1994 Vermont U.S. Senate Election

Vermont · 7 candidates · See every 1994 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1994 Vermont U.S. Senate Election?

James M. Jeffords won the 1994 Vermont U.S. Senate Election. James M. Jeffords received 106,505 popular votes (50.32%). The main challenger was Jan Backus (40.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Jeffords and Backus

Jeffords +9.8 pts · won by 20,637 votes

James M. Jeffords RepublicanWINNER50.32%

106,505 votes

Jan Backus Democratic40.57%

85,868 votes

Gavin T. MillsIndependent5.89%

12,465 votes

Matthew S. MulliganIndependent1.48%

3,141 votes

Bob MelamedeGrassroots0.67%

1,416 votes

Jerry LevyLiberty Union0.65%

1,376 votes

Joseph Victor PardoNatural Law0.33%

709 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.