The Green Papers: Vermont 2014 General Election |
Vermont
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress ✓ Primary: Tuesday 26 August 2014 ✓ General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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The primary is used to select nominees for the Democratic, Progressive, and Republican parties. If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the November General Election for Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Treasure, the state Legislature chooses the next incumbent. CHAPTER II, Section 47, paragraph 3 of the CONSTITUTION OF VERMONT reads as follows: "If, at any time, there shall be no election, of Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Treasurer, of the State, the Senate and House of Representatives shall by a joint ballot, elect to fill the office, not filled as aforesaid, one of the three candidates for such office (if there be so many) for whom the greatest number of votes shall have been returned." 28 May 2014: The Governor signs Senate Bill 86. The bill moves the partisan primary from the fourth to the second Tuesday in August and takes effect in 2016. 2014 General Election returns as certified on 12 November 2014 by the Vermont Secretary of State. |
U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 113th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Class 1 | Independent | Senator Bernard "Bernie" Sanders First elected: 2006 (ran as a Democrat in the primary and as an Independent in the General Election); re-elected as an Independent: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 |
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Class 3 | Democratic | Senator Patrick J. Leahy First elected: 1974; re-elected: 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 |
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Candidate list | |||||
Democratic | Senator Patrick J. Leahy FEC S4VT00017 |
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Governor 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2014. Term Limit: None, All Governors | |||||
Democratic | Governor Peter Shumlin Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2012 Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 26 August 2014 Primary |
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Candidate list | |||||
Democratic | 89,509 | 46.36% | Governor Peter Shumlin Since no candidate received 50% of the vote in the 2014 General Election, the state Legislature, when it meets on 8 January 2015, will choose the next Governor (CHAPTER II, Section 47, paragraph 3 of the CONSTITUTION OF VERMONT). We expect the [Democratic] state Legislature to vote for the candidate who received the most votes-- Governor Peter Shumlin. The trailing candidate can allow the leading candidate to claim victory without legislative action. However, Mr. Milne stated that he will neither concede nor request a recount. 8 January 2015: Vermont Shumlin (Democratic) is re-elected by the state Legislature, 110-69, over Scott Milne (Republican). |
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Republican | 87,075 | 45.10% | Scott Milne | ||
Libertarian | 8,428 | 4.36% | Dan Feliciano | ||
Independent | 3,157 | 1.64% | Emily Peyton Lost 26 August 2014 Republican Primary for this office. Now running as an Independent. |
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Liberty Union | 1,673 | 0.87% | Pete Diamondstone | ||
Independent | 1,434 | 0.74% | Bernard Peters | ||
Independent; (Marijuana) | 1,089 | 0.56% | Cris Ericson | ||
Scattering | 722 | 0.37% | write-in | ||
Total | 193,087 | 100.00% | |||
If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the November General Election, the state Legislature chooses the next Governor. | |||||
Lieutenant Governor 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2014 | |||||
Republican | Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 26 August 2014 Primary |
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Candidate list | |||||
Republican | 118,949 | 62.14% | Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott | ||
Democratic; Progressive | 69,005 | 36.05% | former state Representative Dean Corren 26 August 2014 Primary: Won the Progressive primary having been the sole Progressive candidate on the ballot. Won the Democratic nomination with 3,874 write-ins. |
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Liberty Union | 3,347 | 1.75% | Marina Brown | ||
Scattering | 115 | 0.06% | write-in | ||
Total | 191,416 | 100.00% | |||
113th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113th House | |||||
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Renominated) | |||||
Incumbent - 113th Congress | |||||
At-Large |
Democratic | Congressman Peter F. Welch Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 2006 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 26 August 2014 Primary |
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Candidate list - 113th Congress | |||||
Democratic | 123,349 | 64.41% | Congressman Peter F. Welch FEC H6VT00160; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,147,911; Dsb $690,351 |
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Republican | 59,432 | 31.03% | Mark Donka FEC H2VT00110; 30 Sep 14; Tot $11,427; Dsb $4,558 |
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Independent; (Marijuana) | 2,750 | 1.44% | Cris Ericson FEC H8VT00141 |
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Liberty Union | 2,071 | 1.08% | Matthew Andrews FEC H4VT00116 |
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Independent | 2,024 | 1.06% | Jerry Trudell Energy Independence FEC H6VT00228 |
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Independent | 1,685 | 0.88% | Randall Meyer FEC H4VT00124 |
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Scattering | 193 | 0.10% | write-in | ||
Total | 191,504 | 100.00% | |||
Secretary of State 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2014 | |||||
Democratic | Secretary of State James C. "Jim" Condos Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 26 August 2014 Primary |
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Candidate list | |||||
Democratic | 126,427 | 74.75% | Secretary of State James C. "Jim" Condos | ||
Progressive | 24,518 | 14.50% | Ben Eastwood | ||
Liberty Union | 17,460 | 10.32% | Mary Alice Herbert | ||
Scattering | 730 | 0.43% | write-in | ||
Total | 169,135 | 100.00% | |||
Attorney General 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2014 | |||||
Democratic | Attorney General William H. "Bill" Sorrell Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 Appointed 1997 to fill the unexpired of the term Jeffrey Amestoy; first elected 1998; re-elected: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 26 August 2014 Primary |
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Candidate list | |||||
Democratic | 109,305 | 58.64% | Attorney General William H. "Bill" Sorrell | ||
Republican | 69,489 | 37.28% | Shane W. McCormack | ||
Liberty Union | 7,342 | 3.94% | Rosemarie Jackowski | ||
Scattering | 263 | 0.14% | write-in | ||
Total | 186,399 | 100.00% | |||
Treasurer 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2014 | |||||
Democratic | Treasurer Elizabeth "Beth" Pearce Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 Appointed 20 December 2010 re: resignation of Jeb Spaulding; first elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 26 August 2014 Primary |
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Candidate list | |||||
Democratic | 124,119 | 74.06% | Treasurer Elizabeth "Beth" Pearce | ||
Progressive | 28,990 | 17.30% | Don Schramm | ||
Liberty Union | 13,456 | 8.03% | V. Murray Ngoima | ||
Scattering | 1,027 | 0.61% | write-in | ||
Total | 167,592 | 100.00% | |||
Auditor of Accounts 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2014 | |||||
Democratic | Auditor Doug Hoffer Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 26 August 2014 Primary |
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  | ** Uncontested Race ** | ||||
Candidate list | |||||
Democratic; Progressive | 146,836 | 99.06% | Auditor Doug Hoffer | ||
Scattering | 1,391 | 0.94% | write-in | ||
Total | 148,227 | 100.00% |
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. |