2018 Burlington mayoral election

2018 Burlington mayoral election

March 6, 2018

Nominee Miro Weinberger Carina Driscoll Infinite Culcleasure Party Democratic Progressive Independent Popular vote 5,749 4,155 1,910 Percentage 48.38% 34.96% 16.07%

Results by ward Weinberger:      50–55%      55–60% Driscoll:      35–45% Culcleasure:      40–45%

Mayor before election Miro Weinberger Democratic Elected mayor Miro Weinberger Democratic

The 2018 Burlington mayoral election was held March 6, 2018. Incumbent mayor Miro Weinberger was elected to his third term with 48% of the popular vote.

Background

Incumbent Democratic mayor Weinberger was first elected in 2012 and ran for a third term in 2018 facing opposition from Progressive candidate Carina Driscoll, step-daughter of former mayor Bernie Sanders, and independent candidate Infinite Culcleasure, both of whom failed to defeat him. They received 35% and 16% against Weinberger's plurality of 48%.

Election Results

Burlington mayoral election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Miro Weinberger	5,749	48.38%
	Progressive	Carina Driscoll	4,155	34.96%
	Independent	Infinite Culcleasure	1,910	16.07%
	Write-in		70	0.59%
Total votes			11,884	100%
	Democratic hold

Results by ward

Ward	Weinberger	Votes	Driscoll	Votes	Culcleasure	Votes	Write-ins	Votes
Ward 1	47.99%	526	32.66%	358	18.98%	208	0.36%	4
Ward 2	25.27%	398	38.67%	430	35.79%	398	0.27%	3
Ward 3	35.58%	528	41.37%	614	22.84%	339	0.20%	3
Ward 4	59.02%	1,259	34.46%	735	5.86%	125	0.66%	14
Ward 5	53.01%	1,004	36.75%	696	9.93%	188	0.32%	6
Ward 6	60.32%	935	28.90%	448	10.39%	161	0.39%	6
Ward 7	51.25%	900	40.26%	707	6.95%	122	1.54%	27
Ward 8	36.79%	316	19.44%	167	42.96%	369	0.81%	7