Electoral history of Peter Diamondstone

Peter Diamondstone was a perennial candidate in state and federal elections in Vermont, primarily representing the Liberty Union Party. Diamondstone ran for various offices over almost five decades, including the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House, Attorney General of Vermont, and Governor of Vermont.

1970s

1970 Vermont Attorney General election[1][2][3][4]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas P. Salmon 19,513 66.97%
Democratic Peter Diamondstone 9,553 32.79%
Write-in 71 0.24%
Total votes 29,137 100.00%
General election
Republican Jim Jeffords 85,515 57.83%
Democratic Thomas P. Salmon 60,373 40.83%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 1,987 1.34%
Write-in 7 0.00%
Total votes 147,882 100.00%
1972 Vermont Attorney General election[5][6][7][8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kimberly B. Cheney 20,307 33.62%
Republican Natt L. Divoll 18,300 30.30%
Republican Robert E. West 13,095 21.68%
Republican Sten E. Lium 5,009 8.29%
Republican Peter Diamondstone 3,669 6.07%
Write-in 24 0.04%
Total votes 60,404 100.00%
General election
Republican Kimberly B. Cheney 101,480 57.89%
Democratic Richard Gadbois 67,884 38.72%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 5,989 3.36%
Write-in 43 0.02%
Total votes 175,305 100.00%
1974 Vermont's at-large congressional district Democratic primary[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Francis J. Cain 9,415 41.37%
Democratic Margaret A. Lucenti 3,384 14.87%
Democratic John J. Welch 3,004 13.20%
Democratic Francis J. Esposito 2,804 12.32%
Democratic Dennis J. Morrisseau 2,623 11.52%
Democratic Peter Diamondstone 1,426 6.27%
Write-in 105 0.46%
Total votes 22,761 100.00%
1976 Vermont Attorney General election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic M. Jerome Diamond (incumbent) 89,839 53.17%
Republican John P. Meaker 71,960 42.59%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 7,153 4.23%
Write-in 15 0.01%
Total votes 168,967 100.00%
1978 Vermont's at-large congressional district election[12][13][14]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 198 100.00%
Total votes 198 100.00%
General election
Republican Jim Jeffords (incumbent) 90,668 75.26%
Democratic Thomas P. Salmon 23,228 19.28%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 6,505 5.40%
Write-in 81 0.07%
Total votes 120,482 100.00%

1980s

1980 Vermont's at-large congressional district election[15][16][17]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 263 100.00%
Total votes 263 100.00%
General election
Republican Jim Jeffords (incumbent) 154,274 79.03%
Citizens Robin Lloyd 25,280 12.95%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 15,218 7.80%
Write-in 447 0.23%
Total votes 195,219 100.00%
1982 Vermont's at-large congressional district election[18][19][20]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 200 100.00%
Total votes 200 100.00%
General election
Republican Jim Jeffords (incumbent) 114,191 69.23%
Democratic Mark A. Kaplan 38,296 23.22%
Citizens Robin Lloyd 6,409 3.89%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 2,794 1.69%
Natural Law Morris Earle 1,733 1.85%
Libertarian George E. Trask (write-in) 1,407 0.85%
Write-in 121 0.07%
Total votes 164,951 100.00%
1984 Vermont's at-large congressional district election[21][22][23]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 226 92.62%
Write-in 18 7.38%
Total votes 244 100.00%
General election
Republican Jim Jeffords (incumbent) 148,025 65.41%
Democratic Anthony Pollina 60,360 26.67%
Libertarian Jim Hedbor 9,359 4.14%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 4,858 2.15%
Small is Beautiful Morris Earle 3,313 1.46%
Write-in 382 0.17%
Total votes 226,297 100.00%
1986 Vermont's at-large congressional district election[24][25][26]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 149 100.00%
Total votes 149 100.00%
General election
Republican Jim Jeffords (incumbent)[a] 168,403 89.12%
Pro-Life John T. McNulty 7,404 3.92%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 7,060 3.74%
Small is Beautiful Morris Earle 5,850 3.10%
Write-in 237 0.13%
Total votes 188,954 100.00%
1988 Vermont's at-large congressional district election[27][28][29]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 124 100.00%
Total votes 124 100.00%
General election
Republican Peter Plympton Smith 98,937 41.21%
Independent Bernie Sanders 90,026 37.50%
Democratic Paul N. Poirier 45,330 18.88%
Libertarian Jim Hedbor 3,109 1.30%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 1,455 0.61%
Small is Beautiful Morris Earle 1,070 0.45%
Write-in 161 0.07%
Total votes 240,088 100.00%

