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40 Interesting Facts About Bernie Sanders

Trista February 24, 2019 22 min

United States - Politics — Bernie Sanders spoke during a campaign rally in New Orleans in 2015. Nick Solari / John Hopkins University hub.

17. Sanders Lost His Run For Vermont Governor

Bernie Sanders unsuccessful ran for governor of Vermont in 1986. Toby Talbot / Associated Press / New York Times.

Bernie Sanders had a pretty good winning streak as mayor in Burlington, Vermont. However, when he tried to run for governor of Vermont, he didn’t fare so well. The year was 1986 and Bernie announced he chose to run for governor, but he wouldn’t win the race. Making this one of the six elections he’s lost in his career; he’s won 14 times. Bernie also tried for the governor’s seat twice in the 1970s.

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17. Sanders Lost His Run For Vermont Governor

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