Electoral history of Bernie Sanders

The electoral history of Bernie Sanders includes the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries and caucuses, and elections as United States Senator from Vermont, United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district (1991–2007), and Mayor of Burlington (1981–1989).

1970s

United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1972:^[1]

• Robert Stafford (Republican) – 45,888 (64.4%)
• Randolph T. Major, Jr. (Democrat) – 23,842 (33.4%)
• Bernie Sanders (Liberty Union) – 1,571 (2.2%)

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1972:^[2]

• Thomas P. Salmon (D) – 101,751 (53.8%)
• Luther F. Hackett (R) – 82,491 (43.6%)
• Thomas P. Salmon (Independent Vermonters) – 2,782 (1.5%)
• Bernie Sanders (LU) – 2,175 (1.1%)

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1974:^[3]

• Patrick Leahy (D, VI^[4]) – 70,629 (49.48%)
• Richard W. Mallary (R) – 66,223 (46.39%)
• Bernie Sanders (LU) – 5,901 (4.13%)

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1976^[5]

• Richard A. Snelling (R) – 98,206 (52.8%)
• Stella B. Hackel (D) – 72,761 (39.1%)
• Bernie Sanders (LU) – 11,317 (6.1%)
• Stella B. Hackel (IV) – 2,501 (1.3%)
• Richard A. Snelling (Bi-Partisan Vermonters) – 1,062 (0.6%)

1980s

Burlington mayoral election, 1981^[6]

• Bernie Sanders (I) – 4,330 (43.43%)
• Gordon Paquette (D) – 4,320 (43.32%)
• Richard Bove (I) - 1,091 (11.76%)
• Joe McGrath (I) - 139 (1.50%)

Burlington mayoral election, 1983^[7]

• Bernie Sanders (I) – 6,942 (52.12%)
• Judy Stephany (D) – 4,086 (30.68%)
• James Gilson (R) – 2,292 (17.21%)

Burlington mayoral election, 1985^[8]

• Bernie Sanders (I) – 5,760 (56.09%)
• Brian D. Burns (D) – 3,275 (31.89%)
• Diane Gallagher (I) – 1,234 (12.02%)

Vermont gubernatorial election, 1986^[9]

• Madeleine M. Kunin (D) – 92,485 (47.0%)
• Peter Smith (R) – 75,239 (38.2%)
• Bernie Sanders (I) – 28,418 (14.4%)
• Richard Gottlieb (LU) – 491 (0.2%)

Note: No candidate won a majority, so the Vermont Legislature decided the winner (Kunin).

Burlington mayoral election, 1987^[10]

• Bernie Sanders (I) – 6,759 (55.89%)
• Paul Lafayette (D) – 5,335 (44.11%)

United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 1988^[11]

• Peter Smith (R) – 98,937 (41.2%)
• Bernie Sanders (I) – 90,026 (37.5%)
• Paul N. Poirier (D) – 45,330 (18.9%)
• Jim Hedbor (Libertarian) – 3,109 (1.3%)
• Peter Diamondstone (LU) – 1,455 (0.6%)
• Morris Earle (Small is Beautiful Party) – 1,070 (0.4%)

1990s

United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 1990^[12]

• Bernie Sanders (I) – 117,522 (56%)
• Peter Smith (R) – 82,938 (39.5%)
• Dolores Sandoval (D) – 6,315 (3%)
• Peter Diamondstone (LU) – 1,965 (0.9%)

United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 1992^[13]

• Bernie Sanders, (I) – 162,724 (57.78%)
• Tim Philbin (R) – 86,901 (30.86%)
• Lewis E. Young, (D) – 22,279 (7.91%)
• Peter Diamondstone, (LU) – 3,660 (1.30%)
• John Dewey, (Natural Law) – 3,549 (1.26%)
• Douglas M. Miller, (Freedom for LaRouche) – 2,049 (0.73%)

United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 1994^[14]

• Bernie Sanders (I) – 105,502 (49.8%)
• John Carroll (R) – 98,523 (46.5%)
• Carole Banus (NL) – 2,963 (1.4%)
• Jack Rogers (Vermont Grassroots) – 2,664 (1.2%)
• Annette Larson (LU) – 1,493 (0.7%)

United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 1996^[15]

• Bernie Sanders (I) – 140,678 (55.2%)
• Susan Sweetser (R) – 83,021 (32.5%)
• Jack Long (D) – 23,830 (9.3%)
• Thomas J. Morse (L) – 2,693 (1.0%)
• Peter Diamondstone (LU) – 1,965 (0.7%)
• Robert Melamede (VG) – 1,350 (0.5%)
• Norio Kushi (NL) – 812 (0.3%)

