Vermont 2006 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Vermont 2006 Midterm Election

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Vermont
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 12 September 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2000 Census:	609,890	(0.22% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	460,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	427,354
Capital:	Montpelier
Tuesday 12 September 2006 polling hours 5:00a EDT (0900 UTC) to 7:00p EDT (2300 UTC). Polls may open as early as 5:00a and no later than 10:00a as set by the Board of Civil Authority.
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polling hours 5:00a EST (1000 UTC) to 7:00p EST (0000 UTC). Polls may open as early as 5:00a and no later than 10:00a as set by the Board of Civil Authority.

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Vermont State and Local Government

The vote counts on this page reflect the certified results as of 15 November 2006.

VERMONT PRIMARY

Tuesday 12 September 2006

VERMONT Primary results from a media source
(use pull down menu marked "Choose..." to find races of interest)

Contested STATEWIDE races:

United States Senate (Class 1):
- Democrats have nominated Bernie Sanders
- Republicans have nominated Rich Tarrant
Lieutenant Governor:
- Democrats have nominated Matt Dunne
Attorney General:
- Republicans have nominated Dennis Carver

Contested U.S. HOUSE races:

At Large:
- Republicans have nominated Martha Rainville



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Open		Independent	Senator Jim Jeffords • First elected (as a Republican): 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000. Switched to Independent 24 May 2001. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - 20 April 2005: Announced retirement effective at the end of his current term.
		Polls: Independent Congressman Bernard "Bernie" Sanders
			Open Seat (no incumbent)

		Independent; (Democratic)	171,638	65.41%	Congressman Bernard "Bernie" Sanders • Independent At-Large Congressman Sanders won the Democratic Primary on 12 September 2006. On 13 September 2006 Congressman Sanders turned down the Democratic nomination and declared an independent candidacy for the November election. • FEC: $6,179,359

		Republican	84,924	32.36%	Richard E. "Rich" Tarrant • FEC: $7,315,854

		Independent; (Republican)	1,735	0.66%	Cris Ericson • Ran for but did not receive, the Republican nomination in the 12 September primary. Ms. Ericson plans to run as an Independent under the ballot line of "Marijuana". In addtion, Ms. Ericson is an Independent candidate for Governor. • FEC finanical report not available

		Green; (Democratic)	1,536	0.59%	Craig Hill • Ran for but did not receive the Democratic nomination in the 12 September primary. • FEC finanical report not available

		Independent	1,518	0.58%	Peter D. Moss • Party designation: Anti-Bushist Candidate. Mr. Moss ran for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2004 as a Republican. In 2006 Mr. Moss ran for, but did not receive, the Democratic nomination for the Senate Class 1 seat. • FEC finanical report not available

		Liberty Union	801	0.31%	Pete Diamondstone • FEC finanical report not available

		Scattering	267	0.10%	Write-in Votes
Total			262,419	100.00%

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Patrick Leahy • First elected: 1974; re-elected: 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2006. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Republican	Governor James H. "Jim" Douglas • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2004. • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
		Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Governor James H. "Jim" Douglas

		Republican	148,014	56.38%	Governor James H. "Jim" Douglas

		Democratic	108,090	41.17%	Scudder Parker

		Independent	2,477	0.94%	Cris Ericson • "Marijuana". Ms. Ericson is also running for the Class 1 Senate seat as a Republican and Independent.

		Green	1,936	0.74%	Jim Hogue

		Independent	1,216	0.46%	Benjamin Clarke • Party designation: Vermont Localist

		Liberty Union	638	0.24%	Bob Skold

		Scattering	153	0.06%	Write-in Votes
Total			262,524	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2006

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Brian E. Dubie • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First Elected: 2002; re-elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
		Polls: Republican Lieutenant Governor Brian E. Dubie

		Republican	133,250	51.17%	Lieutenant Governor Brian E. Dubie

		Democratic	118,411	45.47%	Matt Dunne

		Progressive	5,658	2.17%	Marvin Malek

		Liberty Union	2,995	1.15%	Mary Alice "Mal" Herbert

		Scattering	116	0.04%	Write-in Votes
Total			260,430	100.00%
	Lt. Governor Dubie, a colonel in the Air Force reserves, left Vermont for Iraq on 8 September 2006 after being called to serve as part of a field assessment team. He was also called to active duty during the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, following the 11 September 2001 attacks, and following Hurricane Katrina.

