Electoral history of Bernie Sanders

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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

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### 1972

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1972 United States Senate special election in Vermont[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Robert Stafford | 45,888  | 64.4%
| Democratic | Randolph T. Major, Jr.  | 23,842  | 33.4%
| Liberty Union | Bernie Sanders  | 1,571  | 2.2%
Total votes | 71,301  | 100.0%

### 1974

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1974 United States Senate election in Vermont[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Patrick Leahy | 70,629  | 49.5%
| Republican | Richard W. Mallary | 66,223  | 46.4%
| Liberty Union | Bernie Sanders  | 5,901  | 4.1%
| Write-in | 19  | 0.0%
Total votes | 142,772  | 100.0%

### 2006

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2006 United States Senate Democratic primary election in Vermont[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Bernie Sanders  | 35,954  | 94.2%
| Democratic | Louis Thabault  | 585  | 1.5%
| Democratic | Craig Hill  | 504  | 1.3%
| Democratic | Larry Drown  | 403  | 1.1%
| Democratic | Peter Moss  | 385  | 1.0%
| Democratic | Write-ins | 355  | 0.9%
Total votes | 38,186  | 100.0%
2006 United States Senate election in Vermont[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Bernie Sanders  | 171,638  | 65.4%
| Republican | Richard Tarrant | 84,924  | 32.3%
| Marijuana | Cris Ericson  | 1,735  | 0.6%
| Green | Craig Hill  | 1,536  | 0.5%
| Independent | Peter Moss  | 1,518  | 0.5%
| Liberty Union | Peter Diamondstone  | 801  | 0.3%
| Write-in | 267  | 0.1%
Total votes | 262,419  | 100.0%

### 2012

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2012 United States Senate Democratic primary election in Vermont[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Bernie Sanders (incumbent)  | 36,902  | 98.7%
| Democratic | Write-ins | 498  | 1.3%
Total votes | 37,400  | 100.0%
2012 United States Senate election in Vermont[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Bernie Sanders (incumbent)  | 207,848  | 71.1%
| Republican | John MacGovern | 72,898  | 24.9%
| Marijuana | Cris Ericson  | 5,924  | 2.0%
| Liberty Union | Peter Diamondstone  | 2,511  | 0.9%
| Independent | Peter Moss  | 2,452  | 0.8%
| Independent | Laurel LaFramboise  | 877  | 0.3%
| Write-in | 252  | 0.1%
Total votes | 292,762  | 100.0%

### 2018

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2018 United States Senate Democratic primary election in Vermont[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Bernie Sanders (incumbent)  | 63,683  | 94.0%
| Democratic | Folasade Adeluola  | 3,766  | 5.6%
| Democratic | Write-ins | 281  | 0.4%
Total votes | 67,730  | 100.0%
2018 United States Senate Progressive primary election in Vermont[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Progressive | Bernie Sanders (write-in)  | 434  | 85.3%
| Progressive | Write-ins (other) | 75  | 14.7%
Total votes | 509  | 100.0%
2018 United States Senate election in Vermont Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Bernie Sanders (incumbent)  | 183,529  | 67.3%
| Republican | Lawrence Zupan  | 74,663  | 27.4%
| Independent | Brad J. Peacock  | 3,787  | 1.4%
| Independent | Russell Beste  | 2,763  | 1.0%
| Independent | Edward S. Gilbert, Jr.  | 2,244  | 0.8%
| Independent | Folasade Adeluola  | 1,979  | 0.7%
| Liberty Union | Reid Kane  | 1,171  | 0.4%
| Independent | Jon Svitavsky  | 1,130  | 0.4%
| Independent | Bruce Busa  | 914  | 0.3%
| Write-in | 294  | 0.1%
Total votes | 272,330  | 100.0%
2024 United States Senate election in Vermont[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Bernie Sanders (incumbent)  | 229,429  | 63.16%  | −4.28
| Republican | Gerald Malloy  | 116,512  | 32.07%  | +4.60
| Independent | Steve Berry | 7,941  | 2.19%  | N/A
| Libertarian | Matt Hill  | 4,530  | 1.25%  | N/A
| Green Mountain Peace and Justice | Justin Schoville  | 3,339  | 0.92%  | +0.49
| E.P.I.C.  | Mark Stewart Greenstein  | 1,104  | 0.30%  | N/A
| Write-in | 398  | 0.11%  | +0.00
Total votes | 363,253  | 100.0%  | N/A
| Independent hold

#### Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican

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* Essex (largest town: Lunenburg)

## Gubernatorial elections

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### 1972

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1972 Vermont gubernatorial election[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Thomas P. Salmon | 104,533  | 55.3%
| Republican | Luther F. Hackett  | 82,491  | 43.6%
| Liberty Union | Bernie Sanders  | 2,175  | 1.1%
| Write-in | 38  | 0.0%
Total votes | 189,237  | 100.0%

### 1976

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1976 Vermont gubernatorial election[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Richard A. Snelling | 99,268  | 53.4%
| Democratic | Stella B. Hackel | 75,262  | 40.4%
| Liberty Union | Bernie Sanders  | 11,317  | 6.1%
| Write-in | 82  | 0.0%
Total votes | 185,929  | 100.0%

### 1986

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1986 Vermont gubernatorial election[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Madeleine M. Kunin (Incumbent)  | 92,485  | 47.0%
| Republican | Peter Smith | 75,239  | 38.2%
| Independent | Bernie Sanders  | 28,418  | 14.4%
| Liberty Union | Richard Gottlieb  | 491  | 0.2%
| Write-in | 83  | 0.0%
Total votes | 196,716  | 100.0%

## Burlington mayoral elections

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### 1981

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1981 Burlington mayoral election[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Bernie Sanders  | 4,030  | 43.4%
| Democratic | Gordon Paquette (Incumbent)  | 4,020  | 43.3%
| Independent | Richard Bove  | 1,091  | 11.8%
| Independent | Joe McGrath  | 139  | 1.5%
Total votes | 9,280  | 100.0%

### 1983

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1983 Burlington mayoral election[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Bernie Sanders (Incumbent)  | 6,942  | 52.1%
| Democratic | Judy Stephany  | 4,086  | 30.7%
| Republican | James Gilson  | 2,292  | 17.2%
Total votes | 13,320  | 100.0%

### 1985

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1985 Burlington mayoral election[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Bernie Sanders (Incumbent)  | 5,760  | 56.1%
| Democratic | Brian D. Burns | 3,275  | 31.9%
| Independent | Diane Gallagher  | 1,234  | 12.0%
Total votes | 10,269  | 100.0%

### 1987

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1987 Burlington mayoral election[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Bernie Sanders (Incumbent)  | 6,759  | 55.9%
| Democratic | Paul Lafayette  | 5,335  | 44.1%
Total votes | 12,094  | 100.0%

## United States House of Representatives elections

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### 1988

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1988 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Peter Smith  | 98,937  | 41.2%
| Independent | Bernie Sanders  | 90,026  | 37.5%
| Democratic | Paul N. Poirier  | 45,330  | 18.9%
| Libertarian | Jim Hedbor  | 3,109  | 1.3%
| Liberty Union | Peter Diamondstone | 1,455  | 0.6%
| Independent | Morris Earle  | 1,070  | 0.4%
| Write-in | 161  | 0.1%
Total votes | 240,089  | 100.0%

### 1990

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1990 United States House of Representatives Democratic primary election in Vermont[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Dolores Sandoval  | 5,979  | 41.3%
| Democratic | Peter Diamondstone  | 5,711  | 39.4%
| Democratic | Bernie Sanders (write-in)  | 2,005  | 13.8%
| Democratic | Write-ins (other) | 791  | 5.5%
Total votes | 14,486  | 100.0%
1990 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Bernie Sanders  | 117,522  | 56.0%
| Republican | Peter Smith (Incumbent)  | 82,938  | 39.5%
| Democratic | Dolores Sandoval  | 6,315  | 3.0%
| Liberty Union | Peter Diamondstone  | 1,965  | 0.9%
| Write-in | 1,116  | 0.5%
Total votes | 209,856  | 100.0%

