| Election Name: | 2024 United States Senate election in Vermont |
| Country: | Vermont |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 United States Senate election in Vermont |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2030 United States Senate election in Vermont |
| Next Year: | 2030 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2024 |
| Image1: | Bernie Sanders 2023.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bernie Sanders |
| Party1: | Independent |
| Popular Vote1: | 229,429 |
| Percentage1: | 63.23% |
| Nominee2: | Gerald Malloy |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 116,512 |
| Percentage2: | 32.11% |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Bernie Sanders |
| Before Party: | Independent politician |
| After Election: | Bernie Sanders |
| After Party: | Independent politician |
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 Independent Senator Bernie Sanders won re-election to a fourth term, defeating Republican nominee 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 will run for re-election.[3]
Sanders won by a margin of 31.12 percentage points, making it his weakest Senate electoral performance to date. Sanders lost Essex County, marking his first election since 1994 where he lost any Vermont county, and the first in his Senate career.
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[7] | November 9, 2023 | ||
| align=left | Inside Elections[8] | November 9, 2023 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | November 9, 2023 | ||
| align=left | Decision Desk HQ/The Hill[10] | June 14, 2024 | ||
| align=left | Elections Daily[11] | May 4, 2023 | ||
| align=left | CNalysis[12] | November 21, 2023 | ||
| align=left | RealClearPolitics[13] | August 5, 2024 | ||
| Split Ticket[14] | October 23, 2024 | |||
| 538[15] | 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[16] | ||||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | 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% | 6% | |||
| University of New Hampshire | data-sort-value="2024-08-22" | August 15–19, 2024 | 924 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 66% | 25% | 5% | 4% |