2018 Senate elections · Vermont history
Vermont U.S. Senate election 2018
Bernie Sanders IND +39.2 · Class I seat · held 11/6/18
- Votes counted
- 278,013
- Margin
- 39.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Independentheld
General election 11/6/18
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Sanders Won | IND | 183,649 | 67.36% | |
| Lawrence Zupan | REP | 74,815 | 27.44% | |
| Blank | — | 5,389 | 1.98% | |
| Brad J. Peacock | IND | 3,665 | 1.34% | |
| Russell Beste | IND | 2,763 | 1.01% | |
| Edward S. Gilbert | IND | 2,244 | 0.82% | |
| Folasade Adeluola | IND | 1,979 | 0.73% | |
| Reid Kane | LBU | 1,171 | 0.43% | |
| Jon Svitavsky | IND | 1,130 | 0.41% | |
| Bruce Busa | IND | 914 | 0.34% | |
| Write-in | — | 294 | 0.11% | |
| Total | 278,013 | |||
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 2018 Vermont Senate race?
Bernie Sanders (IND) won with 67.4% of the vote, ahead of Lawrence Zupan (27.4%), a margin of 39.2 points.
Did the Vermont Senate seat change party in 2018?
No. The Independent Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2018 Vermont Senate race?
278,013 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.