2012 Senate elections · Vermont history
Vermont U.S. Senate election 2012
Bernie Sanders IND +46.1 · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 292,762
- Margin
- 46.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Independentheld
- President in VT
- D+35.6same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Sanders Won | IND | 207,848 | 71.00% | |
| John MacGovern | REP | 72,898 | 24.90% | |
| Cris Ericson | OTH | 5,924 | 2.02% | |
| Pete Diamondstone | LBU | 2,511 | 0.86% | |
| Peter D. Moss | OTH | 2,452 | 0.84% | |
| Laurel LaFramboise | OTH | 877 | 0.30% | |
| Write-in | — | 252 | 0.09% | |
| Total | 292,762 | |||
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 2012 Vermont Senate race?
Bernie Sanders (IND) won with 71.0% of the vote, ahead of John MacGovern (24.9%), a margin of 46.1 points.
Did the Vermont Senate seat change party in 2012?
No. The Independent Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 Vermont Senate race?
292,762 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.