Bernie ’86
Title
Bernie ’86
Subject
Electoral Politics
Description
Bernie Sanders, an Independent from the state of Vermont, ran as the third party candidate in the state's 1986 gubernatorial race between Democratic candidate Madeleine Kunin and Republican candidate Lieutenant Governor Peter Smith. Sanders lost the race; however, he remained as the Mayor of Burlington until 1989 when he was elected in 1990 to the U.S. House of Representatives. In 2006, Sanders won election to the U.S. Senate from Vermont, where he still serves. In 2016, Sanders shook up the Democratic presidential nominating process by giving the heavy favorite, Hillary Clinton, a strong challenge before ultimately losing the contest.
Creator
Bernie 1986
Source
Roz Payne
Publisher
Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Date
1986
Format
Button
Type
Physical Object
Collection
Citation
Bernie 1986, “Bernie ’86 ,” Roz Payne Sixties Archive, accessed December 24, 2024, https://rozsixties.unl.edu/items/show/241.