.88%	7	5.69%	123	76.42%
Whiting	111	84.09%	8	6.06%	4	3.03%	9	6.82%	132	78.03%
Whitingham	280	86.15%	23	7.08%	19	5.85%	3	0.92%	325	79.08%
Williamstown	753	88.90%	34	4.01%	37	4.37%	23	2.72%	847	84.89%
Williston	1,600	90.45%	78	4.41%	42	2.37%	49	2.77%	1,769	86.04%
Wilmington	602	87.63%	34	4.95%	31	4.51%	20	2.91%	687	82.68%
Windham	89	87.25%	6	5.88%	5	4.90%	2	1.96%	102	81.37%
Windsor	1,220	91.73%	37	2.78%	39	2.93%	34	2.56%	1,330	88.95%
Winhall	171	89.06%	3	1.56%	9	4.69%	9	4.69%	192	87.50%
Winooski	1,552	82.73%	160	8.53%	86	4.58%	78	4.16%	1,876	74.20%
Wolcott	314	87.71%	17	4.75%	16	4.47%	11	3.07%	358	82.96%
Woodbury	241	87.64%	4	1.45%	22	8.00%	8	2.91%	275	86.18%
Woodford	74	77.89%	9	9.47%	7	7.37%	5	5.26%	95	68.42%
Woodstock	1,283	92.57%	49	3.54%	33	2.38%	21	1.52%	1,386	89.03%
Worcester	346	90.81%	4	1.05%	21	5.51%	10	2.62%	381	89.76%
Total	168,403	89.24%	7,404	3.92%	7,060	3.74%	5,850	3.10%	188,954	85.32%

1986 United States House Election in Vermont (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	James M. Jeffords		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Addison	71	100.00%	71	100.00%
Albany	65	100.00%	65	100.00%
Alburgh	129	100.00%	129	100.00%
Andover	25	100.00%	25	100.00%
Arlington	415	100.00%	415	100.00%
Athens	22	100.00%	22	100.00%
Bakersfield	44	100.00%	44	100.00%
Baltimore	15	100.00%	15	100.00%
Barnard	73	100.00%	73	100.00%
Barnet	109	100.00%	109	100.00%
Barre City	762	100.00%	762	100.00%
Barre Town	685	100.00%	685	100.00%
Barton	221	100.00%	221	100.00%
Belvidere	19	100.00%	19	100.00%
Bennington	582	100.00%	582	100.00%
Benson	28	100.00%	28	100.00%
Berkshire	45	100.00%	45	100.00%
Berlin	153	100.00%	153	100.00%
Bethel	76	100.00%	76	100.00%
Bloomfield	12	100.00%	12	100.00%
Bolton	23	100.00%	23	100.00%
Bradford	61	100.00%	61	100.00%
Braintree	100	100.00%	100	100.00%
Brandon	214	100.00%	214	100.00%
Brattleboro	449	100.00%	449	100.00%
Bridgewater	40	100.00%	40	100.00%
Bridport	77	100.00%	77	100.00%
Brighton	168	100.00%	168	100.00%
Bristol	134	100.00%	134	100.00%
Brookfield	109	100.00%	109	100.00%
Brookline	19	100.00%	19	100.00%
Brownington	40	100.00%	40	100.00%
Brunswick	15	100.00%	15	100.00%
Burke	45	100.00%	45	100.00%
Burlington	893	100.00%	893	100.00%
Cabot	74	100.00%	74	100.00%
Calais	119	100.00%	119	100.00%
Cambridge	138	100.00%	138	100.00%
Canaan	72	100.00%	72	100.00%
Castleton	83	100.00%	83	100.00%
Cavendish	48	100.00%	48	100.00%
Charleston	48	100.00%	48	100.00%
Charlotte	155	100.00%	155	100.00%
Chelsea	143	100.00%	143	100.00%
Chester	100	100.00%	100	100.00%
Chittenden	84	100.00%	84	100.00%
Clarendon	89	100.00%	89	100.00%
Colchester	236	100.00%	236	100.00%
Concord	104	100.00%	104	100.00%
Corinth	53	100.00%	53	100.00%
Cornwall	87	100.00%	87	100.00%
Coventry	44	100.00%	44	100.00%
Craftsbury	72	100.00%	72	100.00%
Danby	36	100.00%	36	100.00%
Danville	142	100.00%	142	100.00%
Derby	224	100.00%	224	100.00%
Dorset	111	100.00%	111	100.00%
Dover	48	100.00%	48	100.00%
Dummerston	88	100.00%	88	100.00%
Duxbury	37	100.00%	37	100.00%
East Haven	16	100.00%	16	100.00%
East Montpelier	215	100.00%	215	100.00%
Eden	35	100.00%	35	100.00%
Elmore	46	100.00%	46	100.00%
Enosburgh	102	100.00%	102	100.00%
Essex	391	100.00%	391	100.00%
Fair Haven	114	100.00%	114	100.00%
Fairfax	100	100.00%	100	100.00%
Fairfield	79	100.00%	79	100.00%
Fairlee	73	100.00%	73	100.00%
Fayston	43	100.00%	43	100.00%
Ferrisburgh	96	100.00%	96	100.00%
Fletcher	33	100.00%	33	100.00%
Franklin	103	100.00%	103	100.00%
Georgia	102	100.00%	102	100.00%
Glover	80	100.00%	80	100.00%
