Elections / 2018 · Senate · VT
Vermont — 2018 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2018 Senate electionVermont · U.S. SenateSanders67.4%
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Bernie Sanders ✓Independent | 67.4% | 183,529 |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence ZupanRepublican | 27.4% | 74,663 |
| Brad J. PeacockIndependent | 1.4% | 3,787 |
2018Senate margin
D+60R+60
14 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Bernie Sanders won as an independent (caucusing with the Democrats); the headline figure is the 40.0-point margin of victory over Zupan, not the two-party measure.
County-level results (14 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| ADDISON, VT | Other / independent | R+25.8 |
| BENNINGTON, VT | Other / independent | R+26.5 |
| CALEDONIA, VT | Other / independent | R+36.8 |
| CHITTENDEN, VT | Other / independent | R+21.8 |
| ESSEX, VT | Other / independent | R+44.9 |
| FRANKLIN, VT | Other / independent | R+37.2 |
| GRAND ISLE, VT | Other / independent | R+33.4 |
| LAMOILLE, VT | Other / independent | R+25.8 |
| ORANGE, VT | Other / independent | R+30.2 |
| ORLEANS, VT | Other / independent | R+39.0 |
| RUTLAND, VT | Other / independent | R+39.3 |
| WASHINGTON, VT | Other / independent | R+23.9 |
| WINDHAM, VT | Other / independent | R+19.3 |
| WINDSOR, VT | Other / independent | R+25.6 |
presidential baselinePresident 2016D+26.4Senate 2018D+40.0vs. baselineD+13.6
Vermont's 2018 Senate race ran 13.6 points more Democratic than its 2016 presidential margin.
Bernie 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, 2018VT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2018 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · county returns aggregated from precinct-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.