2018 Vermont General Election Story (Senate)

A head to head comparison of the Vermont 2018 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

Bernie Sanders received 183.65k (67.44 %) votes, beating Lawrence Zupan who gained 74.81k (27.47 %) by 108.83k votes in Vermont.

Lawrence Zupan won 14 counties out of the 260 counties that make up Vermont. The record shows that Bernie Sanders won 246 counties.

During the 2018 general elections, over 272k total number of votes were cast. Bernie Sanders got 183,649 (184k) over Brad Peacock 3,665 (4k). He won the popular vote by 183,649 (184k). His victory in the State of Vermont (with 183,649 votes) represents 50.0% of his popular vote victory.

Top 15 Counties in General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these Primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the largest counties (CHITTENDEN, WASHINGTON and WINDSOR), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties without voter outreach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in General Elections

CHITTENDEN, WASHINGTON and WINDSOR, three of the larger counties voted in favor of Bernie Sanders, giving him a 60k vote advantage.