Bernie Sanders Wins Re-Election as Ballots Are Counted
Source: US News-AP
By WILSON RING,
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders cruised to re-election in Vermont for his third Senate term Tuesday, easily defeating a little known candidate.
The Associated Press called the race for Sanders, an independent who is considering a 2020 run for the White House, when the polls closed at 7 p.m.
Sanders was challenged by Republican businessman Lawrence Zupan, of Manchester.
Sanders spent little time campaigning in the state ahead of Tuesday's election. Zupan, a Manchester real estate broker with experience in international trade, campaigned against what he felt was big government and social welfare programs.
Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/vermont/articles/2018-11-06/vermonters-electing-top-officials-and-state-legislature
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