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2012 Vermont U.S. Senate Election

Vermont · 6 candidates · See every 2012 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2012 Vermont U.S. Senate Election?

Bernie Sanders won the 2012 Vermont U.S. Senate Election. Bernie Sanders received 207,848 popular votes (71%). The main challenger was John MacGovern (24.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Sanders and MacGovern

Sanders +46.1 pts · won by 134,950 votes
Bernie SandersIndependentWINNER71%
207,848 votes
John MacGovernRepublican24.9%
72,898 votes
Chris EricsonUnited States Marijuana2.02%
5,924 votes
Peter DiamondstoneLiberty Union0.86%
2,511 votes
Peter MossPeace And Prosperity0.84%
2,452 votes
Laurel LaframboiseVotekiss0.3%
877 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.