Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The 2006 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent independent Senator Jim Jeffords decided to retire rather than seek re-election to a fourth term in office and Bernie Sanders was elected to succeed him.Sanders represented Vermont's at-large House district as an independent (one of very few in Congress), won the Democratic primary and then dropped out to run as an independent. Many Democratic politicians across the country endorsed Sanders, as no Democrat was on the ballot. The state committee of the Vermont Democratic Party voted unanimously to endorse Sanders.Sanders won the open seat with 65% of the vote."@en }
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- United_States_Senate_election_in_Vermont,_2006 abstract "The 2006 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent independent Senator Jim Jeffords decided to retire rather than seek re-election to a fourth term in office and Bernie Sanders was elected to succeed him.Sanders represented Vermont's at-large House district as an independent (one of very few in Congress), won the Democratic primary and then dropped out to run as an independent. Many Democratic politicians across the country endorsed Sanders, as no Democrat was on the ballot. The state committee of the Vermont Democratic Party voted unanimously to endorse Sanders.Sanders won the open seat with 65% of the vote.".