### 1992

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1992 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Bernie Sanders (incumbent)  | 162,724  | 57.8%
| Republican | Tim Philbin  | 86,901  | 30.9%
| Democratic | Lewis E. Young  | 22,279  | 7.9%
| Liberty Union | Peter Diamondstone  | 3,660  | 1.3%
| Natural Law | John Dewey  | 3,549  | 1.3%
| Independent | Douglas M. Miller  | 2,049  | 0.7%
| Write-in | 464  | 0.2%
Total votes | 281,626  | 100.0%

### 1994

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1994 United States House of Representatives Democratic primary election in Vermont[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Bernie Sanders (write-in)  | 1,968  | 42.5%
| Democratic | John Carroll (write-in)  | 1,458  | 31.5%
| Democratic | Write-ins (other) | 1,210  | 26.1%
Total votes | 4,636  | 100.0%
1994 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Bernie Sanders (incumbent)  | 105,502  | 49.9%
| Republican | John Carroll  | 98,523  | 46.6%
| Natural Law | Carole Banus  | 2,963  | 1.4%
| Grassroots | Jack Rogers  | 2,664  | 1.3%
| Liberty Union | Annette Larson  | 1,493  | 0.7%
| Write-in | 304  | 0.1%
Total votes | 211,449  | 100.0%

### 1996

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1996 United States House of Representatives Democratic primary election in Vermont[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Jack Long  | 9,291  | 68.0%
| Democratic | Bernie Sanders (write-in)  | 4,037  | 29.5%
| Democratic | Susan Sweetser (write-in)  | 203  | 1.5%
| Democratic | Write-ins (other) | 143  | 1.1%
Total votes | 13,674  | 100.0%
1996 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Bernie Sanders (incumbent)  | 140,678  | 55.2%
| Republican | Susan Sweetser  | 83,021  | 32.5%
| Democratic | Jack Long  | 23,830  | 9.3%
| Libertarian | Thomas J. Morse  | 2,693  | 1.0%
| Liberty Union | Peter Diamondstone  | 1,965  | 0.7%
| Grassroots | Robert Melamede  | 1,350  | 0.5%
| Natural Law | Norio Kushi  | 812  | 0.3%
| Write-in | 357  | 0.1%
Total votes | 254,706  | 100.0%

### 1998

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1998 United States House of Representatives Democratic primary election in Vermont[25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Bernie Sanders (write-in)  | 1,661  | 47.9%
| Democratic | Mark Candon (write-in)  | 524  | 15.1%
| Democratic | Jack Long (write-in)  | 465  | 13.4%
| Democratic | Peter Diamondstone (write-in)  | 352  | 10.2%
| Democratic | Write-ins (other) | 467  | 13.5%
Total votes | 3,469  | 100.0%
1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Bernie Sanders (incumbent)  | 136,403  | 63.4%
| Republican | Mark Candon  | 70,740  | 32.9%
| Grassroots | Matthew Mulligan  | 3,464  | 1.6%
| Liberty Union | Peter Diamondstone  | 2,153  | 1.0%
| Libertarian | Robert Maynard  | 2,097  | 1.0%
| Write-in | 276  | 0.1%
Total votes | 215,133  | 100.0%

### 2000

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2000 United States House of Representatives Democratic primary election in Vermont[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Peter Diamondstone  | 20,539  | 90.9%
| Democratic | Bernie Sanders (write-in)  | 1,337  | 5.9%
| Democratic | Write-ins (other) | 710  | 3.1%
Total votes | 22,586  | 100.0%
2000 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont[28] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Bernie Sanders (incumbent)  | 196,118  | 69.2%
| Republican | Karen Ann Kerin  | 51,977  | 18.3%
| Democratic | Peter Diamondstone  | 14,918  | 5.3%
| Independent | Stewart Skrill  | 11,816  | 4.2%
| Grassroots | Jack Rogers  | 4,799  | 1.7%
| Libertarian | Daniel H. Krymkowski  | 2,978  | 1.0%
| Write-in | 760  | 0.3%
Total votes | 283,366  | 100.0%

