2016 Vermont elections

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2016 Vermont elections
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  2014
2018  

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont on November 8, 2016. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election as well as Vermont's Class III Senate seat and at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 9, 2016.

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President of the United States

United States Senate

United States House of Representatives

Governor

Lieutenant governor

Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2016
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  2014 November 8, 2016 2018  
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Nominee Dave Zuckerman Randy Brock
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Progressive
Popular vote159,738139,344
Percentage52.09%45.44%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Phil Scott
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Dave Zuckerman
Democratic/Progressive

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Phil Scott (since 2011) ran for governor. [1]

Republican primary

Randy Brock, former State Auditor (2005-2007) and State Senator (2009-2013), was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Randy Brock 37,361 80.5
Republican Write-ins1,3943.0
Total votes38,755 100%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dave Zuckerman 31,027 42.7
Democratic Shap Smith26,56936.6
Democratic Kesha Ram12,13316.7
Democratic Write-ins3230.46
Total votes70,052 100%

Progressive primary

Candidates

  • Boots Wardinski, farmer, activist
  • Dave Zuckerman, state senator, farmer (write-in) (also ran in Democratic primary)

Results

Progressive primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Dave Zuckerman (write-in) 228 50.67
Progressive Boots Wardinski15033.33
Progressive Write-ins (other)7216.0
Total votes450 100%

Liberty Union nomination

Boots Wardinski ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for lieutenant governor. He also unsuccessfully ran in the Progressive primary.

General election

Candidates

  • Randy Brock (R)
  • Boots Wardinski (LU)
  • Dave Zuckerman (P/D)

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Randy
Brock (R)
David
Zuckerman (P/D)
Boots
Wardinksi (LU)
OtherUndecided
RRH Elections October 24–26, 20161,052± 3.0%39%40%1%20%
Castleton Polling Institute  ?579± 3.9%26%43%1%8%20%

Results

General election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive/Democratic Dave Zuckerman 159,738 52.09
Republican Randy Brock139,34445.44
Liberty Union Boots Wardinski7,0382.3
Write-in Write-ins5590.18
Total votes306,679 100%

Secretary of State

Vermont secretary of state election, 2016
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Nominee Jim Condos Mary Alice Herbert
Party Democratic Liberty Union
Popular vote255,20129,711
Percentage89.38%10.41%

Secretary of State before election

Jim Condos
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Jim Condos
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jim Condos (since 2011) ran again for a fourth term.

Democratic primary

Incumbent Jim Condos was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Condos 59,818 81.2
Democratic Write-ins2190.0
Total votes60,037 100%

Liberty Union nomination

Mary Alice Herbert, candidate for secretary of state in 2012, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for secretary of state.

General election

Candidates

  • Jim Condos (D/R) [4]
  • Mary Alice "Mal" Herbert (LU)

Results

General election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Condos (incumbent) 255,201 89.38
Liberty Union Mary Alice Herbert29,71110.41
Write-in Write-ins6030.21
Total votes285,515 100%

Treasurer

2016 Vermont treasurer election
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Nominee Beth Pearce Don SchrammMurray Ngoima
Party Democratic Progressive Liberty Union
Alliance Republican
Popular vote234,56637,30112,453
Percentage82.3%13.1%4.4%

Treasurer before election

Beth Pearce
Democratic

Elected Treasurer

Beth Pearce
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Beth Pearce (since 2011) ran again for a fourth term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Beth Pearce, incumbent (also ran in Republican primary)
  • Richard Dunne, policy consultant

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Beth Pearce 40,939 56.0
Democratic Richard Dunne20,92928.6
Democratic Write-ins730.01
Total votes61,941 100%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Beth Pearce, incumbent (write-in) (also ran in Democratic primary)
  • Wendy Wilton, nominee for Treasurer in 2012 (write-in)

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Beth Pearce (write-in) 1,467 48.48
Republican Richard Dunne (write-in)57318.94
Republican Wendy Wilton (write-in)1805.95
Republican Write-ins (other)80626.64
Total votes3,026 100%

Progressive primary

Candidates

Results

Progressive primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Don Schramm (write-in) 112 38.89
Progressive Write-ins (other)17661.11
Total votes288 100%

Liberty Union nomination

Murray Ngoima, nominee for Treasurer in 2014, 2010, and 2008, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Treasurer.

