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2018 US Senate election in Vermont

Bernie Sanders (Independent) beat Lawrence Zupan (Republican) in Vermont in 2018, 67.4% to 27.4%, a margin of 39.9 points and 108,834 votes.

The third-party hold continued from 2012, when Bernie Sanders also won.

other candidates led in 14 of the 14 counties. The largest, Chittenden, cast 75,490 votes and went to the other candidates by 56.4 points. The closest was Essex, where 224 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bernie Sanders won Independent 183,649 67.4%
Lawrence Zupan Republican 74,815 27.4%
All other candidates 14,160 5.2%
Total272,624

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Chittenden 0 0.0% 16,441 21.8% 59,049 75,490 Others
Washington 0 0.0% 6,517 23.9% 20,748 27,265 Others
Windsor 0 0.0% 6,402 25.6% 18,650 25,052 Others
Rutland 0 0.0% 9,576 39.3% 14,783 24,359 Others
Windham 0 0.0% 3,673 19.3% 15,341 19,014 Others
Franklin 0 0.0% 6,782 37.2% 11,432 18,214 Others
Addison 0 0.0% 4,439 25.8% 12,763 17,202 Others
Bennington 0 0.0% 3,910 26.5% 10,822 14,732 Others
Orange 0 0.0% 3,790 30.2% 8,748 12,538 Others
Caledonia 0 0.0% 4,296 36.8% 7,370 11,666 Others
Lamoille 0 0.0% 2,931 25.8% 8,424 11,355 Others
Orleans 0 0.0% 3,853 39.0% 6,023 9,876 Others
Grand Isle 0 0.0% 1,229 33.4% 2,456 3,685 Others
Essex 0 0.0% 976 44.9% 1,200 2,176 Others

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Vermont Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Bernie Sanders (other)
2022 Peter Welch (D) D+40.5
2018 Bernie Sanders (other)
2016 Patrick Leahy (D) D+28.2
2012 Bernie Sanders (other)
2010 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+33.4
2006 Bernie Sanders (other)
2004 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+46.1
2000 James M. Jeffords (R) R+40.1
1998 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+49.8
1994 Jim Jeffords (R) R+9.7
1992 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+10.8
1988 James M. Jeffords (R) R+38.2
1986 Patrick Leahy (D) D+28.7
1982 Robert T. Stafford (R) R+3.0
1980 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+1.3
1976 Robert T. Stafford (R) R+4.7
1974 Patrick Leahy (D) D+3.1
1970 Winston L. Prouty (R) R+18.7
1968 George D. Aiken (R) R+99.9
1964 Winston L. Prouty (R) R+6.9
1962 George D. Aiken (R) R+33.9
1958 Winston L. Prouty (R) R+4.3
1956 George D. Aiken (R) R+32.8
1952 Ralph E. Flanders (R) R+44.6
1950 George D. Aiken (R) R+56.0
1946 Ralph E. Flanders (R) R+49.3
1944 George D. Aiken (R) R+31.6
1940 Warren R. Austin (R) R+32.9
1938 Ernest W. Gibson (R) R+31.3
1934 Warren R. Austin (R) R+2.7
1932 Porter H. Dale (R) R+10.3
1928 Frank L. Greene (R) R+43.1
1926 Porter H. Dale (R) R+46.9
1922 Frank L. Greene (R) R+38.1
1920 William Dillingham (R) R+56.1
1916 Carroll S. Page (R) R+50.9
1914 William Dillingham (R) R+13.4