Vermont 2021 General Election

The Green Papers: Vermont 2021 General Election

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Vermont
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2020 Census:	643,503	(0.21% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2010 Census:	630,337	(0.20% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
Capital:	Montpelier

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Vermont State and Local Government

The primary is used to select nominees for the Democratic, Green Mountain, Progressive, and Republican parties. The Green Mountain Party is not affiliated with any other party.

If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the November General Election for Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Treasurer, 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."



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 117^th 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, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Patrick J. Leahy • First elected: 1974; re-elected: 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 15 November 2021: Senator Leahy will not seek re-election.
	Candidate list (7)

		Democratic		Alexandra Nicole "Niki" Thran • FEC S2VT00177; 30 Sep 21; Tot $13,640; Dsb $1,710
		Democratic		Member of Congress Peter F. Welch • 22 November 2021: Running for the U.S. Senate in 2022. • FEC S2VT00235

		Republican		Thomas "Tom" Sullivan • FEC S2VT00250

		American Independent		Carl Mark Coester • FEC S2VT00185

		Independent		Cris Ericson • FEC H8VT00141
		Independent		Brock Pierce • FEC S2VT00227
		Independent		Kerry Raheb • FEC S2VT00243

Governor 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2022. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Phil Scott • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2018, 2020. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	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: 2020, 2022

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Molly Gray • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 6 December 2021: Announced she will be a candidate for Congress in 2022.
	If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the November General Election, the state Legislature chooses the next Lieutenant Governor.

117^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit. 117^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Open)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
At-Large		Democratic	Member of Congress Peter F. Welch • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 22 November 2021: Running for the U.S. Senate in 2022.
	Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress

		Democratic		state Senator Rebecca "Becca" Balint • FEC H2VT01076
		Democratic		Lieutenant Governor Molly Gray • 6 December 2021: Announced she will be a candidate for Congress in 2022 • FEC H2VT01068

		Communist		Bryan Braga • FEC H2VT01050

Secretary of State 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2022

		Democratic	Secretary of State James C. "Jim" Condos • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Attorney General 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2022

		Democratic	Attorney General T.J. Donovan • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2018, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Treasurer 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2022

		Democratic	Treasurer Elizabeth "Beth" Pearce • Appointed 20 December 2010 re: resignation of Jeb Spaulding; first elected: 2012; re-elected: 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the November General Election, the state Legislature chooses the next State Treasurer.

Auditor of Accounts 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2022

		Democratic	Auditor Doug Hoffer • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

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 Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 7 incumbents, 4 candidates
	• Republican: 1 incumbent, 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• American Independent (affiliate of America's Independent): 1 candidate
	• Communist: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 1 incumbent, 3 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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.