### 2002

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2002 United States House of Representatives Democratic primary election in Vermont[29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Bernie Sanders (write-in)  | 2,583  | 65.2%
| Democratic | Write-ins (other) | 1,382  | 34.9%
Total votes | 3,965  | 100.0%
2002 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont[30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Bernie Sanders (incumbent)  | 144,880  | 64.2%
| Republican | William Meub  | 72,813  | 32.2%
| Liberty Union | Jane Newton  | 3,185  | 1.4%
| Grassroots | Fawn Skinner  | 2,344  | 1.0%
| Libertarian | Daniel H. Krymkowski  | 2,033  | 0.9%
| Write-in | 221  | 0.1%
Total votes | 225,476  | 100.0%

### 2004

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2004 United States House of Representatives Democratic primary election in Vermont[31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Larry Drown  | 14,870  | 86.1%
| Democratic | Bernie Sanders (write-in)  | 1,878  | 10.9%
| Democratic | Write-ins (other) | 515  | 3.0%
Total votes | 17,263  | 100.0%
2004 United States House of Representatives Progressive primary election in Vermont[32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Progressive | Bernie Sanders (write-in)  | 315  | 47.2%
| Progressive | Jane Newton  | 238  | 35.7%
| Progressive | Write-ins (other) | 114  | 17.1%
Total votes | 667  | 100.0%
2004 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont[33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Bernie Sanders (incumbent)  | 205,774  | 76.2%
| Republican | Greg Parke  | 42,271  | 15.7%
| Democratic | Larry Drown  | 21,684  | 8.0%
| Liberty Union | Jane Newton  | 3,018  | 1.0%
| Write-in | 261  | 0.1%
Total votes | 305,008  | 100.0%

