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2012 Vermont elections
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Vermont's 2012 general elections were held on November 6, 2012. Primary elections were held on August 28, 2012.
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November 6, 2012
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Federal elections
US House
US Senate
President
Governor
Incumbent Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin (since 2011) ran for re-election.[1]
Lieutenant governor
Republican incumbent Phil Scott, who has held the position of Lieutenant Governor (since 2011) ran for re-election to a second term.[2]
Cassandra Gekas, the former health care advocate for the Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG), sought the Democratic nomination to challenge Scott.[3]
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Scott: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Gekas: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% No Data/Vote: | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
Incumbent Phil Scott was unopposed in the Republican primary.
Democratic primary
Cassandra Gekas was unopposed for the nomination.
Liberty Union
Ben Mitchell was unopposed for the nomination.
General election
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Phil Scott (incumbent) | 162,787 | 57.1 | |
| Democratic | Cassandra Gekas | 115,015 | 40.4 | |
| Liberty Union | Ben Mitchell | 6,975 | 2.4 | |
| Write-in | Write-ins | 257 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 285,034 | 100% | ||
Secretary of State
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Condos: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% No Data/Vote: | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic incumbent Jim Condos, who has held the position of Secretary of State of Vermont since 2011, is currently running unopposed in the primary as well as the general elections. Condos has also been nominated by the Progressive Party.
Liberty Union Party candidate Mary Alice Herbert was the sole declared candidate opposing Condos. She declined to debate Condos.[5][2]
Condos received 86.6% of the votes cast for the office of SoS.
Treasurer
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Pearce: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Wilton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% No Data/Vote: | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic incumbent Beth Pearce, who was appointed to the position of Vermont State Treasurer in 2011, was elected to her first full term.[2]
Wendy Wilton, the Rutland City Treasurer and former State Representative, was the Republican nominee.[2] Don Schramm, a retired businessman, was the Progressive nominee for the third election in a row.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Beth Pearce | 147,700 | 52.32% | ||
| Republican | Wendy Wilton | 114,947 | 40.72% | ||
| Progressive | Don Schramm | 12,497 | 4.43% | ||
| Liberty Union | Jessica Diamondstone | 6,939 | 2.46% | ||
| Write-ins | 198 | 0.07% | |||
| Majority | 32,573 | 11.5% | |||
| Turnout | 282,281 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Attorney general
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Sorrell: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% McMullen: 40–50% 50–60% No Data/Vote: | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent William Sorrell, who had held the position of Vermont Attorney General since 1997, ran for re-election and defeated T. J. Donovan for the Democratic nomination.[8]
Democratic primary results:[8]
- Sorrell, 21,124 (50.8%)
- Donovan, 20,410 (49.1%)
For the general election, Jack McMullen, a businessman who ran for the U.S. Senate in 1998 and 2004, was the Republican nominee.[2] Ed Stanak, a retired state employee and former president of the Vermont State Employees Union, was the Progressive candidate.[5] Rosemarie Jackowski was on the ballot as the nominee of the Liberty Union Party.[8]
In the general election, Sorrell won another term.[8] The results were:[8]
- Sorrell, 164,441 (57.9%)
- McMullen, 94,588 (33.3%)
- Stanak, 15,629 (5.5%)
- Jackowski, 8,533 (3.0%)
- Write-in, 588 (0.2%)
Auditor
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Hoffer: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Illuzzi: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% No Data/Vote: | |||||||||||||||||
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On May 18, 2012, incumbent Auditor Thomas M. Salmon announced he would not be running for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Vincent Illuzzi, Essex/Orleans State Senate
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Vincent Illuzzi | 8,140 | 98.1 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 155 | 1.9 | |
| Total votes | 8,295 | 100% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Doug Hoffer, self-employed policy analyst, nominee for Auditor in 2010
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Doug Hoffer | 29,009 | 97.4 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 784 | 2.6 | |
| Total votes | 29,793 | 100% | ||
General Election
Candidates
- Doug Hoffer (D/P)
- Vincent Illuzzi (R)
- Jerry Levy (LU)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Doug Hoffer | 140,805 | 51.3 | |
| Republican | Vincent Illuzzi | 123,806 | 45.1 | |
| Liberty Union | Jerry Levy | 9,381 | 3.4 | |
| Write-in | Write-ins | 276 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 274,268 | 100% | ||
General Assembly
State Senate
All 30 members of the Vermont Senate are up for election. The state Senate currently consists of 21 Democrats, 8 Republicans, and 1 Progressive (who caucuses with the Democratic majority).
State House of Representatives
All 150 members of the Vermont House of Representatives are up for election. The state House currently consists of 94 Democrats, 48 Republicans, 5 Progressives (who caucus with the Democratic majority), and 3 Independents (who also caucus with the Democratic majority).
Open seats
- Caledonia-2: Democratic incumbent and House Majority Leader Lucy Leriche retired.[9]
- Caledonia-4: Republican incumbent Howard Crawford retired.[10]
- Chittenden-6-3 (Chittenden-3-3 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Jason Lorber retired.[11]
- Chittenden-6-6: This is a new seat, with no incumbent.
- Chittenden-6-7 (Chittenden-3-6 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Kenneth Atkins retired.[10]
- Chittenden-7-4 (Chittenden-3-9 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Bert Munger retired.[10]
- Essex-Caledonia: Republican incumbent Janice L. Peaslee retired.[12]
- Franklin-2 (Franklin-1 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Gary Gilbert retired.[10]
- Franklin-3-1 (Franklin-3 prior to redistricting): Republican incumbent Dustin Allard Degree is seeking a state Senate seat.[13]
- Franklin-5 (Franklin-6 prior to redistricting): Republican incumbent Norman H. McAllister is seeking a state Senate seat.[14]
- Franklin-6 (Franklin-2 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Richard Howrigan retired.[10]
- Lamoille-3 (Lamoille-4 prior to redistricting): Republican incumbent Adam Howard retired.[10]
- Orleans-1: Republican incumbent Robert Lewis is seeking a state Senate seat.[15]
- Rutland-6 (Rutland-7 prior to redistricting): Republican incumbent Joe Acinapura retired.[10]
- Windham-2-3 (Windham-3-3 prior to redistricting): Progressive incumbent Sarah Edwards retired.[16]
- Windham-Bennington-Windsor-1: Republican incumbent Oliver Olsen retired.[2]
- Windsor-2: Democratic incumbent Ernest Shand retired.[17]
- Windsor-4-2 (Windsor-6-2 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Charles Bohi retired.[18]