1990s

1990 Vermont's at-large congressional district election[30][31][32][33]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dolores Sandoval 5,979 41.27%
Democratic Peter Diamondstone 5,711 39.42%
Democratic Bernie Sanders (write-in) 2,005 13.84%
Write-in 791 5.46%
Total votes 14,486 100.00%
General election
Independent Bernie Sanders 117,522 56.00%
Republican Peter Plympton Smith (incumbent) 82,938 39.52%
Democratic Dolores Sandoval 6,315 3.01%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 1,965 0.94%
Write-in 1,116 0.53%
Total votes 209,856 100.00%
1992 Vermont's at-large congressional district election[34][35][36]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 308 100.00%
Total votes 308 100.00%
General election
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 162,724 57.78%
Republican Tim Philbin 86,901 30.86%
Democratic Lewis E. Young 22,279 7.91%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 3,660 1.30%
Natural Law John Dewey 3,549 1.26%
Freedom for LaRouche Douglas M. Miller 2,049 0.73%
Write-in 387 0.14%
Total votes 281,626 100.00%
1994 Vermont Attorney General election[37][38][39]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 278 100.00%
Total votes 278 100.00%
General election
Republican Jeffrey Amestoy (incumbent)[b] 176,857 87.14%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 11,210 5.52%
Natural Law Joseph P. Mulcahy 7,753 3.73%
Grassroots Ted Talcott 7,062 3.48%
Write-in 268 0.13%
Total votes 202,970 100.00%
1996 Vermont Attorney General election[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeffrey Amestoy (incumbent)[b] 208,228 87.23%
Grassroots Tom Kingston 14,443 6.05%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 8,380 3.51%
Natural Law Henry H. Huston, Jr 7,316 3.06%
Write-in 341 0.14%
Total votes 238,708 100.00%
1996 Vermont's at-large congressional district election[41][42][43]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 237 100.00%
Total votes 237 100.00%
General election
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 140,678 55.23%
Republican Susan W. Sweetser 83,021 32.60%
Democratic Jack Long 23,830 9.36%
Libertarian Thomas J. Morse 2,693 1.06%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 1,965 0.77%
Grassroots Robert Melamede 1,350 0.53%
Natural Law Norio Kushi 812 0.32%
Write-in 357 0.14%
Total votes 254,706 100.00%
1998 Vermont's at-large congressional district Democratic primary[44][45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernie Sanders (incumbent) (write-in) 1,661 47.88%
Democratic Mark Candon (write-in) 524 15.11%
Democratic Jack Long (write-in) 465 13.40%
Democratic Peter Diamondstone (write-in) 352 10.15%
Write-in 467 13.46%
Total votes 3,469 100.00%
1998 Vermont's at-large congressional district Republican primary[46][47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Candon 23,101 48.43%
Republican Jack Long 15,716 32.95%
Republican Peter Diamondstone 8,327 17.46%
Write-in 552 1.16%
Total votes 47,696 100.00%
1998 Vermont's at-large congressional district election[48][49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 136,403 63.40%
Republican Mark Candon 70,740 32.88%
Grassroots Matthew S. Mulligan 3,464 1.61%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 2,153 1.00%
Libertarian Robert Maynard 2,097 0.98%
Write-in 276 0.13%
Total votes 215,133 100.00%

