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The2024 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of theUnited States Senate to represent the state ofVermont. Primary elections took place on August 13, 2024.[1] Incumbentindependent SenatorBernie Sanders won re-election to a fourth term, defeating theRepublican nominee, businessman Gerald Malloy.
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 would run for re-election.[3]
Sanders won by a margin of 31.09 percentage points, making it his closest Senate race to date despite achieving his largest vote total ever in the state. Sanders performed on par withKamala Harris in the concurrent2024 United States presidential election in Vermont. Harris won by a slightly larger margin of 31.51% but did not carryOrleans County, unlike Sanders. Independent DemocratSteve Berry won 2.19 percent of the vote.
Sanders lostEssex County, marking his first election since1994 where he lost any Vermont county, and the first in his Senate career.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Malloy | 20,383 | 96.4% | |
| Write-in | 772 | 3.6% | ||
| Total votes | 21,155 | 100.0% | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[14] | Solid I | November 9, 2023 |
| Inside Elections[15] | Solid I | November 9, 2023 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] | Safe I | November 9, 2023 |
| Decision Desk HQ/The Hill[17] | Safe I | June 14, 2024 |
| Elections Daily[18] | Safe I | May 4, 2023 |
| CNalysis[19] | Solid I | November 21, 2023 |
| RealClearPolitics[20] | Solid I | August 5, 2024 |
| Split Ticket[21] | Safe I | October 23, 2024 |
| 538[22] | Safe I | October 23, 2024 |
| 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[23] | |||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Bernard Sanders (I) | Gerald Malloy (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Hampshire[24] | October 29 – November 2, 2024 | 1,167 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 64% | 27% | 2%[b] | 6% |
| University of New Hampshire[25] | August 15–19, 2024 | 924 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 66% | 25% | 5%[c] | 4% |
| 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 | ||
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