Bernie Sanders

a strong senate candidate from Vermont who won 12 consecutive elections, consistently outperforming expectations

Independent

US SenateUS House

Electoral Grade

+27.6 pts

avg overperformance

Better than 57% of candidates4 graded races

Overperformance vs. state presidential baseline. Incumbents held to a higher bar: Senate/Gov −3 pts.

Races

12-1

W-L (92%)

+39.7

Avg Margin

1988–2024

Career Span

Best: +46.2 (2012 Senate)Worst: 33.0 (2006 Senate)

92%

Win Rate

+5.9

Avg Overperformance

Win Streak

36 yrs

Career Span

564K

Career Votes

Top 43%

Percentile

Evidence & provenance

Source owners

Certified contest returns, candidate career records, and Akashic Edge deterministic grading inputs.

Freshness

Rendered Apr 14, 2026 from the latest candidate, contest, and forecast tables loaded in Akashic Edge.

Boundary scope

Candidate-level profile spanning every contest recorded for this person in Akashic Edge.

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Deterministic summaries, calculated grades, and certified election history. No freeform AI prose.

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MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs

Open methodology

Career Margin Trend3 races

Career Timeline

2024 US Senate Vermont

Candidate Votes

Vote %

Total Votes

Margin

Electoral Performance

+33.7

Race Score

+36.7

vs. State Pres.

D-5.7

State Pres.

Incumbent (−3pt bar)

Top opponent: Gerald MalloyREP

Key Insights

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12-election win streak (1990–2024)

Won 12 consecutive elections before finally facing a loss.

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Average +5.9 overperformance vs. state presidential baseline

Across 4 graded races, consistently outperformed what the state's presidential results would predict.

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3 races won or lost by 20+ points

3 of these were dominant victories — typical of safe-seat incumbents or popular figures.

Key Insights

3 insights generated

Deterministic highlights from career record, margins, and standout performances.

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Geographic Performance

13 races with county data

County-level results, strongest and weakest counties, and performance by county type.

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County Results Table

Sortable, searchable table of every county result for each race.

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

13 races available

Scatter plots correlating county performance with demographics: race, education, income, foreign-born.

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Opponents Faced12 opponents

Daniel H KrymkowskiLIB

2-02 matchups · 2000–2002

Gerald MalloyREP

1-02024 Senate

Lawrence ZupanREP

1-02018 Senate(+40.0)

John MacGovernREP

1-02012 Senate(+46.2)

Rich TarrantREP

1-02006 Senate(+33.0)

