United States Senate election in Vermont, 2012

November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)


Turnout	63.47% (voting eligible)^[1]

Nominee	Bernie Sanders	John MacGovern
Party	Independent	Republican
Popular vote	207,848	72,898
Percentage	71.0%	24.90%

County results. Sanders won every county.

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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

John MacGovern, former Massachusetts State Representative^[4]
H. Brooke Paige, former CEO of Remington News Service^[5]

Declined

Kevin Dorn, former Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development^[6]
Jim Douglas, former Governor^[7]
Thom Lauzon, Mayor of Barre^[8]
Tom Salmon, State Auditor^[9]

Results

Republican primary results^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John MacGovern	6,343	75.4
	Republican	Brooke Paige	2,073	24.6
Total votes			8,416	99.6

General election

Candidates

Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana), perennial candidate (also running for Governor)^[11]
Laurel LaFramboise (VoteKISS)^[12]
John MacGovern (Republican), former Massachusetts State Representative
Peter Moss (Peace and Prosperity)^[12]
Bernie Sanders (I), incumbent U.S. Senator^[13]

Polling

Hypothetical polling

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%

Results

^[14]

United States Senate election in Vermont, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent^(a)	Bernie Sanders (inc.)	207,848	71.00%	+5.59%
	Republican	John MacGovern	72,898	24.90%	-7.46%
	Marijuana	Cris Ericson	5,924	2.02%	+1.36%^(b)
	Liberty Union	Pete Diamondstone	2,511	0.86%	+0.55%
	Peace and Prosperity	Peter Moss	2,452	0.84%	+0.26%
	VoteKISS	Laurel LaFramboise	877	0.30%	—
	No party	Write-ins	252	0.09%	—
Margin of victory			134,950	46.10%	+13.06%
Turnout			292,762	63.47%^(c)	+2.95%
	Independent hold		Swing

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.

References

↑ Dr. Michael McDonald (February 9, 2013). "2012 General Election Turnout Rates". George Mason University. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
↑ Dobbs, Taylor (June 13, 2012). "Sanders' papers filed, Peyton running for governor". VTDigger.org. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
↑ "Progressives nominate Sanders, Hoffer, Condos and Stanak for statewide office". VTDigger.org. June 12, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
↑ Gregg, John P. (March 10, 2012). "MacGovern Plans Run at U.S. Senate". Valley News. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
↑ Gregg, John P. (March 15, 2012). "Republican in Waiting?". Valley News. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
↑ Hirschfeld, Peter (March 19, 2012). "Kevin Dorn opts against run for office". Vermont Press Bureau. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
↑ Nelson, Steven (August 17, 2011). "Former Vermont Gov. Douglas 'highly unlikely' to challenge Sen. Sanders". The Daily Caller. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
↑ "Lauzon wants 2 more years in Barre". Vermont Today. December 21, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
↑ Remsen, Nancy (September 23, 2011). "Salmon says he wants to remain as Vermont Auditor". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
↑ Grasgreen, Allie (1964-01-23). "2016 Primary Election Results: President Live Map by State, Real-Time Voting Updates". Politico. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
↑ McCarty, Alicia (November 13, 2011). "A look ahead to the key races in the Northeast in 2012". USA Today. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
1 2 Dobbs, Taylor (June 14, 2012). "And they're off: Candidates file for races". VTDigger.org. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
↑ Hemingway, Sam (January 31, 2012). "Sanders has nearly $3 million for re-election bid". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
↑ William Senning. "Elections | Home | Vermont Secretary of State" (PDF). Vermont-elections.org. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
↑ William Senning. "Elections | Home | Vermont Secretary of State" (PDF). Vermont-elections.org. Retrieved 2016-01-23.

External links

Elections and Campaign Finance Division at the Vermont Secretary of State
Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
Outside spending at Sunlight Foundation
Candidate issue positions at On the Issues

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United States Senate election in Vermont, 2012

Background

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

General election

Candidates

Polling

Results

See also

References

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