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Electoral history of Bernie Sanders
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Bernie Sanders
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders is the junior United States Senator from Vermont. He previously represented Vermont's at-large district in the United States House of Representatives...
, United States Senator from Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
(2007-present), Representative of Vermont's At-large District
Vermont's at-large congressional district
Vermont has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by a single at-large congressional district since the 1930 census, when the state lost its second seat. There were once six districts in Vermont. Bernie Sanders held the seat from 1991 until 2007, when he became a U.S....
(1991-2007), and former mayor of Burlington.
1970s
United States Senator from Vermont, 1972 special election:- Robert StaffordRobert StaffordRobert Theodore Stafford was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy career, he served as the 71st Governor of Vermont, a United States Representative, and a U.S. Senator...
, RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
– 45,888 (64.4%) - Randolph T. Major, Jr., DemocratDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
– 23,842 (33.4%) - Bernie Sanders, Liberty Union PartyLiberty Union PartyThe Liberty Union Party of Vermont, founded in 1970 by former Congressman William H. Meyer, Peter Diamondstone and others, originated in the anti-war and People's Party movements of the late 1960s and defines itself as a nonviolent socialist party.-History:...
– 1,571 (2.2%)
Governor of Vermont
Governor of Vermont
The Governor of Vermont is the governor of the U.S. state of Vermont. The governor is elected in even numbered years by direct voting for a term of two years; Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every two years, instead of every four...
, 1972 :
- Thomas P. SalmonThomas P. SalmonThomas Paul Salmon , U.S. Democratic Party politician, served as the 75th Governor of the U.S. state of Vermont from 1973 to 1977....
, (D) 101,751 (53.8%) - Luther F. Hackett, (R) 82,491 (43.6%)
- Thomas P. Salmon, Independent Vermonters (FusionElectoral fusionElectoral fusion is an arrangement where two or more political parties on a ballot list the same candidate, pooling the votes for that candidate...
) 2,782 (1.5%) - Bernie Sanders, (LU) 2,175 (1.1%)
United States Senator from Vermont, 1974:
- Richard W. MallaryRichard W. MallaryRichard Walker Mallary was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Mallary was educated at Bradford Academy, Bradford, Vermont, and attended Dartmouth College, receiving an A.B...
, (R) 66,223 (46.4%) - Patrick Leahy, (D) 70,629 (49.5%)
- Bernie Sanders, (LU) 5,901 (4.1%)
Governor of Vermont, 1976 :
- Richard A. SnellingRichard A. SnellingRichard Arkwright Snelling was the 76th and 78th Governor of Vermont from 1977 to 1985 and from January 10, 1991 until his death from heart failure.He was the son of Walter O...
, (R) 98,206 (52.8%) - Stella B. Hackel, (D) 72,761 (39.1%)
- Bernie Sanders, (LU) 11,317 (6.1%)
- Stella B. Hackel, (IV) (fusion) 2,501 (1.3%)
- Richard A. Snelling, Bi-Partisan Vermonters (fusion) 1,062 (0.6%)
1986 gubernatorial election
Governor of Vermont, 1986 :- Madeleine M. KuninMadeleine M. KuninMadeleine May Kunin is a Swiss-American diplomat and politician. She was the 77th Governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991, as a member of the Democratic Party. She also served as United States Ambassador to Switzerland from 1996 to 1999. She was Vermont's first and, to date, only female governor...
, (D) 92,485 *47.0%) - Peter SmithPeter Plympton SmithPeter Plympton Smith is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Vermont, the 74th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, and an education administrator...
, (R) 75,239 (38.2%) - Bernie Sanders, Independent 28,418 (14.4%)
- Richard Gottlieb, (LU) 491 (0.2%)
Note: No one won a majority so the Vermont Legislature decided the winner (Kunin).
Congressional elections
United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 1988- Peter Smith, (R) 98,937 (41.2%)
- Bernie Sanders, (I) 90,026 (37.5%)
- Paul N. Poirier, (D) 45,330 (18.9%)
- Jim Hedbor, LibertarianLibertarian Party (United States)The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...
3,109 (1.3%) - Peter Diamondstone, (LU) 1,455 (0.6%)
- Morris Earle, Small is Beautiful Party 1,070 (0.4%)
United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 1990
- Bernie Sanders, (I) 117,522 (56.0%)
- Peter Smith, (R) 82,938 (39.5%)
- Dolores Sandoval, (D) 6,315 (3.0%)
- Peter Diamondstone, (LU) 1,965 (0.9%)
United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 1992
- Bernie Sanders, (I) 162,724 (57.78%)
- Tim PhilbinWSYBWSYB is a radio station in Rutland, Vermont.- Programming :WSYB programs a news, talk, and sports format. WSYB features a full complement of local high school and college sports coverage including football, basketball, and hockey. WSYB is home to the local talk show, "On the Air with Tim Philbin",...
