2022 Vermont Secretary of State election
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The 2022 Vermont Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of Vermont. Incumbent Democratic secretary Jim Condos declined to seek re-election to a seventh term in office.[1][2]
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November 8, 2022
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Primary elections were held on August 9, 2022. Democratic state representative Sarah Copeland Hanzas narrowly won the Democratic primary against Deputy Secretary of State Chris Winters, and H. Brooke Paige won the Republican primary only facing token write-in opposition.[3][4] Hanzas comfortably won the general election.[5]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Sarah Copeland Hanzas, state representative from Orange-2 since 2005[3]
Eliminated in primary
- John Odum, Montpelier city clerk[6]
- Chris Winters, deputy secretary of state and former Berlin school board member[7][8]
Endorsements
Sarah Copeland Hanzas
Chris Winters
Statewide officials
- Jim Condos, incumbent Vermont Secretary of State (2011-present)[10]
- Deb Markowitz, former Vermont Secretary of State (1999-2011)[10]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sarah Copeland Hanzas | 35,968 | 35.12% | ||
| Democratic | Chris Winters | 34,138 | 33.34% | ||
| Democratic | John Odum | 13,707 | 13.39% | ||
| Write-in | 414 | 0.40% | |||
| Rejected ballots | 18,181 | 17.75% | |||
| Total votes | 102,408 | 100.0% | |||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- H. Brooke Paige, perennial candidate, nominee for Secretary of State and Attorney General in 2020 and nominee for Secretary of State in 2018
Declined
- Dustin Degree, deputy commissioner of the Vermont Department of Labor, former state senator and former state representative[7]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | H. Brooke Paige | 21,591 | 70.65% | ||
| Write-in | 752 | 2.46% | |||
| Rejected ballots | 8,217 | 26.89% | |||
| Total votes | 30,560 | 100.0% | |||
Progressive primary
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[15] | Safe D | August 11, 2022 |
| Elections Daily[16] | Safe D | November 7, 2022 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Sarah Copeland Hanzas | 179,087 | 65.03% | ||
| Republican | H. Brooke Paige | 95,666 | 34.74% | ||
| Write-in | 626 | 0.23% | |||
| Rejected ballots | 16,576 | 5.68% | |||
| Total votes | 275,379[a] | 100.0% | |||
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See also
Notes
- Does not include spoiled or blank ballots, which were not included in the final percentages according to the Secretary of State. Including them, the total number is 291,955.