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2004 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

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Field	Value
election_name	2004 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district
country	Vermont
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2002 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
previous_year	2002
next_election	2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
next_year	2006
election_date	November 2, 2004
image1	File:Bernie Sanders 2005.jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	Bernie Sanders
party1	Independent
popular_vote1	205,774
percentage1	67.46%
image2	File:3x4.svg
nominee2	Greg Parke
party2	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2	74,271
percentage2	24.35%
image3	File:3x4.svg
nominee3	Larry Drown
party3	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote3	21,684
percentage3	7.11%
map_image
map_caption	Sanders:
Parke:
title	U.S. Representative
before_election	Bernie Sanders
before_party	Independent (politician)
after_election	Bernie Sanders
after_party	Independent (politician)

Parke:
The 2004 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004, 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.

Incumbent Independent Bernie Sanders won re-election to his eighth and final term in the House of Representatives, defeating Republican Greg Parke and Democrat Larry Drown. Sanders would run for and be elected to the United States Senate in 2006, a seat he still holds today.

As of 2024, this is the last time someone who was not a member of the Democratic or Republican party was elected to the House of Representatives.

General election

Candidates

Larry Drown (Democratic)
Jane Newton (Liberty Union)
Gregory "Greg" Tarl Parke, former United States Air Force lieutenant colonel (Republican)
Bernie Sanders, incumbent U.S. Representative (Independent)

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 1, 2004

Controversy

On Friday, October 29, 2004, the Parke campaign aired a radio ad which portrayed Sanders as being on friendly terms with pornographers, pedophiles, illegal immigrations and terrorists. The ad was pulled the same day that it first aired. Parke was criticized for his actions by both the state chairman of the Vermont Republican Party James Barnett and Vermont Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie, as well as by other Vermont Republicans.

Parke had earlier blamed Sanders for the September 11 terrorist attacks based on Sanders's prior vote to cut the intelligence budget.

Results

Sanders won every county and carried all but two municipalities in the state, with Parke winning the towns of Stratton and Granby.{{Election box begin no change

References

Pertman, Adam. (November 11, 1990). "'The Times Caught Up' to Vermont Socialist". The Boston Globe.
(29 October 2004). "2004 Competitive House Race Chart". Cook Political Report.
(3 November 2004). "2004 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball.
(October 30, 2004). "Parke targets Sanders, then pulls the ad". [[The Barre Montpelier Times Argus]].
Delaney, Steve. "August 31, 2004 – Midday Report". [[Vermont Public Radio]].
"Official Report of the Canvassing Committee - United States and Vermont Statewide Offices General Election, November 2, 2004".

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