Elections / 2012 · Senate · VT
An independent or third-party candidate won Vermont's Senate seat.
Vermont, 2012. Candidate results and statewide totals below. An independent or third-party candidate won this contest; the margin in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The presidential race shared this ballot.
Vermont — 2012 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
0
0.0%
Republican (R)
72,898
24.9%
All others
219,612
75.1%
Margin
R+24.9
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2012 Senate returns.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Sanders | OIndependent | 207,848 | 71.1% |
| John Macgovern | RRepublican | 72,898 | 24.9% |
| Chris Ericson | OUnited States Marijuana | 5,924 | 2.0% |
| Pete Diamondstone | OLiberty Union | 2,511 | 0.9% |
| Peter Moss | OPeace And Prosperity | 2,452 | 0.8% |
| Laurel Laframboise | OVotekiss | 877 | 0.3% |
Vermont's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | −4.7% |
| 1980 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | −3.0% |
| 1986 | +28.7% |
| 1988 | −38.2% |
| 1992 | +10.8% |
| 1994 | −9.8% |
| 1998 | +49.9% |
| 2000 | −40.2% |
| 2004 | +46.1% |
| 2006 | −32.4% |
| 2010 | +33.4% |
| 2012 | −24.9% |
| 2016 | +28.3% |
| 2018 | −27.4% |
| 2022 | +40.4% |
| 2024 | −32.0% |