Goshen	18	100.00%	18	100.00%
Grafton	37	100.00%	37	100.00%
Granby	25	100.00%	25	100.00%
Grand Isle	68	100.00%	68	100.00%
Granville	16	100.00%	16	100.00%
Greensboro	92	100.00%	92	100.00%
Groton	69	100.00%	69	100.00%
Guildhall	40	100.00%	40	100.00%
Guilford	78	100.00%	78	100.00%
Halifax	32	100.00%	32	100.00%
Hancock	20	100.00%	20	100.00%
Hardwick	89	100.00%	89	100.00%
Hartford	165	100.00%	165	100.00%
Hartland	123	100.00%	123	100.00%
Highgate	77	100.00%	77	100.00%
Hinesburg	110	100.00%	110	100.00%
Holland	31	100.00%	31	100.00%
Hubbardton	26	100.00%	26	100.00%
Huntington	36	100.00%	36	100.00%
Hyde Park	98	100.00%	98	100.00%
Ira	23	100.00%	23	100.00%
Irasburg	53	100.00%	53	100.00%
Isle La Motte	19	100.00%	19	100.00%
Jamaica	37	100.00%	37	100.00%
Jay	17	100.00%	17	100.00%
Jericho	124	100.00%	124	100.00%
Johnson	111	100.00%	111	100.00%
Kirby	23	100.00%	23	100.00%
Landgrove	18	100.00%	18	100.00%
Leicester	51	100.00%	51	100.00%
Lemington	12	100.00%	12	100.00%
Lincoln	59	100.00%	59	100.00%
Londonderry	73	100.00%	73	100.00%
Lowell	30	100.00%	30	100.00%
Ludlow	55	100.00%	55	100.00%
Lunenburg	123	100.00%	123	100.00%
Lyndon	158	100.00%	158	100.00%
Maidstone	24	100.00%	24	100.00%
Manchester	165	100.00%	165	100.00%
Marlboro	26	100.00%	26	100.00%
Marshfield	62	100.00%	62	100.00%
Mendon	110	100.00%	110	100.00%
Middlebury	356	100.00%	356	100.00%
Middlesex	129	100.00%	129	100.00%
Middletown Springs	23	100.00%	23	100.00%
Milton	127	100.00%	127	100.00%
Monkton	60	100.00%	60	100.00%
Montgomery	35	100.00%	35	100.00%
Montpelier	928	100.00%	928	100.00%
Moretown	77	100.00%	77	100.00%
Morgan	62	100.00%	62	100.00%
Morristown	276	100.00%	276	100.00%
Mount Holly	40	100.00%	40	100.00%
Mount Tabor	14	100.00%	14	100.00%
New Haven	38	100.00%	38	100.00%
Newark	18	100.00%	18	100.00%
Newbury	60	100.00%	60	100.00%
Newfane	61	100.00%	61	100.00%
Newport City	366	100.00%	366	100.00%
Newport Town	54	100.00%	54	100.00%
North Hero	40	100.00%	40	100.00%
Northfield	246	100.00%	246	100.00%
Norton	15	100.00%	15	100.00%
Norwich	115	100.00%	115	100.00%
Orange	43	100.00%	43	100.00%
Orwell	44	100.00%	44	100.00%
Panton	32	100.00%	32	100.00%
Pawlet	55	100.00%	55	100.00%
Peacham	67	100.00%	67	100.00%
Peru	30	100.00%	30	100.00%
Pittsfield	27	100.00%	27	100.00%
Pittsford	141	100.00%	141	100.00%
Plainfield	62	100.00%	62	100.00%
Plymouth	24	100.00%	24	100.00%
Pomfret	52	100.00%	52	100.00%
Poultney	111	100.00%	111	100.00%
Pownal	253	100.00%	253	100.00%
Proctor	66	100.00%	66	100.00%
Putney	45	100.00%	45	100.00%
Randolph	462	100.00%	462	100.00%
Reading	45	100.00%	45	100.00%
Readsboro	70	100.00%	70	100.00%
Richford	109	100.00%	109	100.00%
Richmond	120	100.00%	120	100.00%
Ripton	26	100.00%	26	100.00%
Rochester	59	100.00%	59	100.00%
Rockingham	131	100.00%	131	100.00%
Roxbury	25	100.00%	25	100.00%
Royalton	119	100.00%	119	100.00%
Rupert	44	100.00%	44	100.00%
Rutland City	511	100.00%	511	100.00%
Rutland Town	147	100.00%	147	100.00%
Ryegate	78	100.00%	78	100.00%
Salisbury	74	100.00%	74	100.00%
Sandgate	16	100.00%	16	100.00%
Searsburg	6	100.00%	6	100.00%
Shaftsbury	162	100.00%	162	100.00%
Sharon	49	100.00%	49	100.00%
Sheffield	26	100.00%	26	100.00%
Shelburne	320	100.00%	320	100.00%
Sheldon	383	100.00%	383	100.00%
Sherburne	174	100.00%	174	100.00%
Shoreham	54	100.00%	54	100.00%
Shrewsbury	130	100.00%	130	100.00%
South Burlington	755	100.00%	755	100.00%
South Hero	96	100.00%	96	100.00%
Springfield	234	100.00%	234	100.00%
St. Albans City	251	100.00%	251	100.00%
St. Albans Town	49	100.00%	49	100.00%
St. George	19	100.00%	19	100.00%
