2012 United States Senate election in Vermont

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2012 United States Senate election in Vermont
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Turnout63.47% (voting eligible) [1]
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Nominee Bernie Sanders John MacGovern
Party Independent Republican
Popular vote207,84872,898
Percentage71.00%24.90%
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Sanders:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
U.S. senator before election

Bernie Sanders
Independent

Elected U.S. Senator

Bernie Sanders
Independent

The 2012 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 6, 2012. Incumbent independent Senator Bernie Sanders won reelection to a second term in a landslide, defeating Republican nominee John MacGovern with 71% of the vote. Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, was first elected with 65% of the vote in 2006, and was the first non-Republican to win this seat since 1850.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Sanders 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 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John MacGovern 6,343 75.4
Republican H. Brooke Paige2,07324.6
Total votes8,416 100.0

General election

Candidates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [13] Solid INovember 1, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball [14] Safe INovember 5, 2012
Rothenberg Political Report [15] Safe INovember 2, 2012
Real Clear Politics [16] Safe INovember 5, 2012

Debates

Polling

Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Randy
Brock (R)		Bernie
Sanders (I)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling July 28–31, 20111,233±2.8%28%65%—7%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Jim
Douglas (R)		Bernie
Sanders (I)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling July 28–31, 20111,233±2.8%38%56%—6%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Brian
Dubie (R)		Bernie
Sanders (I)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling July 28–31, 20111,233±2.8%34%60%—6%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Thom
Lauzon (R)		Bernie
Sanders (I)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling July 28–31, 20111,233±2.8%24%63%—13%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Tom
Salmon (R)		Bernie
Sanders (I)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling July 28–31, 20111,233±2.8%28%62%—10%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Phil
Scott (R)		Bernie
Sanders (I)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling July 28–31, 20111,233±2.8%30%61%—9%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Mark
Snelling (R)		Bernie
Sanders (I)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling July 28–31, 20111,233±2.8%25%62%—13%

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 2012 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 207,848 71.00% +5.59%
Republican John MacGovern 72,89824.90%-7.46%
Marijuana Cris Ericson5,9242.02%N/A
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 2,5110.86%+0.55%
Peace and ProsperityPeter Moss2,4520.84%+0.26%
VoteKISSLaurel LaFramboise8770.30%N/A
Write-in 2520.08%-0.02%
Total votes292,762 100.00% N/A
Independent hold

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