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The 2012 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 6, 2012. Incumbent independent Senator Bernie Sanders won reelection to a second term in a landslide, defeating Republican nominee John MacGovern with 71% of the vote. Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, was first elected with 65% of the vote in 2006, and was the first non-Republican to win this seat since 1850.
Sanders also received the nomination of the Vermont Progressive Party, but declined both the Democratic and Progressive nominations after the primary. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John MacGovern | 6,343 | 75.4 | |
Republican | H. Brooke Paige | 2,073 | 24.6 | |
Total votes | 8,416 | 100.0 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [13] | Solid I | November 1, 2012 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [14] | Safe I | November 5, 2012 |
Rothenberg Political Report [15] | Safe I | November 2, 2012 |
Real Clear Politics [16] | Safe I | November 5, 2012 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Randy Brock (R) | Bernie Sanders (I) | Other | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling [17] | July 28–31, 2011 | 1,233 | ±2.8% | 28% | 65% | — | 7% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jim Douglas (R) | Bernie Sanders (I) | Other | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling [17] | July 28–31, 2011 | 1,233 | ±2.8% | 38% | 56% | — | 6% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Brian Dubie (R) | Bernie Sanders (I) | Other | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling [17] | July 28–31, 2011 | 1,233 | ±2.8% | 34% | 60% | — | 6% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Thom Lauzon (R) | Bernie Sanders (I) | Other | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling [17] | July 28–31, 2011 | 1,233 | ±2.8% | 24% | 63% | — | 13% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tom Salmon (R) | Bernie Sanders (I) | Other | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling [17] | July 28–31, 2011 | 1,233 | ±2.8% | 28% | 62% | — | 10% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Phil Scott (R) | Bernie Sanders (I) | Other | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling [17] | July 28–31, 2011 | 1,233 | ±2.8% | 30% | 61% | — | 9% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mark Snelling (R) | Bernie Sanders (I) | Other | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling [17] | July 28–31, 2011 | 1,233 | ±2.8% | 25% | 62% | — | 13% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Bernie Sanders (incumbent) | 207,848 | 71.00% | +5.59% | |
Republican | John MacGovern | 72,898 | 24.90% | −7.46% | |
Marijuana | Cris Ericson | 5,924 | 2.02% | N/A | |
Liberty Union | Peter Diamondstone | 2,511 | 0.86% | +0.55% | |
Peace and Prosperity | Peter Moss | 2,452 | 0.84% | +0.26% | |
VoteKISS | Laurel LaFramboise | 877 | 0.30% | N/A | |
Write-in | 252 | 0.08% | -0.02% | ||
Total votes | 292,762 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
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