Primary History106 primaries

30-76

W-L

34.7%

Avg Vote %

9.9

Avg Field Size

2024LPresidentNew Hampshire0.1%#17 of 30DEM

2020LPresidentKentucky12.1%#2 of 11DEM

2020LPresidentGeorgia9.4%#2 of 13DEM

2020LPresidentWest Virginia12.2%#2 of 13DEM

2020LPresidentMaryland7.8%#2 of 15DEM

2020LPresidentIndiana13.6%#2 of 9DEM

2020LPresidentNew Mexico15.1%#2 of 7DEM

2020LPresidentRhode Island14.9%#2 of 6DEM

2020LPresidentNew Jersey14.7%#2 of 3DEM

2020LPresidentMontana14.7%#2 of 4DEM

2020LPresidentDistrict of Columbia10.0%#3 of 5DEM

2020LPresidentSouth Dakota22.5%#2 of 2DEM

2020LPresidentPennsylvania18.0%#2 of 4DEM

2020LPresidentHawaii30.9%#2 of 11DEM

2020LPresidentOregon20.6%#2 of 5DEM

2020LPresidentNebraska14.1%#2 of 4DEM

2020LPresidentKansas18.1%#2 of 5DEM

2020LPresidentOhio16.6%#2 of 12DEM

2020LPresidentWyoming27.8%#2 of 9DEM

2020LPresidentAlaska44.7%#2 of 2DEM

2020LPresidentWisconsin31.7%#2 of 13DEM

2020LPresidentIllinois36.1%#2 of 14DEM

2020LPresidentFlorida22.8%#2 of 17DEM

2020LPresidentMichigan36.3%#2 of 16DEM

2020LPresidentMissouri34.6%#2 of 23DEM

2020LPresidentWashington36.6%#2 of 14DEM

2020LPresidentIdaho42.4%#2 of 18DEM

2020WPresidentNorth Dakota53.3%#1 of 13DEM

2020LPresidentMississippi14.8%#2 of 11DEM

2020LPresidentMinnesota29.9%#2 of 16DEM

2020LPresidentNorth Carolina24.2%#2 of 16DEM

2020WPresidentUtah36.1%#1 of 16DEM

2020WPresidentVermont50.7%#1 of 14DEM

2020LPresidentOklahoma25.4%#2 of 15DEM

2020LPresidentMaine33.0%#2 of 13DEM

2020LPresidentAlabama16.5%#2 of 15DEM

2020LPresidentMassachusetts26.7%#2 of 16DEM

2020LPresidentArkansas22.4%#2 of 19DEM

2020WPresidentCalifornia36.0%#1 of 21DEM

2020WPresidentColorado37.0%#1 of 14DEM

2020LPresidentTennessee25.0%#2 of 16DEM

2020LPresidentTexas29.9%#2 of 18DEM

2020LPresidentVirginia23.1%#2 of 15DEM

2020LPresidentSouth Carolina19.8%#2 of 13DEM

2020WPresidentNevada34.0%#1 of 12DEM

2020LPresidentNew Hampshire0.5%#8 of 35REP

2020WPresidentNew Hampshire25.6%#1 of 35DEM

2020WPresidentIowa24.7%#1 of 12DEM

2020LPresidentConnecticut11.5%#2 of 4DEM

2020LPresidentLouisiana7.4%#2 of 15DEM

2020LPresidentArizona0.0%#1 of 19DEM

2020LPresidentDelaware7.5%#2 of 3DEM

2020LPresidentNew York0.0%#1 of 10DEM

2016WPresidentOklahoma51.9%#1 of 8DEM

2016LPresidentDistrict of Columbia20.8%#2 of 4DEM

2016WPresidentMontana51.6%#1 of 3DEM

2016WPresidentNorth Dakota64.2%#1 of 3DEM

2016LPresidentNew Jersey36.7%#2 of 3DEM

2016LPresidentSouth Dakota49.0%#2 of 2DEM

2016LPresidentNew Mexico48.5%#2 of 2DEM

2016LPresidentCalifornia46.0%#2 of 12DEM

2016WPresidentWashington72.7%#2 of 3DEM

2016LPresidentKentucky46.3%#2 of 5DEM

2016WPresidentOregon56.2%#1 of 3DEM

2016WPresidentWest Virginia51.4%#1 of 7DEM

2016WPresidentIndiana52.5%#1 of 2DEM

2016LPresidentDelaware39.2%#2 of 4DEM

2016WPresidentRhode Island54.7%#1 of 5DEM

2016LPresidentPennsylvania42.8%#2 of 5DEM

2016LPresidentConnecticut46.4%#2 of 4DEM

2016LPresidentMaryland33.8%#2 of 4DEM

2016LPresidentNew York42.0%#2 of 2DEM

2016WPresidentWyoming56.7%#1 of 4DEM

2016WPresidentWisconsin56.6%#1 of 5DEM

2016WPresidentAlaska79.6%#1 of 4DEM

2016WPresidentHawaii69.8%#1 of 5DEM

2016WPresidentIdaho78.0%#1 of 4DEM

2016LPresidentArizona41.4%#2 of 7DEM

2016WPresidentUtah79.2%#1 of 5DEM

2016LPresidentNorth Carolina40.9%#2 of 5DEM

2016LPresidentIllinois48.6%#2 of 9DEM

2016LPresidentOhio43.1%#2 of 4DEM

2016LPresidentMissouri49.4%#2 of 10DEM

2016LPresidentFlorida33.3%#2 of 4DEM

2016LPresidentMississippi16.6%#2 of 6DEM

2016WPresidentMichigan49.7%#1 of 5DEM

2016WPresidentMaine64.3%#1 of 3DEM

2016WPresidentNebraska57.1%#1 of 2DEM

2016WPresidentKansas67.7%#1 of 2DEM

2016LPresidentLouisiana23.2%#2 of 11DEM

2016WPresidentVermont86.0%#1 of 10DEM

2016LPresidentAlabama19.2%#2 of 5DEM

2016LPresidentVermont0.3%#10 of 15REP

2016LPresidentGeorgia28.2%#2 of 5DEM

2016LPresidentVirginia35.2%#2 of 4DEM

2016WPresidentColorado59.0%#1 of 3DEM

2016LPresidentTennessee32.5%#2 of 4DEM

2016LPresidentMassachusetts48.5%#2 of 5DEM

2016LPresidentArkansas30.0%#2 of 7DEM

2016LPresidentTexas33.2%#2 of 9DEM

2016WPresidentMinnesota61.7%#1 of 2DEM

2016LPresidentSouth Carolina26.0%#2 of 5DEM

2016LPresidentNevada47.3%#2 of 3DEM

2016WPresidentNew Hampshire60.1%#1 of 52DEM

2016LPresidentNew Hampshire0.7%#9 of 47REP

2016LPresidentIowa49.6%#2 of 4DEM

Primary History

106 primaries

Primary election results, win rates, field sizes, and vote share.

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Similar Candidates

8 matches found

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