2012 Vermont elections

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Vermont's 2012 general elections were held on November 6, 2012. Primary elections were held on August 28, 2012.

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Governor

Incumbent Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin (since 2011) ran for re-election. [1]

Lieutenant governor

Republican incumbent Phil Scott, who has held the position of Lieutenant Governor (since 2011) ran for re-election to a second term. [2]

Cassandra Gekas, the former health care advocate for the Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG), sought the Democratic nomination to challenge Scott. [3]

2012 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee Phil Scott Cassandra Gekas
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote162,787115,015
Percentage57.1%40.4%
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Scott:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Gekas:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
No Data/Vote:     
Lieutenant Governor before election

Phil Scott
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Phil Scott
Republican

Republican primary

Incumbent Phil Scott was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Cassandra Gekas was unopposed for the nomination.

Liberty Union

Ben Mitchell was unopposed for the nomination.

General election

Candidates

  • Ben Mitchell (LU)
  • Cassandra Gekas (D)
  • Phil Scott (R)

Results

2012 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Scott (incumbent) 162,787 57.1
Democratic Cassandra Gekas115,01540.4
Liberty Union Ben Mitchell6,9752.4
Write-in Write-ins2570.1
Total votes285,034 100%

Secretary of State

Democratic incumbent Jim Condos, who has held the position of Secretary of State of Vermont since 2011, is currently running unopposed in the primary as well as the general elections. Condos has also been nominated by the Progressive Party.

Liberty Union Party candidate Mary Alice Herbert was the sole declared candidate opposing Condos. She declined to debate Condos. [5] [2]

Condos received 86.6% of the votes cast for the office of SoS.

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Results by county
Condos:
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
Results by municipality Condos: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100% 2012 Vermont secretary of state election results map by municipality.svg
Results by municipality
Condos:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%

Treasurer

Democratic incumbent Beth Pearce, who was appointed to the position of Vermont State Treasurer in 2011, was elected to her first full term. [2]

Wendy Wilton, the Rutland City Treasurer and former State Representative, was the Republican nominee. [2] Don Schramm, a retired businessman, was the Progressive nominee for the third election in a row. [6]

Vermont State Treasurer election, 2012 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Beth Pearce 147,700 52.32%
Republican Wendy Wilton114,94740.72%
Progressive Don Schramm12,4974.43%
Liberty Union Jessica Diamondstone6,9392.46%
Write-ins1980.07%
Majority32,57311.5%
Turnout 282,281
Democratic hold Swing
Results by county Pearce: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Wilton: 40-50% 50-60% 2012 Vermont state treasurer election results map by county.svg
Results by county
Pearce:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Wilton:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Results by municipality Pearce: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Wilton: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 2012 Vermont state treasurer election results map by municipality.svg
Results by municipality
Pearce:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Wilton:
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

Attorney general

Incumbent William Sorrell, who had held the position of Vermont Attorney General since 1997, ran for re-election and defeated T. J. Donovan for the Democratic nomination. [8]

Democratic primary results: [8]

Sorrell, 21,124 (50.8%)
Donovan, 20,410 (49.1%)

For the general election, Jack McMullen, a businessman who ran for the U.S. Senate in 1998 and 2004, was the Republican nominee. [2] Ed Stanak, a retired state employee and former president of the Vermont State Employees Union, was the Progressive candidate. [5] Rosemarie Jackowski was on the ballot as the nominee of the Liberty Union Party. [8]

In the general election, Sorrell won another term. [8] The results were: [8]

Sorrell, 164,441 (57.9%)
McMullen, 94,588 (33.3%)
Stanak, 15,629 (5.5%)
Jackowski, 8,533 (3.0%)
Write-in, 588 (0.2%)
Results by county Sorrell: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 2012 Vermont attorney general election results map by county.svg
Results by county
Sorrell:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Results by municipality Sorrell: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% McMullen: 40-50% 50-60% 2012 Vermont attorney general election results map by municipality.svg
Results by municipality
Sorrell:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
McMullen:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%

Auditor

Vermont Auditor of Accounts,2012
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Nominee Doug Hoffer Vincent Illuzzi
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote140,805123,806
Percentage51.3%45.1%
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Hoffer:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Illuzzi:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
No Data/Vote:     
Auditor before election

Thomas M. Salmon
Republican

Elected Auditor

Doug Hoffer
Democratic

On May 18, 2012, incumbent Auditor Thomas M. Salmon announced he would not be running for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Vincent Illuzzi 8,140 98.1
Republican Write-ins1551.9
Total votes8,295 100%

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Doug Hoffer, self-employed policy analyst, nominee for Auditor in 2010

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Doug Hoffer 29,009 97.4
Democratic Write-ins7842.6
Total votes29,793 100%

General Election

Candidates

  • Doug Hoffer (D/P)
  • Vincent Illuzzi (R)
  • Jerry Levy (LU)

Results

Vermont Auditor of Accounts election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Doug Hoffer140,80551.3
Republican Vincent Illuzzi123,80645.1
Liberty Union Jerry Levy9,3813.4
Write-in Write-ins2760.1
Total votes274,268 100%

General Assembly

State Senate

All 30 members of the Vermont Senate are up for election. The state Senate currently consists of 20 Democrats, 8 Republicans, and 2 Progressives (who caucus with the Democratic majority).