St. Johnsbury	364	100.00%	364	100.00%
Stamford	22	100.00%	22	100.00%
Stannard	3	100.00%	3	100.00%
Starksboro	65	100.00%	65	100.00%
Stockbridge	33	100.00%	33	100.00%
Stowe	381	100.00%	381	100.00%
Strafford	75	100.00%	75	100.00%
Stratton	17	100.00%	17	100.00%
Sudbury	43	100.00%	43	100.00%
Sunderland	44	100.00%	44	100.00%
Sutton	46	100.00%	46	100.00%
Swanton	145	100.00%	145	100.00%
Thetford	162	100.00%	162	100.00%
Tinmouth	21	100.00%	21	100.00%
Topsham	57	100.00%	57	100.00%
Townshend	40	100.00%	40	100.00%
Troy	42	100.00%	42	100.00%
Tunbridge	136	100.00%	136	100.00%
Underhill	98	100.00%	98	100.00%
Vergennes	82	100.00%	82	100.00%
Vernon	67	100.00%	67	100.00%
Vershire	18	100.00%	18	100.00%
Victory	9	100.00%	9	100.00%
Waitsfield	79	100.00%	79	100.00%
Walden	32	100.00%	32	100.00%
Wallingford	127	100.00%	127	100.00%
Waltham	24	100.00%	24	100.00%
Wardsboro	18	100.00%	18	100.00%
Warren	57	100.00%	57	100.00%
Washington	66	100.00%	66	100.00%
Waterbury	178	100.00%	178	100.00%
Waterford	57	100.00%	57	100.00%
Waterville	42	100.00%	42	100.00%
Weathersfield	181	100.00%	181	100.00%
Wells	29	100.00%	29	100.00%
West Fairlee	17	100.00%	17	100.00%
West Haven	17	100.00%	17	100.00%
West Rutland	199	100.00%	199	100.00%
West Windsor	47	100.00%	47	100.00%
Westfield	32	100.00%	32	100.00%
Westford	52	100.00%	52	100.00%
Westminster	77	100.00%	77	100.00%
Westmore	33	100.00%	33	100.00%
Weston	46	100.00%	46	100.00%
Weybridge	79	100.00%	79	100.00%
Wheelock	20	100.00%	20	100.00%
Whiting	44	100.00%	44	100.00%
Whitingham	41	100.00%	41	100.00%
Williamstown	94	100.00%	94	100.00%
Williston	150	100.00%	150	100.00%
Wilmington	56	100.00%	56	100.00%
Windham	34	100.00%	34	100.00%
Windsor	136	100.00%	136	100.00%
Winhall	49	100.00%	49	100.00%
Winooski	106	100.00%	106	100.00%
Wolcott	57	100.00%	57	100.00%
Woodbury	36	100.00%	36	100.00%
Woodford	21	100.00%	21	100.00%
Woodstock	175	100.00%	175	100.00%
Worcester	95	100.00%	95	100.00%
Total	26,133	100.00%	26,133	100.00%

1986 United States House Election in Vermont (Liberty Union Primary) - Results by County
County	Pete Diamondstone		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Arlington	5	100.00%	5	100.00%
Bakersfield	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Barre City	6	100.00%	6	100.00%
Barton	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Bennington	4	100.00%	4	100.00%
Bethel	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Brattleboro	13	100.00%	13	100.00%
Bridport	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Brighton	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Burlington	9	100.00%	9	100.00%
Calais	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Chittenden	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Colchester	3	100.00%	3	100.00%
Cornwall	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Dummerston	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Duxbury	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Enosburgh	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Fairfield	5	100.00%	5	100.00%
Ferrisburgh	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Fletcher	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Guilford	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Halifax	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Hartford	3	100.00%	3	100.00%
