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2024 United States Senate election in Vermont

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2024 United States Senate election in Vermont

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Nominee Bernie Sanders Gerald Malloy
Party Independent Republican
Popular vote 229,904 116,522
Percentage 63.3% 32.1%


Sanders:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Malloy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
No Data/Vote:      
Tie:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election

Bernie Sanders
Independent

Elected U.S. Senator

Bernie Sanders
Independent

The 2024 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Vermont. Primary elections took place on August 13, 2024.[1] Incumbent three-term Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent who caucuses with the Democratic Party, was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2018.

Sanders filed paperwork to run for re-election in 2019. On January 8, 2024, he stated he would decide whether or not to seek re-election in the "near future".[2] On May 6, Sanders formally announced that he will run for re-election.[3] He faced Republican businessman and 2022 Senate nominee Gerald Malloy.

Independents

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Candidates

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • Gerald Malloy, businessman and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2022[12]

Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Malloy 20,383 96.4%
Write-in 772 3.6%
Total votes 21,155 100.0%

Third-party candidates

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Declared

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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[13] Solid I November 9, 2023
Inside Elections[14] Solid I November 9, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[15] Safe I November 9, 2023
Decision Desk HQ/The Hill[16] Safe I June 14, 2024
Elections Daily[17] Safe I May 4, 2023
CNalysis[18] Solid I November 21, 2023
RealClearPolitics[19] Solid I August 5, 2024
Split Ticket[20] Safe I October 23, 2024
538[21] Safe I October 23, 2024

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Bernie Sanders (I) $33,701,563 $31,717,985 $10,289,572
Gerald Malloy (R) $150,048 $60,752 $90,156
Source: Federal Election Commission[22]

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Bernie
Sanders (I)
Gerald
Malloy (R)
Other Undecided
University of New Hampshire October 29 – November 2, 2024 1,167 (LV) ± 2.9% 64% 27% 2%[b] 6%
University of New Hampshire August 15–19, 2024 924 (LV) ± 3.2% 66% 25% 5%[c] 4%

Results

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2024 United States Senate election in Vermont[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 229,904 63.3% −4.1%
Republican Gerald Malloy 116,522 32.1% +4.6%
Independent Steve Berry 7,941 2.2% N/A
Libertarian Matt Hill 4,529 1.2% N/A
Green Mountain Peace and Justice Justin Schoville 3,347 0.9% +0.5%
E.P.I.C Mark Stewart Greenstein 1,104 0.3% N/A
Write-in
Total votes 363,347
Independent hold

Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Hill (L) and Berry (I) with 1%
  3. ^ Schoville (GMPJP) with 2%; Hill (L) with 1%; Berry (I) with <1%; "Another candidate" with 2%

References

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  1. ^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Solender, Andrew. "Bernie Sanders to decide on Senate re-election in "near future"". Axios. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Metzger, Bryan. "Bernie Sanders is running for reelection". Business Insider. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "General Election Candidates". Vermont Secretary of State. May 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Neukam, Stephen; Solender, Andrew (May 6, 2024). "Bernie Sanders will run for re-election". Axios. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 – Feminist Majority PAC". feministmajoritypac.org. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024 Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorsed Candidates". Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "2024 Endorsements". Population Connection Action Fund. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "AFA Endorsed Candidates for 2024 Election". Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "Endorsements". UFW. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  11. ^ https://www.progressiveparty.org/2024endorsements
  12. ^ Bradley, Pat (December 15, 2023). "2022 Senate candidate announces 2024 Senate bid". WAMC. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 Senate Race ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  14. ^ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  15. ^ "2024 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. January 24, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  16. ^ "2024 Senate prediction map". elections2024.thehill.com/. The Hill. June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  17. ^ "Election Ratings". Elections Daily. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  18. ^ "'24 Senate Forecast". CNalysis. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  19. ^ "Battle for the Senate 2024". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  20. ^ "2024 Senate Forecast". Split Ticket. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  21. ^ "2024 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  22. ^ "2024 Election United States Senate - Vermont". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  23. ^ "Vermont U.S. Senate Election Results". The New York Times. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
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Official campaign websites