2006 Senate elections · Vermont history
Vermont U.S. Senate election 2006
Bernie Sanders IND +33.0 gain · Class I seat · held 11/7/06
- Votes counted
- 262,419
- Margin
- 33.0 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
General election 11/7/06
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Sanders Won | IND | 171,638 | 65.41% | |
| Rich Tarrant | REP | 84,924 | 32.36% | |
| Cris Ericson | IND | 1,735 | 0.66% | |
| Craig Barclay Hill | GRE | 1,536 | 0.59% | |
| Peter D. Moss | OTH | 1,518 | 0.58% | |
| Pete Diamondstone | LBU | 801 | 0.31% | |
| Write-in | — | 267 | 0.10% | |
| Total | 262,419 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Vermont Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 30.3 |
| 2022 | Class III | Peter Welch | 39.8 |
| 2018 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 39.2 |
| 2016 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 27.7 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 46.1 |
| 2010 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 33.4 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 33.0 |
| 2004 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 46.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | James M. Jeffords | 40.1 |
| 1998 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 49.8 |
| 1994 | Class I | James M. Jeffords | 9.8 |
| 1992 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 10.8 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 2006 Vermont Senate race?
Bernie Sanders (IND) won with 65.4% of the vote, ahead of Rich Tarrant (32.4%), a margin of 33.0 points.
Did the Vermont Senate seat change party in 2006?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Independent Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2006 Vermont Senate race?
262,419 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.