United States Senate election in Vermont, 2012
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November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) |
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63.47% (voting eligible)[1] |
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County results. Sanders won every county.
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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.
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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Bernie Sanders, incumbent U.S. Senator[2]
Sanders has also received the nomination of the Vermont Progressive Party, but declined both the Democratic and Progressive nominations after the primary.[3]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Declined
Results
| Republican primary results[10] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
John MacGovern |
6,343 |
75.4 |
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Republican |
Brooke Paige |
2,073 |
24.6 |
| Total votes |
8,416 |
99.6 |
General election
Candidates
Polling
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Hypothetical polling
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| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Randy
Brock (R) |
Bernie
Sanders (I) |
Other |
Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling |
July 28–31, 2011 |
1,233 |
± 2.8% |
28% |
65% |
— |
7% |
| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Jim
Douglas (R) |
Bernie
Sanders (I) |
Other |
Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling |
July 28–31, 2011 |
1,233 |
± 2.8% |
38% |
56% |
— |
6% |
| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Brian
Dubie (R) |
Bernie
Sanders (I) |
Other |
Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling |
July 28–31, 2011 |
1,233 |
± 2.8% |
34% |
60% |
— |
6% |
| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Thom
Lauzon (R) |
Bernie
Sanders (I) |
Other |
Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling |
July 28–31, 2011 |
1,233 |
± 2.8% |
24% |
63% |
— |
13% |
| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Tom
Salmon (R) |
Bernie
Sanders (I) |
Other |
Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling |
July 28–31, 2011 |
1,233 |
± 2.8% |
28% |
62% |
— |
10% |
| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Phil
Scott (R) |
Bernie
Sanders (I) |
Other |
Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling |
July 28–31, 2011 |
1,233 |
± 2.8% |
30% |
61% |
— |
9% |
| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Mark
Snelling (R) |
Bernie
Sanders (I) |
Other |
Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling |
July 28–31, 2011 |
1,233 |
± 2.8% |
25% |
62% |
— |
13% |
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Results
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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)[15] who cast a vote in this election.
See also
References
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External links
- Official campaign websites
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