2016 United States Senate election in Vermont
The 2016 United States Senate election in Vermont was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Vermont, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held August 9.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, the most senior member in the Senate and the longest-serving U.S. Senator in Vermont history as well as the only Democrat to ever be elected to a Senate seat in Vermont, won re-election to a record eighth term in office.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Cris Ericson, perennial candidate, later ran as Marijuana Party nominee
- Patrick Leahy, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Scott Milne, businessman, candidate for the State House in 2006 and nominee for Governor in 2014
Liberty Union primary
Candidates
Declared
- Peter Diamondstone, LU party co-founder, lawyer, and perennial candidate
Other candidacies
Declared
- Jerry Trudell, independent candidate, environmental activist, candidate for House of Representatives in 2014
- Cris Ericson, Marijuana Party perennial candidate, previously sought Democratic nomination
General election
Candidates
- Patrick Leahy
- Scott Milne
- Jerry Trudell
- Peter Diamondstone
- Cris Ericson
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | September 9, 2016 | |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | September 19, 2016 | |
| Rothenberg Political Report | September 2, 2016 | |
| Daily Kos | September 16, 2016 | |
| Real Clear Politics | September 15, 2016 |
Debates
Polling
Results
Official campaign websites (Archived)
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Debates