Hartland	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Highgate	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Hinesburg	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Holland	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Hyde Park	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Jamaica	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Johnson	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Landgrove	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Londonderry	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Ludlow	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Marlboro	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Marshfield	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Middlebury	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Middlesex	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Milton	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Montpelier	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Morristown	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Newport City	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Orange	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Plainfield	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Poultney	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Pownal	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Putney	5	100.00%	5	100.00%
Randolph	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Readsboro	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Richford	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Rupert	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Rutland City	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Searsburg	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Shaftsbury	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Shelburne	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Sheldon	4	100.00%	4	100.00%
South Burlington	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
St. Albans City	4	100.00%	4	100.00%
Starksboro	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Stowe	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Sudbury	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Swanton	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Thetford	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Underhill	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Wallingford	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Waterbury	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Weathersfield	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
West Rutland	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Westford	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Westminster	3	100.00%	3	100.00%
Weston	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Weybridge	3	100.00%	3	100.00%
Wilmington	1	100.00%	1	100.00%
Windsor	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Winooski	2	100.00%	2	100.00%
Total	149	100.00%	149	100.00%

See Also

• 1986 Vermont State House Election
• 1986 Vermont State Senate Election
• 1986 United States Senate Election in Vermont
• 1986 Vermont Attorney General Election
• 1986 Vermont Governor Election
• 1986 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election
• 1986 Vermont Secretary of State Election
• 1986 Vermont State Auditor Election
• 1986 Vermont State Treasurer Election
• Vermont Congressional District
• 2022 United States House Election in Vermont
• 2020 United States House Election in Vermont
• 2018 United States House Election in Vermont
• 2016 United States House Election in Vermont
• 2014 United States House Election in Vermont

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