## United States presidential elections

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### 2016

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2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries[34] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 16,849,779  | 55.2%
| Democratic | Bernie Sanders  | 13,167,848  | 43.1%
| Democratic | Martin O'Malley | 110,423  | 0.4%
| Democratic | Others | 395,523  | 1.3%
Total votes | 30,523,573  | 100.0%
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States | Date | PD | Clinton | Sanders | Other | Totals | Caucus | TEV | TO% | MV | MV% | Clinton | Sanders
Iowa  | 02/01/16  | 44  | 700  | 697  | 8  | 1,405  | 154,000  | 1,405  |  | 3  | 0.21%  | 23  | 21
New Hampshire  | 02/09/16  | 25  | 95,355  | 152,193  | 5,514  | 253,062  |  | 641,848  | 39.43%  | (56,838)  | -22.46%  | 9  | 15
Nevada  | 02/20/16  | 35  | 6,440  | 5,785  | 8  | 12,233  | 70,000  | 596,720  | 2.05%  | 655  | 5.35%  | 18  | 17
S Carolina  | 02/27/16  | 53  | 272,379  | 94,498  | 4,027  | 370,904  |  | 3,663,583  | 10.12%  | 177,881  | 47.96%  | 38  | 13
Alabama  | 03/01/16  | 53  | 309,928  | 76,399  | 11,830  | 398,157  |  | 3,602,334  | 11.05%  | 233,529  | 58.65%  | 43  | 10
Am Samoa  | 03/01/16  | 6  | 162  | 61  | 14  | 237  |  | 237  |  | 101  | 42.62%  | 4  | 2
Arkansas  | 03/01/16  | 32  | 146,057  | 66,236  | 8,727  | 221,020  |  | 2,137,115  | 10.34%  | 79,821  | 36.11%  | 22  | 10
Colorado  | 03/01/16  | 66  | 49,789  | 72,846  | 873  | 123,508  | 123,508  | 934,818  | 13.21%  | (23,057)  | -18.67%  | 27  | 39
Georgia  | 03/01/16  | 102  | 545,674  | 215,797  | 3,895  | 765,366  |  | 6,900,387  | 11.09%  | 329,877  | 43.10%  | 73  | 29
Massachusetts  | 03/01/16  | 91  | 606,822  | 589,803  | 23,671  | 1,220,296  |  | 3,768,095  | 32.38%  | 17,019  | 1.39%  | 46  | 45
Minnesota  | 03/01/16  | 77  | 78,381  | 126,229  | 0  | 204,610  | 204,610  | 3,972,330  | 5.15%  | (47,848)  | -23.38%  | 30  | 47
Oklahoma  | 03/01/16  | 38  | 139,443  | 174,228  | 22,172  | 335,843  |  | 1,978,807  | 16.97%  | (34,785)  | -10.36%  | 17  | 21
Tennessee  | 03/01/16  | 67  | 245,930  | 120,800  | 5,492  | 372,222  |  | 4,874,592  | 7.64%  | 125,130  | 33.62%  | 45  | 22
Texas  | 03/01/16  | 222  | 936,004  | 476,547  | 23,344  | 1,435,895  |  | 17,299,279  | 8.30%  | 459,457  | 32.00%  | 147  | 75
Vermont  | 03/01/16  | 16  | 18,338  | 115,900  | 1,018  | 135,256  |  | 495,563  | 27.29%  | (97,562)  | -72.13%  | 0  | 16
Virginia  | 03/01/16  | 95  | 504,741  | 276,370  | 3,930  | 785,041  |  | 6,022,089  | 13.04%  | 228,371  | 29.09%  | 61  | 34
Kansas  | 03/05/16  | 33  | 12,593  | 26,637  | 0  | 39,230  |  | 450,265  | 8.71%  | (14,044)  | -35.80%  | 11  | 22
Louisiana  | 03/05/16  | 51  | 221,733  | 72,276  | 17,767  | 311,776  |  | 1,331,510  | 23.42%  | 149,457  | 47.94%  | 40  | 13
Nebraska  | 03/05/16  | 25  | 14,340  | 19,120  | 0  | 33,460  |  | 33,460  |  | (4,780)  | -14.29%  | 11  | 14
Maine  | 03/06/16  | 25  | 2,226  | 1,231  | 12  | 3,469  |  | 3,469  |  | 995  | 28.68%  | 9  | 16
Dems Abroad  | 03/08/16  | 13  | 10,689  | 23,779  | 27  | 34,495  |  | N/A  |  | (13,090)  | -37.95%  | 2  | 4
Michigan  | 03/08/16  | 130  | 581,775  | 598,943  | 24,834  | 1,205,552  |  | 7,419,694  | 16.25%  | (17,168)  | -1.42%  | 64  | 66
Mississippi  | 03/08/16  | 36  | 187,334  | 37,748  | 2,082  | 227,164  |  | 2,181,159  | 10.41%  | 149,586  | 65.85%  | 30  | 6
N Marianas  | 03/12/16  | 6  | 102  | 65  | 22  | 189  |  | 189  |  | 37  | 19.58%  | 4  | 2
Florida  | 03/15/16  | 214  | 1,101,414  | 568,839  | 38,930  | 1,709,183  |  | 1,709,183  |  | 532,575  | 31.16%  | 138  | 71
Illinois  | 03/15/16  | 156  | 1,039,555  | 999,494  | 16,998  | 2,056,047  |  | 2,056,047  |  | 40,061  | 1.95%  | 81  | 78
