Electoral history of Bernie Sanders explained

The electoral history of Bernie Sanders includes the 2016 and 2020 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). Sanders contested 23 elections (not counting individual presidential state primaries), of which he won 17. He has won every election he has contested since his first election to the House of Representatives in 1990, except his presidential runs.

United States Senate elections

2018

Gubernatorial elections

1986

Burlington mayoral elections

1987

United States House of Representatives elections

2004

United States presidential elections

2016

Raw VotesPledged Delegates
StatesDatePDClintonSandersOtherTotalsCaucusTEVTO%MVMV%ClintonSanders
Iowa02/01/164470069781,405154,0001,40530.21%2321
New Hampshire02/09/162595,355152,1935,514253,062641,84839.43%(56,838)-22.46%915
Nevada02/20/16356,4405,785812,23370,000596,7202.05%6555.35%1817
S Carolina02/27/1653272,37994,4984,027370,9043,663,58310.12%177,88147.96%3813
Alabama03/01/1653309,92876,39911,830398,1573,602,33411.05%233,52958.65%4310
Am Samoa03/01/166162611423723710142.62%42
Arkansas03/01/1632146,05766,2368,727221,0202,137,11510.34%79,82136.11%2210
Colorado03/01/166649,78972,846873123,508123,508934,81813.21%(23,057)-18.67%2739
Georgia03/01/16102545,674215,7973,895765,3666,900,38711.09%329,87743.10%7329
Massachusetts03/01/1691606,822589,80323,6711,220,2963,768,09532.38%17,0191.39%4645
Minnesota03/01/167778,381126,2290204,610204,6103,972,3305.15%(47,848)-23.38%3047
Oklahoma03/01/1638139,443174,22822,172335,8431,978,80716.97%(34,785)-10.36%1721
Tennessee03/01/1667245,930120,8005,492372,2224,874,5927.64%125,13033.62%4522
Texas03/01/16222936,004476,54723,3441,435,89517,299,2798.30%459,45732.00%14775
Vermont03/01/161618,338115,9001,018135,256495,56327.29%(97,562)-72.13%016
Virginia03/01/1695504,741276,3703,930785,0416,022,08913.04%228,37129.09%6134
Kansas03/05/163312,59326,637039,230450,2658.71%(14,044)-35.80%1122
Louisiana03/05/1651221,73372,27617,767311,7761,331,51023.42%149,45747.94%4013
Nebraska03/05/162514,34019,120033,46033,460(4,780)-14.29%1114
Maine03/06/16252,2261,231123,4693,46999528.68%916
Dems Abroad03/08/161310,68923,7792734,495N/A(13,090)-37.95%24
Michigan03/08/16130581,775598,94324,8341,205,5527,419,69416.25%(17,168)-1.42%6466
Mississippi03/08/1636187,33437,7482,082227,1642,181,15910.41%149,58665.85%306
N Marianas03/12/16610265221891893719.58%42
Florida03/15/162141,101,414568,83938,9301,709,1831,709,183532,57531.16%13871
Illinois03/15/161561,039,555999,49416,9982,056,0472,056,04740,0611.95%8178
Missouri03/15/1671312,285310,7116,429629,4254,518,76713.93%1,5740.25%3635
N Carolina03/15/16107622,915467,01852,9831,142,9164,549,08925.12%155,89713.64%6146
Ohio03/15/16143696,681535,3959,4021,241,4781,241,478161,28612.99%8364
Arizona03/22/1675262,459192,96210,814466,235952,52748.95%69,49714.91%4130
Idaho03/22/16235,06518,64017923,88423,884(13,575)-56.84%518
Utah03/22/163316,16662,99236879,52679,526(46,826)-58.88%623
Alaska03/26/16162,1468,4471710,61010,610(6,301)-59.39%313
Hawaii03/26/162510,12525,5306135,71635,716(15,405)-43.13%817
Washington03/26/161017,14019,1594626,34526,345(12,019)-45.62%2671
Wisconsin04/05/1689433,739570,1923,6691,007,6004,282,27123.53%(136,453)-13.54%3749
Wyoming04/09/16171241560280280(32)-11.43%68
New York04/19/162471,133,980820,05616,8641,970,9005,792,49734.03%313,92415.93%146105
Connecticut04/26/1655170,045152,3795,831328,255762,08543.07%17,6665.38%2926
Delaware04/26/162155,95436,6621,02493,640312,26029.99%19,29220.60%138
Maryland04/26/1695573,242309,99033,531916,7632,102,80843.60%263,25228.72%6233
Pennsylvania04/26/16189935,107731,88114,4391,681,4274,062,18741.39%203,22612.09%10884
Rhode Island04/26/162452,74966,9932,716122,458681,18717.98%(14,244)-11.63%1113
Indiana05/03/1683303,705335,0740638,7794,855,98413.15%(31,369)-4.91%3944
Guam05/07/16777752801,3051,30524919.08%52
West Virginia05/10/162986,914124,70030,925242,539833,92929.08%(37,786)-15.58%1217
Kentucky05/17/1655212,534210,62331,411454,5681,680,15527.06%1,9110.42%2827
Oregon05/17/1661269,846360,82910,920641,595955,97967.11%(90,983)-14.18%2635
Virgin Is06/04/1671,32619601,5221,5221,13074.24%70
Puerto Rico06/05/166052,65833,36830086,3262,225,0003.88%19,29022.35%3723
California06/07/164752,745,3022,381,72246,3145,173,33812,206,77842.38%363,5807.03%254221
Montana06/07/162155,80565,1565,415126,376798,78715.82%(9,351)-7.40%1011
New Jersey06/07/16126566,247328,0580894,3051,793,92749.85%238,18926.63%8147
New Mexico06/07/1634111,334104,7410216,075578,96737.32%6,5933.05%1816
N Dakota06/07/161810125340394394(152)-38.58%513
S Dakota06/07/162027,04725,959053,006168,19631.51%1,0882.05%1010
Dist Columbia06/14/162076,70420,3611,33398,398461,57521.32%56,34357.26%164
4,05816,928,12613,233,252500,22630,661,604552,118128,070,19323.94%3,694,87412.05%2,2201,822

States/Territories won by Senator Sanders (23): Alaska, Colorado, Democrats Abroad, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming

States with Margins of less than 5% (10): Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, Michigan, New Mexico, and South Dakota. States underlined were won by Secretary Clinton

2020

States/Territories won by Senator Sanders (10): California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Iowa, Democrats Abroad, Vermont, New Hampshire

See also