Elections / 2006 · Senate · VT
Vermont — 2006 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic2006 · U.S. SenateVermont · U.S. SenateBernard Sanders+33.1
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2006 Senate returns.
- Bernard Sanders✓Independent171,63865.5%
- Rich TarrantRepublican84,92432.4%
- Cris EricsonIndependent1,7350.7%
- Craig HillGreen1,5360.6%
- Peter MossAnti-Bushist Candidate1,5180.6%
- Pete DiamondstoneLiberty Union8010.3%
Bernard Sanders won as an independent (caucusing with the Democrats); the headline figure is the 33.1-point margin of victory over Tarrant, not the two-party measure.
presidential baselinePresident 2004D+20.1Senate 2006D+33.1vs. baselineD+12.9
Vermont's 2006 Senate race ran 12.9 points more Democratic than its 2004 presidential margin.
Bernard Sanders is an independent who caucuses with the Democrats; the seat is shown Democratic-aligned here so the comparison reads against the side it anchors.
Vermont's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | −4.7% |
| 1980 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | −3.0% |
| 1986 | +28.7% |
| 1988 | −38.2% |
| 1992 | +10.8% |
| 1994 | −9.8% |
| 1998 | +49.9% |
| 2000 | −40.2% |
| 2004 | +46.1% |
| 2006 | +33.1% |
| 2010 | +33.4% |
| 2012 | +46.1% |
| 2016 | +28.3% |
| 2018 | +40.0% |
| 2022 | +40.4% |
| 2024 | +31.1% |
Same ballot, 2006VT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2006 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.