November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2018 → 71.0% 24.9% | 207,848 72,898 Start date November 6, 2012 | |
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Turnout 63.47% (voting eligible) | ||
The 2012 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 6, 2012, alongside a presidential election, other elections to the United States Congress, as well as various state and local elections. Incumbent Independent U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders won re-election to a second term in a landslide, capturing nearly three-quarters of the vote.
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Background
Then-U.S. representative Bernie Sanders, an independent and self-described democratic socialist was elected with 65% of the vote in the 2006 U.S. senatorial election in Vermont.
Candidates
Sanders has also received the nomination of the Vermont Progressive Party, but declined both the Democratic and Progressive nominations after the primary.
Declared
Declined
Candidates
Results
Note: The ±% column reflects the change in total number of votes won by each party or independent candidate from the previous election.
(a) Sen. Sanders identifies as a democratic socialist and caucuses with Senate Democrats.
(b) Cris Ericson previously ran as an independent before joining the Marijuana Party.
(c) Turnout percentage is the portion of registered voters (461,237 as of 11/6/2012) who cast a vote in this election.