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2002 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district
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November 5, 2002
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Nominee Bernie Sanders Bill Meub
Party Independent Republican
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote 144,880 72,813
Percentage 64.26% 32.29%
Sanders:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Meub:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Bernie Sanders
Independent

 Elected U.S. Representative

Bernie Sanders
Independent

The 2002 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002, 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.

Incumbent Independent Bernie Sanders won re-election, defeating Republican candidate Bill Meub by 32 points.

Democratic primary

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernie Sanders (Write-in) (incumbent) 2,583 65.15
Democratic Write-ins 1,382 34.85
Total votes 3,965 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Endorsements

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Bill Meub

Newspapers and publications

Greg Parke

Organizations

Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William "Bill" Meub 14,105 57.23
Republican Greg Parke 5,467 22.18
Republican Karen Ann Kerin 4,643 18.84
Republican Write-ins 431 1.75
Total votes 24,646 100.00

Progressive primary

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Progressive primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Jane Newton 957 68.85
Progressive Write-ins 433 31.15
Total votes 1,390 100.00

General election

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Meub was considered a moderate Republican, portraying himself as pro-choice and pro-business, and attacking incumbent representative Sanders for being a democratic socialist.[3] Sanders nonetheless easily won re-election.[7]

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Solid I November 4, 2002
New York Times[9] Solid I October 14, 2002

Endorsements

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Bill Meub (R)

Individuals

Bernie Sanders (I)

Newspapers and publications

Results

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Vermont's at-large congressional district election, 2002[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 144,880 64.26%
Republican William "Bill" Meub 72,813 32.29%
Liberty Union/Progressive Jane Newton 3,185 1.41%
Grassroots Fawn Skinner 2,344 1.04%
Libertarian Daniel H. Krymkowski 2,033 0.90%
Write-ins N/A 221 0.10%
Total votes 225,476 100.00
Independent hold

Results by county

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County[13] Bernie Sanders
Independent		 Bill Meub
Republican		 Various candidates Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Addison 9,768 65.9% 4,322 29.2% 735 4.9% 5,446 46.7% 14,825
Bennington 7,212 56.0% 5,091 39.5% 573 4.5% 2,121 16.5% 12,876
Caledonia 5,740 58.9% 3,699 38.0% 301 3.1% 2,041 20.9% 9,740
Chittenden 36,625 66.1% 17,500 31.6% 1,288 2.3% 19,125 34.5% 55,413
Essex 1,117 56.4% 708 35.8% 155 7.9% 409 22.6% 1,980
Franklin 9,734 66.9% 4,495 30.9% 328 2.3% 5,239 39.0% 14,557
Grand Isle 2,025 64.9% 1,029 33.0% 67 2.0% 996 31.9% 3,121
Lamoille 6,068 68.6% 2,587 29.2% 193 2.1% 3,481 39.4% 8,848
Orange 7,187 64.9% 3,538 32.0% 348 3.1% 3,649 32.9% 11,073
Orleans 5,970 66.9% 2,669 29.9% 289 3.3% 3,301 37.0% 8,928
Rutland 12,121 54.7% 9,453 42.7% 573 2.7% 2,668 12.0% 22,147
Washington 16,605 68.7% 6,913 28.6% 649 2.7% 9,692 40.1% 24,167
Windham 10,404 62.8% 4,598 27.7% 1,574 9.4% 5,806 35.1% 16,576
Windsor 14,304 67.4% 6,211 29.3% 710 3.4% 8,093 38.1% 21,225
Totals144,88064.3%72,81332.3%7,7833.4%72,06732.0%225,476

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "2002 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ "GOP congressional candidate's change of sex questioned". Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus. Associated Press. June 6, 2000. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Page, Candace (October 23, 2002). "Meub courts moderate vote". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ Delaney, Steve (August 31, 2004). "Midday Report". Vermont Public Radio. Retrieved April 15, 2004.
  5. ↑ "Meub is the man". Bennington Banner. September 7, 2002. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  6. ↑ Page, Candace (September 3, 2002). "GOP: Three rivals run to oppose Sanders". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  7. ↑ Sirota, David (April 20, 2005). "Sanders Best Positioned to Win '06 Senate Race". Sirotablog. Archived from the original on April 21, 2005. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  8. ↑ "50 most competitive House races of 2002". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2002. Archived from the original on November 6, 2002. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  9. ↑ "2002 Senate, House and Governor Ratings". The New York Times. October 14, 2002. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  10. ↑ Mace, David (October 16, 2002). "Campaign". Rutland Daily Herald. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Bernie, of course". Brattleboro Reformer. November 2, 2002. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  12. ↑ "United States Representative (One District): 1932-2014" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Primary and General elections Vermont". Secretary of State of Vermont. November 5, 2002. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
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