2002 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

2002 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district
	November 5, 2002
	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

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

Candidates

Karen Ann Kerin, lawyer, engineer and nominee for VT-AL in 2000^[1]^[2]
Bill Meub, lawyer and candidate for Governor of Vermont in 2000^[3]
Greg Parke, retired United States Air Force lieutenant colonel^[4]

Endorsements

Bill Meub

Newspapers and publications

Bennington Banner (primary only)^[5]

Greg Parke

Organizations

National Right to Life Committee^[6]

Results

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

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

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

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

Endorsements

Bill Meub (R)

Individuals

Steve Schmidt, communications director for the National Republican Congressional Committee^[10]

Bernie Sanders (I)

Newspapers and publications

Brattleboro Reformer^[11]

Results

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2002 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
^ "GOP congressional candidate's change of sex questioned". Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus. Associated Press. June 6, 2000. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Page, Candace (October 23, 2002). "Meub courts moderate vote". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
^ Delaney, Steve (August 31, 2004). "Midday Report". Vermont Public Radio. Retrieved April 15, 2004.
^ "Meub is the man". Bennington Banner. September 7, 2002. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ Page, Candace (September 3, 2002). "GOP: Three rivals run to oppose Sanders". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "2002 Senate, House and Governor Ratings". The New York Times. October 14, 2002. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
^ Mace, David (October 16, 2002). "Campaign". Rutland Daily Herald. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ "Bernie, of course". Brattleboro Reformer. November 2, 2002. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^ "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.

[primary-1] "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.

[Page-3] Page, Candace (October 23, 2002). "Meub courts moderate vote". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved January 8, 2021.

[VPR-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.

[Sabato-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.

[NYT-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.

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