Open seats

State House of Representatives

All 150 members of the Vermont House of Representatives are up for election. The state House currently consists of 94 Democrats, 48 Republicans, 5 Progressives (who caucus with the Democratic majority), and 3 Independents (who also caucus with the Democratic majority).

Open seats

  • Caledonia-2: Democratic incumbent and House Majority Leader Lucy Leriche retired. [9]
  • Caledonia-4: Republican incumbent Howard Crawford retired. [12]
  • Chittenden-6-3 (Chittenden-3-3 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Jason Lorber retired. [13]
  • Chittenden-6-6: This is a new seat, with no incumbent.
  • Chittenden-6-7 (Chittenden-3-6 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Kenneth Atkins retired. [12]
  • Chittenden-7-4 (Chittenden-3-9 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Bert Munger retired. [12]
  • Essex-Caledonia: Republican incumbent Janice L. Peaslee retired. [14]
  • Franklin-2 (Franklin-1 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Gary Gilbert retired. [12]
  • Franklin-3-1 (Franklin-3 prior to redistricting): Republican incumbent Dustin Allard Degree is seeking a state Senate seat. [15]
  • Franklin-5 (Franklin-6 prior to redistricting): Republican incumbent Norman H. McAllister is seeking a state Senate seat. [11]
  • Franklin-6 (Franklin-2 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Richard Howrigan retired. [12]
  • Lamoille-3 (Lamoille-4 prior to redistricting): Republican incumbent Adam Howard retired. [12]
  • Orleans-1: Republican incumbent Robert Lewis is seeking a state Senate seat. [16]
  • Rutland-6 (Rutland-7 prior to redistricting): Republican incumbent Joe Acinapura retired. [12]
  • Windham-2-3 (Windham-3-3 prior to redistricting): Progressive incumbent Sarah Edwards retired. [17]
  • Windham-Bennington-Windsor-1: Republican incumbent Oliver Olsen retired. [2]
  • Windsor-2: Democratic incumbent Ernest Shand retired. [18]
  • Windsor-4-2 (Windsor-6-2 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Charles Bohi retired. [19]

References

  1. ↑ "Shumlin Announces His Re-election Bid". Vermont Public Radio . June 12, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Peters, Olga (June 20, 2012). "Windham County to see primary races on Aug. 28". The Commons. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012".
  4. ↑ "Unofficial Results - General Election - November 4, 2012". Vermont Secretary of State. November 8, 2012. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Dobbs, Taylor (June 14, 2012). "And they're off: Candidates file for races". VTDigger.org. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  6. ↑ Hallenbeck, Terri (May 16, 2012). "Vermont Progressives building a slate of candidates". The Burlington Free Press . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Vermont Attorney General election, 2012". Ballotpedia. Middleton, WI: Lucy Burns Institute. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  9. 1 2 Dobbs, Taylor (June 5, 2012). "Trail Tidbits: House leader leaves; Zuckerman shoots for Senate; Tillinghast challenges MacDonald in primary". VTDigger.org. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  10. ↑ Galloway, Anne (December 7, 2011). "Vermont GOP backs Brock for 2012 gubernatorial bid". VTDigger.org. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  11. 1 2 Hallenbeck, Terri (May 14, 2012). "Franklin County Senate race features boatloads of experience". The Burlington Free Press . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Etnier, Carl (May 8, 2012). "Leaving the Golden Dome: State reps who won't be back". VTDigger.org. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  13. ↑ Heintz, Paul (June 8, 2012). "Burlington State Rep. and Former Mayoral Candidate Jason Lorber Will Not Seek Reelection". Seven Days . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  14. ↑ Tucker, Edith (May 23, 2012). "Rep. Janice Peaslee will not run for a 13th term". Coos County Democrat. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Rep. Dustin Allard Degree announces state Senate bid". VTDigger.org. June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  16. ↑ Hallenbeck, Terri (June 12, 2012). "Illuzzi to run for auditor". The Burlington Free Press . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  17. ↑ Hallenbeck, Terri (April 9, 2012). "Rep. Edwards not seeking re-election to Vermont House". The Burlington Free Press . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  18. ↑ Varricchio, Louis (June 14, 2012). "State Rep. Shand retires after 12 years of service". Green Mountain Outlook. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  19. ↑ Bohi, Charles (May 9, 2012). "Rep. Charles Bohi: Montpelier Report #18". Vermont Democratic House Campaign. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
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