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1990 Vermont U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1990 Vermont U.S. House At-large Election?

Bernie Sanders won the 1990 Vermont U.S. House At-large Election. Bernie Sanders received 117,522 popular votes (56%). The main challenger was Peter Smith (39.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Sanders and Smith

Sanders +16.5 pts · won by 34,584 votes
Bernie SandersIndependentWINNER56%
117,522 votes
Peter SmithRepublican39.52%
82,938 votes
Dolores SandovalDemocratic3.01%
6,315 votes
Peter Diamondstoneliberty union0.94%
1,965 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.