, (R) 86,901 (30.86%) - Lewis E. Young, (D) 22,279 (7.91%)
- Peter Diamondstone, (LU) 3,660 (1.30%)
- John Dewey, Natural LawNatural Law PartyThe Natural Law Party was a transnational party based on the teachings of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It was active in up to 74 countries, and ran candidates in at least ten. Founded in 1992, it was mostly disbanded in 2004 but continues in India and in some U.S. states.The NLP viewed "natural law" as...
3,549 (1.26%) - Douglas M. Miller, Freedom for LaRoucheLaRouche movementThe LaRouche movement is an international political and cultural network that promotes Lyndon LaRouche and his ideas. It has included scores of organizations and companies around the world. Their activities include campaigning, private intelligence gathering, and publishing numerous periodicals,...
2,049 (0.73%)
United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 1994
- Bernie Sanders, (I) 105,502 (49.8%)
- John Carroll, (R) 98,523 (46.5%)
- Carole Banus, (NL) 2,963 (1.4%)
- Jack Rogers, Vermont Grassroots 2,664 (1.2%)
- Annette Larson, (LU) 1,493 (0.7%)
United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 1996
- Bernie Sanders, (I) 140,678 (55.2%)
- Susan Sweetser, (R) 83,021 (32.5%)
- Jack Long, (D) 23,830 (9.3%)
- Thomas J. Morse, (LIB) 2,693 1.0%
- Peter Diamondstone, (LU) 1,965 0.7%
- Robert Melamede, (VG) 1,350 0.5%
- Norio Kushi, (NL) 812 0.3%
United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 1998
- Bernie Sanders, (I) 136,403 (63.4%)
- Mark Candon, (R) 70,740 (32.8%)
- Matthew Mulligan, (VG) 3,464 (1.6%)
- Pete Diamondstone, (LU) 2,153 (1.0%)
- Robert Maynard, (LIB) 2,097 (0.9%)
United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 2000
- Bernie Sanders, (I) 196,118 (69.2%)
- Karen Ann Kerin, (R) 51,977 (18.3%)
- Pete Diamondstone, Organic Life 14,918 (5.2%)
- Stewart Skrill, Independent 11,816 (4.1%)
- Jack Rogers, (VG) 4,799 (1.6%)
- Daniel H. Krymkowski, (LIB) 2,978 1.0%
United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 2002
- Bernie Sanders, (I) 144,880 (64.2%)
- William "Bill" Meub, (R) 72,813 (32.2%)
- Jane Newton, Liberty Union/Vermont Progressive PartyVermont Progressive PartyThe Vermont Progressive Party is an American political party. It was founded in 1999 and is active only in the U.S. state of Vermont. In terms of the dominant two parties in the United States, it enjoys support from "traditional liberal" Democrats and working class Republicans. The party is...
3,185 1.4% - Daniel H. Krymkowski, (LIB) 2,033 (0.9%)
- Fawn Skinner, (VG) 2,344 (1.0%)
United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 2004
- Bernie Sanders, (I) 205,774 (67.5%)
- Greg ParkeGreg Parke (politician)Gregory Tarl "Greg" Parke is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who was a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Vermont.-Early life:...
, (R) 42,271 (24.4%) - Larry Drown, (D) 21,684 (7.1%)
- Jane Newton, (LU) 3,018 (1.0%)
United States Senate election in Vermont, 2006
- Bernie Sanders IndependentIndependent (politician)In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
171,638 (65.4%) - Richard TarrantRichard TarrantRichard Edward Tarrant, is an American businessman, and politician. Most recently, he was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from the state of Vermont in 2006, but lost the election to Representative Bernie Sanders...
, (R) 84,924 (32.3%) - Cris Ericson, Independent (Marijuana) 1,735 (0.6%)
- Craig Hill, GreenGreen Party (United States)The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties...
1,536 (0.5%) - Peter Moss, Anti-Bush 1,518 (0.5%)
- Peter Diamondstone, (LU) 801 (0.3%)
United States Senate election in Vermont, 2012
United States Senate election in Vermont, 2012
The 2012 United States Senate election in Vermont will be 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 is running for re-election to a...