United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 1998^[16]

• Bernie Sanders (I) – 136,403 (63.4%)
• Mark Candon (R) – 70,740 (32.8%)
• Matthew Mulligan (VG) – 3,464 (1.6%)
• Pete Diamondstone (LU) – 2,153 (1.0%)
• Robert Maynard (L) – 2,097 (0.9%)

2000s

United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 2000^[17]

• Bernie Sanders (I) – 196,118 (69.2%)
• Karen Ann Kerin (R) – 51,977 (18.3%)
• Pete Diamondstone (Organic Life) – 14,918 (5.2%)
• Stewart Skrill (I) – 11,816 (4.1%)
• Jack Rogers (VG) – 4,799 (1.6%)
• Daniel H. Krymkowski (L) – 2,978 (1.0%)

United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 2002^[18]

• Bernie Sanders (I) – 144,880 (64.2%)
• William "Bill" Meub (R) – 72,813 (32.2%)
• Jane Newton (Liberty Union Party/Vermont Progressive Party) – 3,185 1.4%
• Daniel H. Krymkowski (L) – 2,033 (0.9%)
• Fawn Skinner (VG) – 2,344 (1.0%)

United States Representative from Vermont's at-large district, 2004^[19]

• Bernie Sanders (I) – 205,774 (67.4%)
• Greg Parke (R) – 42,271 (24.3%)
• Larry Drown (D) – 21,684 (7.1%)
• Jane Newton (LU) – 261 (0.0%)

United States Senate election in Vermont, 2006^[20]

• Bernie Sanders (Independent) – 171,638 (65.4%)
• Richard Tarrant (R) – 84,924 (32.3%)
• Cris Ericson (Marijuana) – 1,735 (0.6%)
• Craig Hill (Green) – 1,536 (0.5%)
• Peter Moss (Anti-Bush) – 1,518 (0.5%)
• Peter Diamondstone (LU) – 801 (0.3%)

2010s

United States Senate election in Vermont, 2012

• Bernie Sanders (Independent) – 207,848 (71%)
• John MacGovern (R) – 72,898 (24.9%)

Presidential primaries (2016)

2016 Democratic presidential primaries (as of May 6, 2016)^[21]

• Hillary Clinton - 12,560,495 (56.20%)
• Bernie Sanders - 9,446,132 (42.26%)
• Other - 244,344 (1.09%)
• Martin O'Malley* - 100,553 (0.45%)

(* - dropped out from race before end of caucuses and primaries)

2016 Democratic delegate counts:

(2,383 delegates needed to secure nomination)

Pledged delegates

• Hillary Clinton - 1,704
• Bernie Sanders - 1,414
• Available - 933

Including possible superdelegates

• Hillary Clinton - 2,202 (46.21%)
• Bernie Sanders - 1,455 (30.54%)
• Martin O'Malley - 1 (0.02%)
• Available - 1,107 (23.23%)

References

1. Vermont State archives, Race – Jan 7, 1972, ret. Apr. 26, 2009
2. Vermont State archives, Race – 1972, ret. Apr. 26, 2009
3. VT US Senate 1974
4. "Election Results Search: 1974 Election Results", sec.state.vt.us; further: pdf for "1974GEUSSen.xls". Second party identified only as "VI". Vote total on VI line: 3,504. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
5. Vermont State archives, Race – 1976, ret. Apr. 26, 2009
6. Burlington, VT Mayor 1981
7. Burlington, VT Mayor 1983
8. Burlington, VT Mayor 1985
9. Vermont State archives, Race – 1986, ret. Apr. 26, 2009
10. Burlington, VT Mayor 1981
11. Vermont State archives, Race – 1988, ret. Apr. 26, 2009
12. "Vermont State archives - General Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved March 31, 2016.
13. Vermont State archives, Race – 1992, ret. Apr. 26, 2009
14. Vermont State archives, Race – 1994, ret. Apr. 26, 2009
15. Vermont State archives, Race – 1996, ret. Apr. 26, 2009
16. Vermont State archives, Race – 1998, ret. Apr. 26, 2009
17. Vermont State archives, Race – 2000, ret. Apr. 26, 2009
18. Vermont State archives, Race – 2002, ret. Apr. 26, 2009
19. Vermont State archives, Race – 2004, ret. Apr. 26, 2009
20. Vermont State archives, Race – 2006, ret. Apr. 26, 2009
21. "Democratic Convention". The Green Papers. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.