2008 Vermont elections
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The Vermont election in 2008 consisted of elections for federal, state, and local elections. All state offices are for two years; all terms expired in 2008. Elections included the gubernatorial, all state offices, including all state senators and representatives, the federal Congress, and the presidential. There was no federal Senate election.
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November 4, 2008
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A primary election in August determined which candidates parties would choose to run in the general election in November. An earlier primary selected Vermont's choices for candidates for president. 72% of the voters, 327,301, turned out for the general election. This was the highest percentage, so far, in the 21st century.[1] A record 26% of young voters turned out.[2]
Federal elections
Presidential
Democrat Barack Obama carried the state's three electoral votes in the general election.
Primary Polls On February 24, 2008, polls showed Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. Hillary Clinton by an average margin of 24% (57% to 33%), with 10% Not Sure.[3][4]
Democratic Party Results
| Key: | Withdrew prior to contest |
| Vermont Democratic presidential primary, 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
| Barack Obama | 91,901 | 59.31% | 9 |
| Hillary Clinton | 59,806 | 38.59% | 6 |
| John Edwards | 1,936 | 1.25% | 0 |
| Dennis Kucinich | 1,010 | 0.65% | 0 |
| Write-in candidates | 307 | 0.20% | 0 |
| Totals | 154,960 | 100.00% | 15 |
Republican Party Results
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McCain | 28,417 | 71.32% | 17 |
| Mike Huckabee | 5,698 | 14.30% | 0 |
| Ron Paul | 2,635 | 6.61% | 0 |
| Mitt Romney* | 1,809 | 4.45% | 0 |
| Rudy Giuliani* | 931 | 2.24% | 0 |
| Write-in | 353 | 0.89% | 0 |
| Total | 39,843 | 100% | 17 |
* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary
U.S. House
Democratic Congressman Peter Welch decided to run for a second term in Congress. Welch encountered no major-party opposition and defeated a series of independent candidates.
Governor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Douglas (incumbent) | 170,492 | 53.43 | −2.93% | |
| Independent | Anthony Pollina | 69,791 | 21.87 | N/A | |
| Democratic | Gaye Symington | 69,534 | 21.79 | −19.37% | |
| Independent | Tony O'Connor | 3,106 | 0.97 | N/A | |
| Independent | Sam Young | 2,490 | 0.78 | N/A | |
| Liberty Union | Pete Diamondstone | 1,710 | 0.54 | +0.30% | |
| Independent | Cris Ericson | 1,704 | 0.53 | −0.41% | |
| write-ins | 258 | 0.08 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 100,701 | 31.56% | |||
| Turnout | 319,085 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Lieutenant governor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian Dubie | 171,744 | 55.08% | +3.91% | |
| Democratic | Thomas W. Costello | 121,953 | 39.11% | −6.36% | |
| Progressive | Richard Kemp | 14,249 | 4.57% | +2.40% | |
| Liberty Union | Ben Mitchell | 3,639 | 1.17 | +0.02% | |
| Write-in | 207 | 0.07 | +0.03% | ||
| Total votes | 260,430 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
