2018 New England Presidential Election (Divided States of America)

The 2018 New England Presidential Election was the 3rd quadrennial presidential election in the Commonwealth of New England, held on November 5, 2018. In an electoral upset, the Conservative ticket of Plymouth Governor Charlie Baker and Vermont Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott defeated incumbent Progressive President Bernie Sanders by a margin of 1%.

Issues in the election mainly centered around foreign policy, specifically New England's relationship with its neighbors (New York, Quebec, the Maritimes), involving trade and diplomacy. President Sanders mainly campaigned around his domestic policies, slandering Baker as an extremist who wanted to curb the nation's generous social welfare programs. Baker, who himself supported the systems, attacked Sanders as a radical who wanted to raise taxes even further (though New England's tax rate was already rather high compared to its neighbors)

Sanders suffered from questions regarding his age, and his praise of past dictators, along with an unpopular trade agreement he signed with New York that was considered unfair to New England. On election day, Baker prevailed in the popular vote, squeaking past Sanders with around 120,000 more votes. He also carried a majority of states, carrying Plymouth, Massachusetts, Aroostook, New Hampshire, and Hancock.

Sanders meanwhile carried four states (Vermont, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island) plus the Boston Metropolitan District.