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2018 Vermont U.S. Senate Election

Vermont · 9 candidates · See every 2018 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2018 Vermont U.S. Senate Election?

Bernie Sanders won the 2018 Vermont U.S. Senate Election. Bernie Sanders received 183,529 popular votes (67.32%). The main challenger was Lawrence Zupan (27.39%).

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

Sanders +39.9 pts · won by 108,866 votes
Bernie SandersIndependentWINNER67.32%
183,529 votes
Lawrence ZupanRepublican27.39%
74,663 votes
Brad J. PeacockIndependent1.39%
3,787 votes
Russell BesteIndependent1.01%
2,763 votes
Edward S. Gilbert Jr.Independent0.82%
2,244 votes
Folasade AdeluolaIndependent0.73%
1,979 votes
Jon SvitavskyIndependent0.47%
1,280 votes
Reid KaneLiberty Union0.43%
1,171 votes
Bruce BusaIndependent0.34%
914 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.