General election

Candidates

  • Murray Ngoima (LU)
  • Beth Pearce (D/R)
  • Don Schramm (P)

Results

General election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Beth Pearce (incumbent) 234,566 82.3
Progressive Don Schramm37,30113.1
Liberty Union Murray Ngoima12,4534.4
Write-in Write-ins6670.07
Total votes284,987 100%

Attorney general

Vermont attorney general election, 2016
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Nominee T.J. Donovan Deborah BucknamRosemarie Jackowski
Party Democratic Republican Liberty Union
Popular vote200,02088,43111,844
Percentage66.56%29.43%4.0%

Attorney General before election

T.J. Donovan
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

T.J. Donovan
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic attorney general William Sorrell, the state's longest-serving attorney general (since 1997), did not run for reelection. [5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic T.J. Donovan 49,017 67.0
Democratic H. Brooke Paige11,91716.3
Democratic Write-ins2140.0
Total votes61,148 100%

Republican primary

Deborah Bucknam, a private practice attorney, was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Deborah Bucknam 31,173 67.2
Republican Write-ins1,4773.0
Total votes32,650 100%

Liberty Union nomination

Rosemarie Jackowski, journalist, teacher, activist, nominee for attorney general in 2014, and 2012, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for attorney general.

General election

Candidates

  • Deborah Bucknam (R)
  • T.J. Donovan (D)
  • Rosemarie Jackowski (LU)

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
T.J.
Donovan (D)
Deborah
Bucknam (R)
Rosemarie
Jackowski (LU)
OtherUndecided
Castleton Polling Institute  ?579± 3.9%54%12%3%8%21%

Results

General election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic T.J. Donovan 200,020 66.56
Republican Deborah Bucknam88,43129.43
Liberty Union Rosemarie Jackowski11,8444.0
Write-in Write-ins2030.07
Total votes300,498 100%

Auditor of Accounts

Vermont auditor election, 2016
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Nominee Doug Hoffer Dan FelicianoMarina Brown
Party Democratic Republican Liberty Union
Popular vote159,695113,23115,099
Percentage55.4%39.28%5.24%

Auditor before election

Doug Hoffer
Democratic

Elected Auditor

Doug Hoffer
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic/Progressive Auditor Doug Hoffer (since 2013) ran again for a third term.

Democratic primary

Incumbent Doug Hoffer was unopposed in the Democratic primary. (Also ran in Progressive primary)

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Doug Hoffer 57,135 99.58
Democratic Write-ins2410.01
Total votes57,376 100%

Republican primary

Dan Feliciano, strategic policy consultant, Libertarian nominee for governor in 2014 and 2010, was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Feliciano 29,753 98.29
Republican Write-ins5171.71
Total votes30,270 100%

Progressive primary

Incumbent Doug Hoffer was unopposed in the Progressive primary. (Also ran in Democratic primary)

Results

Progressive primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Doug Hoffer (write-in) 220 80.88
Progressive Write-ins (other)5219.12
Total votes272 100%

Liberty Union nomination

Marina Brown, nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Auditor.

General election

Candidates

  • Marina Brown (LU)
  • Dan Feliciano (R)
  • Doug Hoffer (D/P)

Results

General election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Doug Hoffer (incumbent) 159,695 55.4
Republican Dan Feliciano113,23139.28
Liberty Union Marina Brown15,0995.24
Write-in Write-ins2280.07
Total votes288,253 100%

State legislature

All 30 seats in the Vermont Senate and all 150 seats of the Vermont House of Representatives were up for election. The balance of political power before the elections for each chamber was:

And the results of the elections for both chambers was:

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  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Vermont General election canvass
  4. Sec. Condos received enough write-in votes in the Republican primary to receive their nomination
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  6. One Republican Senator, Norman H. McAllister was suspended. Archived 2016-10-09 at the Wayback Machine