2012 Vermont Senate election

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2012 Vermont Senate election
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All 30 seats in the Vermont Senate
15 (plus the Lt. Gov.) seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
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Leader John F. Campbell William T. Doyle Anthony Pollina
Party Democratic Republican Progressive
Leader sinceJanuary 5, 20112010
Leader's seat Windsor District Washington District Washington District
Last election2181
Seats after2172
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
President pro tempore before election

John F. Campbell
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

John F. Campbell
Democratic

The 2012 Vermont Senate election was held on November 6, 2012, to determine which party would control the Vermont Senate for the following two years in the 2013-2014 Vermont General Assembly. All 30 seats were up for election and the primary was held on August 28, 2012. Prior to the election, 21 seats were held by Democrats, 8 seats were held by Republicans and a single seat was held by the Progressives. The general election saw the Democrats holding on to their majority without losing any seats, while the Republicans lost a single seat and the Progressives gained a single seat. [1] [2]

Contents

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing [3] Safe DOctober 24, 2012

Retirements

Democrats

  1. Addison District: Harold W. Giard retired.
  2. Chittenden District: Hinda Miller retired.
  3. Franklin District: Sara Branon Kittell retired.

Republicans

  1. Rutland District: Margaret Flory retired.
  2. Franklin District: Randy Brock retired.
  3. Essex-Orleans District: Vincent Illuzzi retired.

Results

Addison District

Addison District election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Claire D. Ayer (incumbent) 12,925 46.40%
Democratic Christopher A. Bray 9,904 35.50%
Independent Robert Wagner5,05918.10%
Total votes27,888 100.0%
Democratic hold
Democratic hold

Bennington District

Bennington District election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dick Sears (incumbent) 13,718 55.40%
Democratic Robert Hartwell (incumbent) 11,048 44.60%
Total votes24,766 100.0%
Democratic hold
Democratic hold

Caledonia District

Caledonia District election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jane Kitchel (incumbent) 9,934 34.10%
Republican Joe Benning (incumbent) 7,969 27.40%
Republican David Dill5,61919.30%
Democratic Stephen Amos5,58419.20%
Total votes29,106 100.0%
Democratic hold
Republican hold

Chittenden District

Chittenden District election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tim Ashe (incumbent) 37,357 13.30%
Democratic Virginia V. Lyons (incumbent) 34,957 12.40%
Democratic Sally Fox (incumbent) 34,909 12.40%
Progressive David Zuckerman 32,253 11.40%
Republican Diane B. Snelling (incumbent) 31,523 11.20%
Democratic Philip Baruth (incumbent) 30,924 11.00%
Democratic Debbie Ingram23,4418.30%
Independent Bob kiss12,3244.40%
Independent Patrick Brown12,2174.30%
Tea Party Shelley Palmer8,3623.00%
Independent Robert Letovsky8,3213.00%
Independent Sean Selby6,1572.20%
Green Larkin Forney5,6182.00%
Progressive Richard Jeroloman3,3221.20%
Total votes281,703 100.0%
Democratic hold
Democratic hold
Democratic hold
Progressive gain from Democratic
Republican hold
Democratic hold

Essex-Orleans District

Essex-Orleans District election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert A. Starr (incumbent) 8,228 30.60%
Democratic John S. Rodgers 7,379 27.40%
Republican Robert W. Lewis7,23426.90%
Republican Jay Dudley4,08715.20%
Total votes26,928 100.0%
Democratic hold
Democratic gain from Republican

Franklin District

Franklin District election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Norman H. McAllister 7,732 23.50%
Democratic Donald Collins 7,433 22.60%
Republican Dustin Allard Degree7,40722.50%
Democratic Caroline Bright7,04321.40%
Independent Judith McLaughlin1,9996.10%
Peace and Prosperity Peter Moss1,2913.90%
Total votes32,905 100.0%
Republican hold
Democratic hold

Grand Isle District

Grand Isle District election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard Mazza (incumbent) 8,974 100.0%
Total votes8,974 100.0%
Democratic hold

Lamoille District

Lamoille District election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard A. Westman (incumbent) 6,026 56.60%
Democratic Jerry Colby4,60943.40%
Total votes10,635 100.0%
Republican hold

Orange District

Orange District election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark MacDonald (incumbent) 7,618 100.0%
Total votes7,618 100.0%
Democratic hold

Rutland District

Rutland District election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Carris (incumbent) 17,086 34.40%
Republican Kevin J. Mullin (incumbent) 16,606 33.50%
Republican Margaret Flory (incumbent) 15,936 32.10%
Total votes7,618 100.0%
Democratic hold
Republican hold
Republican hold

Washington District

Washington District election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William T. Doyle (incumbent) 17,179 25.40%
Democratic Ann Cummings (incumbent) 16,557 24.40%
Progressive Anthony Pollina (incumbent) 14,730 21.70%
Republican Bernard Barnett8,91313.20%
Republican Dexter LeFavour6,1569.10%
Independent Jeremy Hansen4,0976.20%
Total votes67,738 100.0%
Republican hold
Democratic hold
Progressive hold

Windham District

Windham District election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeanette White (incumbent) 13,123 47.40%
Democratic Peter Galbraith (incumbent) 12,339 44.60%
Liberty Union Jeremy Hansen2,2148.00%
Total votes27,676 100.0%
Democratic hold
Democratic hold

Windsor District

Windsor District election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John F. Campbell (incumbent) 16,249 23.40%
Democratic Richard McCormack (incumbent) 15,217 21.80%
Democratic Alice Nitka (incumbent) 14,899 21.30%
Republican Dick Tracy9,61713.80%
Republican Jeff Whittemore7,16210.30%
Republican Paul Gibbs Jr.6,6519.50%
Total votes69,795 100.0%
Democratic hold
Democratic hold
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Vermont State Senate elections, 2012". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  2. ↑ "Elections Results Archive". electionarchive.vermont.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  3. ↑ Daigneau, Elizabeth; Jacobson, Louis (October 23, 2012). "The Latest Chamber-by-Chamber Analysis of the 2012 State Legislative Elections". Governing. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
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