2000s

2000 Vermont's at-large congressional district election[50][51][52][53]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Diamondstone 20,539 90.94%
Democratic Bernie Sanders (incumbent) (write-in) 1,337 5.92%
Write-in 710 3.14%
Total votes 22,586 100.00%
General election
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 196,118 69.21%
Republican Karen Ann Kerin 51,977 18.34%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone[c] 14,918 5.26%
Independent Stewart Skrill 11,816 4.17%
Grassroots Jack Rogers 4,799 1.69%
Libertarian Daniel H. Krymkowski 2,978 1.05%
Write-in 766 0.27%
Total votes 283,372 100.00%
2002 Vermont gubernatorial election[54][55][56][57]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Michael J. Badamo 931 52.07%
Progressive Peter Diamondstone 412 23.04%
Write-in 445 24.89%
Total votes 1,788 100.00%
General election
Republican Jim Douglas 103,436 44.94%
Democratic Doug Racine 97,565 42.39%
Independent Cornelius Hogan 22,353 9.71%
Marijuana Cris Ericson 1,737 0.76%
Progressive Michael J. Badamo 1,380 0.60%
Libertarian Joel W. Williams 938 0.41%
Grassroots Patricia Hejny 771 0.34%
Restore Justice-Freedom Marilynn Christian 638 0.28%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 625 0.27%
Independent Brian Pearl 569 0.25%
Write-in 149 0.07%
Total votes 230,161 100.00%
2004 Vermont gubernatorial election[58][59][60][61]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Martha Abbott (write-in) 375 55.07%
Progressive Peter Diamondstone 190 27.90%
Write-in 116 17.03%
Total votes 681 100.00%
General election
Republican Jim Douglas (incumbent) 181,540 58.74%
Democratic Peter Clavelle 117,327 37.96%
Marijuana Cris Ericson 4,221 1.37%
Independent Patricia Hejny 2,431 0.79%
Libertarian Harland Arthur Macia III 2,263 0.73%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 1,298 0.42%
Write-in 205 0.07%
Total votes 309,285 100.00%
2006 United States Senate election in Vermont[62][63][64]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 160 94.67%
Write-in 9 5.33%
Total votes 169 100.00%
General election
Independent Bernie Sanders 171,638 65.41%
Republican Richard Tarrant 84,924 32.36%
Independent Cris Ericson 1,735 0.66%
Green Craig Hill 1,536 0.59%
Anti-Bushist Candidate Peter Moss 1,518 0.58%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 801 0.31%
Write-in 267 0.10%
Total votes 262,419 100.00%
2008 Vermont gubernatorial election[65][66][67]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 128 94.81%
Write-in 7 5.19%
Total votes 135 100.00%
General election
Republican Jim Douglas (incumbent) 170,492 53.43%
Independent Anthony Pollina 69,791 21.87%
Democratic Gaye Symington 69,534 21.79%
Cheap Renewable Energy Tony O'Connor 3,106 0.97%
Independent Sam Young 2,490 0.78%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 1,710 0.54%
Independent Cris Ericson 1,704 0.53%
Write-in 258 0.08%
Total votes 319,085 100.00%

2010s

2010 United States Senate election in Vermont[68][69]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrick Leahy (incumbent) 151,281 64.98%
Republican Len Britton 72,699 31.23%
Independent Daniel Freilich 3,544 1.52%
Marijuana Cris Ericson 2,731 1.17%
Independent Stephen J. Cain 2,356 1.01%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 1,433 0.62%
Independent Johenry Nunes 1,021 0.44%
Write-in 113 0.05%
Total votes 232,822 100.00%
Blanks 8,608
2012 United States Senate election in Vermont[70][71]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 209,053 71.04%
Republican John MacGovern 73,198 24.87%
Marijuana Cris Ericson 5,924 2.01%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 2,511 0.85%
Peace and Prosperity Peter Moss 2,452 0.83%
VoteKISS Laurel LaFramboise 877 0.30%
Write-in 252 0.09%
Total votes 294,267 100.00%
Blanks 6,513
2014 Vermont gubernatorial election[72][73][74]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 133 89.26%
Write-in 16 10.74%
Total votes 149 100.00%
Blanks 52
General election
Democratic Peter Shumlin (incumbent) 89,509 46.36%
Republican Scott Milne 87,075 45.10%
Libertarian Dan Feliciano 8,428 4.37%
Independent Em Peyton 3,157 1.64%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 1,673 0.87%
Independent Bernard Peters 1,434 0.74%
Independent Cris Ericson 1,089 0.56%
Write-in 722 0.37%
Total votes 193,087 100.00%
Blanks 2,984
2016 United States Senate election in Vermont[75][76]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrick Leahy (incumbent) 192,243 61.26%
Republican Scott Milne 103,637 33.03%
Marijuana Cris Ericson 9,156 2.92%
Independent Jerry Trudell 5,223 1.66%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 3,241 1.03%
Write-in 309 0.10%
Total votes 313,809 100.00%
Blanks/Spoiled 6,658

Notes

  1. ^ In this election, Jeffords also received the nomination of the Democratic Party.
  2. ^ a b In this election, Amestoy also received the nomination of the Democratic Party.
  3. ^ In this election, Diamondstone also received the nominations of the Democratic Party and the Organic Life Party.

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