Missouri  | 03/15/16  | 71  | 312,285  | 310,711  | 6,429  | 629,425  |  | 4,518,767  | 13.93%  | 1,574  | 0.25%  | 36  | 35
N Carolina  | 03/15/16  | 107  | 622,915  | 467,018  | 52,983  | 1,142,916  |  | 4,549,089  | 25.12%  | 155,897  | 13.64%  | 61  | 46
Ohio  | 03/15/16  | 143  | 696,681  | 535,395  | 9,402  | 1,241,478  |  | 1,241,478  |  | 161,286  | 12.99%  | 83  | 64
Arizona  | 03/22/16  | 75  | 262,459  | 192,962  | 10,814  | 466,235  |  | 952,527  | 48.95%  | 69,497  | 14.91%  | 41  | 30
Idaho  | 03/22/16  | 23  | 5,065  | 18,640  | 179  | 23,884  |  | 23,884  |  | (13,575)  | -56.84%  | 5  | 18
Utah  | 03/22/16  | 33  | 16,166  | 62,992  | 368  | 79,526  |  | 79,526  |  | (46,826)  | -58.88%  | 6  | 23
Alaska  | 03/26/16  | 16  | 2,146  | 8,447  | 17  | 10,610  |  | 10,610  |  | (6,301)  | -59.39%  | 3  | 13
Hawaii  | 03/26/16  | 25  | 10,125  | 25,530  | 61  | 35,716  |  | 35,716  |  | (15,405)  | -43.13%  | 8  | 17
Washington  | 03/26/16  | 101  | 7,140  | 19,159  | 46  | 26,345  |  | 26,345  |  | (12,019)  | -45.62%  | 26  | 71
Wisconsin  | 04/05/16  | 89  | 433,739  | 570,192  | 3,669  | 1,007,600  |  | 4,282,271  | 23.53%  | (136,453)  | -13.54%  | 37  | 49
Wyoming  | 04/09/16  | 17  | 124  | 156  | 0  | 280  |  | 280  |  | (32)  | -11.43%  | 6  | 8
New York  | 04/19/16  | 247  | 1,133,980  | 820,056  | 16,864  | 1,970,900  |  | 5,792,497  | 34.03%  | 313,924  | 15.93%  | 146  | 105
Connecticut  | 04/26/16  | 55  | 170,045  | 152,379  | 5,831  | 328,255  |  | 762,085  | 43.07%  | 17,666  | 5.38%  | 29  | 26
Delaware  | 04/26/16  | 21  | 55,954  | 36,662  | 1,024  | 93,640  |  | 312,260  | 29.99%  | 19,292  | 20.60%  | 13  | 8
Maryland  | 04/26/16  | 95  | 573,242  | 309,990  | 33,531  | 916,763  |  | 2,102,808  | 43.60%  | 263,252  | 28.72%  | 62  | 33
Pennsylvania  | 04/26/16  | 189  | 935,107  | 731,881  | 14,439  | 1,681,427  |  | 4,062,187  | 41.39%  | 203,226  | 12.09%  | 108  | 84
Rhode Island  | 04/26/16  | 24  | 52,749  | 66,993  | 2,716  | 122,458  |  | 681,187  | 17.98%  | (14,244)  | -11.63%  | 11  | 13
Indiana  | 05/03/16  | 83  | 303,705  | 335,074  | 0  | 638,779  |  | 4,855,984  | 13.15%  | (31,369)  | -4.91%  | 39  | 44
Guam  | 05/07/16  | 7  | 777  | 528  | 0  | 1,305  |  | 1,305  |  | 249  | 19.08%  | 5  | 2
West Virginia  | 05/10/16  | 29  | 86,914  | 124,700  | 30,925  | 242,539  |  | 833,929  | 29.08%  | (37,786)  | -15.58%  | 12  | 17
Kentucky  | 05/17/16  | 55  | 212,534  | 210,623  | 31,411  | 454,568  |  | 1,680,155  | 27.06%  | 1,911  | 0.42%  | 28  | 27
Oregon  | 05/17/16  | 61  | 269,846  | 360,829  | 10,920  | 641,595  |  | 955,979  | 67.11%  | (90,983)  | -14.18%  | 26  | 35
Virgin Is  | 06/04/16  | 7  | 1,326  | 196  | 0  | 1,522  |  | 1,522  |  | 1,130  | 74.24%  | 7  | 0
Puerto Rico  | 06/05/16  | 60  | 52,658  | 33,368  | 300  | 86,326  |  | 2,225,000  | 3.88%  | 19,290  | 22.35%  | 37  | 23
California  | 06/07/16  | 475  | 2,745,302  | 2,381,722  | 46,314  | 5,173,338  |  | 12,206,778  | 42.38%  | 363,580  | 7.03%  | 254  | 221
Montana  | 06/07/16  | 21  | 55,805  | 65,156  | 5,415  | 126,376  |  | 798,787  | 15.82%  | (9,351)  | -7.40%  | 10  | 11
New Jersey  | 06/07/16  | 126  | 566,247  | 328,058  | 0  | 894,305  |  | 1,793,927  | 49.85%  | 238,189  | 26.63%  | 81  | 47
New Mexico  | 06/07/16  | 34  | 111,334  | 104,741  | 0  | 216,075  |  | 578,967  | 37.32%  | 6,593  | 3.05%  | 18  | 16
N Dakota  | 06/07/16  | 18  | 101  | 253  | 40  | 394  |  | 394  |  | (152)  | -38.58%  | 5  | 13
S Dakota  | 06/07/16  | 20  | 27,047  | 25,959  | 0  | 53,006  |  | 168,196  | 31.51%  | 1,088  | 2.05%  | 10  | 10
Dist Columbia  | 06/14/16  | 20  | 76,704  | 20,361  | 1,333  | 98,398  |  | 461,575  | 21.32%  | 56,343  | 57.26%  | 16  | 4
|  | 4,058 | 16,928,126 | 13,233,252 | 500,226 | 30,661,604 | 552,118 | 128,070,193 | 23.94% | 3,694,874 | 12.05% | 2,220 | 1,822

