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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont on November 5, 2002. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election as well as Vermont's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives.
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Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Doug Racine (since 1997) did not run again for a fourth term, instead ran for governor.
Brian E. Dubie was unopposed in the Republican primary. He previously ran for lieutenant governor as the Republican nominee in 2000.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brian E. Dubie | 22,584 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 22,584 | 100% |
State Senator Peter Shumlin was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Peter Shumlin | 22,633 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 22,633 | 100% |
Anthony Pollina, Progressive nominee for Governor in 2000 and U.S. Representative in 1984, ran unopposed in the Progressive primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Anthony Pollina | 1,664 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 1,664 | 100% |
Sally Ann Jones, activist, ran unopposed for the Grassroots State Committee's nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Brian E. Dubie | 94,044 | 41.2 | -0.01 | |
Democratic | Peter Shumlin | 73,501 | 32.2 | -21.1 | |
Progressive | Anthony Pollina | 56,564 | 24.8 | +24.8 | |
Grassroots | Sally Ann Jones | 4,310 | 1.9 | -1.2 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 116 | 0.01 | n/a | |
Total votes | 228,535 | 100% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | +21.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Deborah Markowitz (since 1999) ran again for a third term.
Markowitz ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Deborah Markowitz | 25,737 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 25,737 | 100% |
Bertrand ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael S. Bertrand | 20,740 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 20,740 | 100% |
Markowitz also ran unopposed in the Progressive primary as a write-in candidate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Deborah Markowitz (write-in) | 258 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 258 | 100% |
Leslie Yvonne Scaffidi, Liberty Union nominee for Secretary of State in 2000, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination.
Tina M. Thompson ran unopposed for the Grassroots State Committee's nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Deborah Markowitz (incumbent) | 131,469 | 58.8 | -2.5 | |
Republican | Michael S. Bertrand | 82,905 | 37.1 | +0.5 | |
Grassroots | Tina M. Thompson | 7,166 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Liberty Union | Leslie Yvonne Scaffidi | 1,968 | 0.9 | -1.1 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 113 | 0.01 | n/a | |
Total votes | 223,621 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | -2.5 | |||
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Incumbent Republican treasurer Jim Douglas (since 1995) did not run again for a fifth term, instead ran for governor.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jeb Spaulding | 19,090 | 66.1 | |
Democratic | Ed Flanagan | 9,620 | 0.74 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 178 | 0.6 | |
Total votes | 28,888 | 100% |
John V. Labarge, Member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1993-2003), ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John V. Labarge | 20,505 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 20,505 | 100% |
Jerry Levy, Liberty Union nominee for U.S. Senate in 2000, 1998, 1994, 1992, 1988, 1986, and 1982, Vermont Secretary of State in 1984, and auditor in 1980, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination.
Claude Bouchard, Republican candidate for State Representative from Franklin-3 in the 2002 primary, ran unopposed for the Grassroots State Committee's nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jeb Spaulding | 127,459 | 57.2 | +57.2 | |
Republican | John V. Labarge | 80,229 | 36.0 | -50.1 | |
Grassroots | Claude Bouchard | 10,757 | 4.9 | -8.8 | |
Liberty Union | Jerry Levy | 4,199 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 154 | 0.1 | n/a | |
Total votes | 222,798 | 100% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | +64.9 | |||
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Incumbent Attorney General William H. Sorrell (since 1997) ran again for a fourth term.
Sorrell was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William H. Sorrell | 24,693 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 24,693 | 100% |
Larry Drown, Republican nominee for Secretary of State in 2000, Democratic nominee for State Representative from Washington-1 in 1998, and Reform Party nominee for State Senator from Washington County in 1996, ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Larry Drown | 19,629 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 19,629 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Cindy Hill | 1,089 | 73.6 | |
Progressive | Boots Wardinski | 320 | 21.6 | |
Progressive | Write-ins | 71 | 4.8 | |
Total votes | 1,480 | 100% |
After losing the Progressive primary, Boots Wardinski ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination.
Christopher Costanzo, Libertarian nominee for State Senator in 2000, for Attorney General in 1998, and for Secretary of State in 1996, ran unopposed for the Libertarian State Committee's nomination.
Mann Ward ran unopposed for the Grassroots State Committee's nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | William H. Sorrell (incumbent) | 125,495 | 56.6 | -27.4 | |
Republican | Larry Drown | 67,360 | 30.4 | +30.4 | |
Progressive | Cindy Hill | 16,152 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Grassroots | Mann Ward | 6,307 | 2.8 | -11.9 | |
Libertarian | Christopher Costanzo | 3,991 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Liberty Union | Boots Wardinski | 2,243 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 131 | 0.1 | n/a | |
Total votes | 221,679 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | -27.4 | |||
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Incumbent Democratic Auditor Elizabeth M. Ready (since 2001) ran again for a second term.
Ready ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Elizabeth M. Ready | 24,149 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 24,149 | 100% |
Bruce Hyde, former State Representative (1995-2001), ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bruce Hyde | 20,506 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 20,506 | 100% |
Murray Ngoima, Liberty Union nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1996 and for Treasurer in 1994, 1992, and 1990, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination.
Dennis Lane, Libertarian nominee for Secretary of State in 1998, and Grassroots nominee for Governor in 1996 and 1994, ran unopposed for the Libertarian State Committee's nomination.
Lynn Appleby ran unopposed for the Grassroots State Committee's nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Elizabeth M. Ready (incumbent) | 113,240 | 51.3 | -2.5 | |
Republican | Bruce Hyde | 93,342 | 42.3 | +0.3 | |
Grassroots | Lynn Appleby | 8,172 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Libertarian | Dennis Lane | 3,676 | 1.7 | -0.9 | |
Liberty Union | Murray Ngoima | 2,036 | 1.0 | -0.6 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 189 | 0.1 | n/a | |
Total votes | 220,655 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | -2.5 | |||
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