109^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Independent (1 Open)

At-Large {map} Open		Independent	Congressman Bernie Sanders • First elected: 1990 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - Candidate for the Class 1 Senate Seat in 2006
		Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Peter F. Welch
			Open Seat (no incumbent)

		Democratic	139,815	53.22%	Peter F. Welch • State Senate President Pro Tempore • FEC: $2,066,308

		Republican	117,023	44.54%	Martha T. Rainville • FEC: $1,133,132

		Independent	1,390	0.53%	Dennis Morrisseau • Party designation: Impeach Bush Now
		Independent	1,013	0.39%	Jerry Trudell • FEC finanical report not available

		Green	994	0.38%	Bruce R. Marshall • FEC finanical report not available

		Independent	963	0.37%	Keith Stern • FEC finanical report not available

		Liberty Union	721	0.27%	Jane Newton • FEC finanical report not available

		Independent	599	0.23%	Chris Karr • Party designation: We the People • FEC finanical report not available

		Scattering	208	0.08%	Write-in Votes
Total			262,726	100.00%

Secretary of State 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2006

		Democratic/Republican	Secretary of State Deborah L. "Deb" Markowitz • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1998, re-elected: 2000, 2002, 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary

		Democratic	184,914	72.69%	Secretary of State Deborah L. "Deb" Markowitz

		Republican	64,508	25.36%	Cheryl Moomey

		Liberty Union	4,827	1.90%	Boots Wardinski

		Scattering	144	0.06%	Write-in Votes
Total			254,393	100.00%

Attorney General 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2006

		Democratic	Attorney General William H. "Bill" Sorrell • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Appointed 1997 to fill the unexpired of the term Jeffrey Amestoy; first elected 1998; re-elected: 2000, 2002, 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary

		Democratic	173,467	69.30%	Attorney General William H. "Bill" Sorrell

		Republican	67,721	27.06%	Dennis Carver

		Liberty Union	8,773	3.50%	Rosemarie Jackowski

		Scattering	339	0.14%	Write-in Votes
Total			250,300	100.00%

Treasurer 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2006

		Democratic/Republican	Treasurer Jeb Spaulding • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary

		Democratic/Republican	229,952	94.05%	Treasurer Jeb Spaulding

		Liberty Union	14,018	5.73%	V. Murray Ngoima

		Scattering	530	0.22%	Write-in Votes
Total			244,500	100.00%

Auditor of Accounts 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2006

		Republican	Auditor of Accounts Randolph D. "Randy" Brock • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary

		Democratic	111,741	44.54%	Thomas M. Salmon

		Republican	111,637	44.50%	Auditor of Accounts Randolph D. "Randy" Brock

		Progressive	23,483	9.36%	Martha Abbott

		Liberty Union	3,913	1.56%	Jerry Levy

		Scattering	108	0.04%	Write-in Votes
Total			250,882	100.00%
	The Vermont Secretary of State completed a recount on 14 November with the official results showing Brock winning by 137 votes out of 250,717. Tom Salmon filed for a second recount on Thursday 16 November at the Washington County Superior Court in Montpelier. The recount began on Monday 4 December and was unofficially completed on Monday 18 December. The unofficially totals as of 21 December 2006 are Thomas Salmon (Democrat - WINNER) 111,741 votes or 44.54% to Auditor of Accounts Randy Brock's (Republican) 111,637 votes or 44.50%. The results have yet to be certified. 46 Telephone Ballots and 16 Provisional Ballots have yet to be counted. (Reference Elections Division Vermont Secretary of State Click on the RECOUNT link.)

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 8 candidates
	• Republican: 3 incumbents, 8 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates): 3 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Democratic/Republican: 2 incumbents, 1 candidate
	• Liberty Union: 8 candidates
	• Progressive: 2 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 2 incumbents, 9 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 8 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.