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

2016 Democratic National Convention[35] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Hillary Clinton  | 2,842  | 59.7%
| Democratic | Bernie Sanders  | 1,865  | 39.1%
| Democratic | Abstention | 56  | 1.2%
Total votes | 4,763  | 100.0%
2016 United States presidential election in Vermont[36][37] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 178,573  | 55.72%
| Republican | Donald Trump | 95,369  | 29.26%
| Independent | Bernie Sanders (write-in)  | 18,218  | 5.68%
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | 10,078  | 3.14%
| Green | Jill Stein | 6,758  | 2.11%
| Reform | Rocky De La Fuente | 1,063  | 0.33%
| Republican | John Kasich (write-in)  | 831  | 0.26%
| Independent | Evan McMullin (write-in)  | 641  | 0.20%
| Liberty Union | Gloria La Riva | 327  | 0.10%
| Constitution | Darrell Castle (write-in)  | 63  | 0.02%
| Socialist | Mimi Soltysik (write-in)  | 3  | <0.01%
| Write-in | Write-ins (other) | 3,143  | 1.00%
| n/a  | No Name/None of the Above | 257  | 0.09%
| n/a  | Spoiled/blank | 5,400  | 1.69%
Total votes | 320,467  | 100.00%

### 2020

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First-instance vote by state and territory

Joe Biden

Bernie Sanders

Michael Bloomberg

2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries[38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Joe Biden | 19,076,052  | 51.5%
| Democratic | Bernie Sanders  | 9,536,123  | 26.6%
| Democratic | Elizabeth Warren | 2,781,720  | 7.8%
| Democratic | Michael Bloomberg | 2,475,323  | 6.9%
| Democratic | Pete Buttigieg | 913,023  | 2.6%
| Democratic | Amy Klobuchar | 524,559  | 1.5%
| Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard | 270,792  | 0.8%
| Democratic | Tom Steyer | 258,907  | 0.7%
| Democratic | Andrew Yang | 160,416  | 0.4%
| Democratic | Others | 458,477  | 1.3%
Total votes | 35,827,432  | 100.00%

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

2020 Democratic National Convention[39] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Joe Biden  | 3,558  | 74.9%
| Democratic | Bernie Sanders  | 1,151  | 24.2%
| Democratic | Available | 35  | 0.7%
| Democratic | Abstention | 5  | 0.1%
Total votes | 4,749  | 100.00%

## Lebanon presidential elections

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### 2025

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On January 9, 2025, Sanders received a single protest vote from an MP in the Lebanese presidential election.[40] Sanders is ineligible to serve as the President of Lebanon since he is neither a Lebanese citizen, nor is he a Maronite Christian as required by the Lebanese Constitution. The vote was excluded from the official final tally for being invalid.[41]

## See also

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* Electoral history of Barack Obama
* Electoral history of Elizabeth Warren
* Electoral history of Hillary Clinton
* Electoral history of Joe Biden
* Electoral history of Kamala Harris

## References

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