2018 United States Senate election in Vermont explained

Election Name:2018 United States Senate election in Vermont
Country:Vermont
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 United States Senate election in Vermont
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2024 United States Senate election in Vermont
Next Year:2024
Election Date:November 6, 2018
Turnout:55.57%
Image1:File:Bernie Sanders in March 2020 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Bernie Sanders
Party1:Independent
Popular Vote1:183,649
Percentage1:67.44%
Nominee2:Lawrence Zupan
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:74,815
Percentage2:27.47%
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Bernie Sanders
Before Party:Independent
After Election:Bernie Sanders
After Party:Independent
Image1 Size:x150px

The 2018 United States Senate election in Vermont was held November 6, 2018, alongside a gubernatorial election, U.S. House election, and other state and local elections. Incumbent independent Senator Bernie Sanders won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican nominee Lawrence Zupan.[1] The primaries were held on August 14.[2] This was one of two independent-held Senate seats up for election in a state that Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election.

Background

Two-term independent Senator Bernie Sanders was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2012. Sanders, a candidate for president in the 2016 primary election and one of only three independent members of Congress, is a self-described democratic socialist.[3] [4]

Sanders has caucused with the Democratic Party since taking office in 2007, and he is the Chairman of the Budget Committee. He was 77 years old in 2018. Sanders ran for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. After failing to win the nomination, he announced that he would run for re-election for his Senate seat in 2018.[5]

Independents

Candidates

Endorsements

Democratic primary

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Eliminated in primary

Not on ballot

Withdrawn

Results

Republican primary

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Post-primary

H. Brooke Paige, who also won the Republican nominations for U.S. House, state Attorney General, state Secretary of State, state Treasurer, and state Auditor, withdrew from all but the secretary of state race on August 24, in order to allow the Vermont Republican Party to name replacement candidates.[14] The Vermont Republican Party picked Lawrence Zupan, who came in 2nd place in the primary, to be the Republican nominee.[15]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
CNN[16] July 12, 2018
Fox News[17]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bernie Sanders to Seek Reelection to U.S. Senate. Dobbs. Taylor. Seven Days. 2018-05-22. en.
  2. News: Vermont Primary Election Results. Ember. Sydney. August 16, 2018. The New York Times. 2018-10-24. en.
  3. Web site: Where's the outrage over AIG bonuses?. Lisa Lerer. July 16, 2009. April 19, 2010. The Politico.
  4. News: Exceedingly Social But Doesn't Like Parties. November 6, 2006. November 26, 2012. Michael Powell. .
  5. News: Sanders to run as an independent in 2018 . Thomsen . Jacqueline . 2017-10-22 . The Hill. 2017-11-12.
  6. News: Newcomer Brad Peacock launches bid for Senate. Madigan. Cherise. January 7, 2018. The Bennington Banner. 2018-05-21. en.
  7. News: Sanders to run as a Democrat — but not accept nomination. Politico. 2018-05-22.
  8. Web site: Little-Known Challengers Seek To Unseat Bernie Sanders In 2018. Vermont Public Radio. Hirschfield. Peter. July 6, 2017. July 7, 2017.
  9. News: Bitter Clinton Supporters Try to Unseat Bernie Sanders in Senate Race. Sainato. Michael. 2017-07-07. Observer. 2018-05-03. en-US.
  10. Web site: Letter: Zupan makes case for GOP senate nomination. Manchester Journal. Zupan. Lawrence. July 30, 2018.
  11. News: Campaign 2018: Rocky De La Fuente Running In Multiple US Senate Primaries, Including Vt.. Epp. Henry. August 3, 2018. Vermont Public Radio. 2018-08-07. en.
  12. News: Sen. Bernie Sanders' seat attracts 4 newcomer candidates. McCullum. April. March 23, 2018. Burlington Free Press. 2018-05-03. Burlington, Vermont.
  13. News: Primary Source: Looking at the Sanders Juggernaut. Valley News. Gregg. John P.. April 27, 2017. April 27, 2017.
  14. Web site: Republicans on the clock after Paige withdraws from five statewide races. Colin. Meyn. VTDigger. August 24, 2018.
  15. Web site: Young . Taylor . Vt. GOP picks candidates for 5 open slots . WCAX-TV . August 30, 2018 . Gray Digital Media . 30 August 2018.
  16. Web site: Key Races: Senate. July 15, 2018.
  17. Web site: 2018 Senate Power Rankings. . July 10, 2018.

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