DemocratNo state or federal office heldLost the 2008 general

Gaye Symington

Ran in 1 election in 2008.

Last margin
−31.7
Lost 2008
Elections
1
2008

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Symington has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Symington won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginBaselineAgainst baseline
2008Governor of VermontGeneralLostJim Douglas (R), Anthony Pollina (I), Tony O'Connor (I)21.8%R+31.7D+37.8−69.5

Source: 99chambers results archive

In the polls

Included in 1 poll; Symington’s best result was 39% (Vermont Governor, 2008).

Symington’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

Who Symington has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive