Elections / 2012 · Senate · VT
Vermont — 2012 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic2012 · U.S. SenateVermont · U.S. SenateBernard Sanders+46.1
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2012 Senate returns.
- Bernard Sanders✓(i)Independent207,84871.1%
- John MacgovernRepublican72,89824.9%
- Chris EricsonUnited States Marijuana5,9242.0%
- Pete DiamondstoneLiberty Union2,5110.9%
- Peter MossPeace And Prosperity2,4520.8%
- Laurel LaframboiseVotekiss8770.3%
Bernard Sanders won as an independent (caucusing with the Democrats); the headline figure is the 46.1-point margin of victory over Macgovern, not the two-party measure.
presidential baselinePresident 2012D+35.6Senate 2012D+46.1vs. baselineD+10.5
Vermont's 2012 Senate race ran 10.5 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
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, 2012VT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.