2022 Vermont Secretary of State election

2022 Vermont Secretary of State election

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Nominee Sarah Copeland Hanzas H. Brooke Paige Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 179,087 95,666 Percentage 65.03% 34.74%

County results Municipality results Copeland-Hanzas:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Paige:     50–60%     60–70%

Secretary of State before election Jim Condos Democratic Elected Secretary of State Sarah Copeland-Hanzas Democratic

The 2022 Vermont Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of Vermont. Incumbent Democratic secretary Jim Condos declined to seek re-election to a seventh term in office. ^{[1] [2]}

Primary elections were held on August 9, 2022. Democratic state representative Sarah Copeland Hanzas narrowly won the Democratic primary against Deputy Secretary of State Chris Winters, and H. Brooke Paige won the Republican primary only facing token write-in opposition. ^{[3] [4]} Hanzas comfortably won the general election. ^[5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sarah Copeland Hanzas, state representative from Orange-2 since 2005 ^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• John Odum, Montpelier city clerk ^[6]
• Chris Winters, deputy secretary of state and former Berlin school board member ^{[7] [8]}

Endorsements

Sarah Copeland Hanzas

State legislators

• Kate Webb, state representative from Chittenden-5 (2009-2023) ^[9]

Chris Winters

Statewide officials

• Jim Condos, incumbent Vermont Secretary of State (2011-present) ^[10]
• Deb Markowitz, former Vermont Secretary of State (1999-2011) ^[10]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah Copeland Hanzas	35,968	35.12%
	Democratic	Chris Winters	34,138	33.34%
	Democratic	John Odum	13,707	13.39%
	Write-in		414	0.40%
Rejected ballots			18,181	17.75%
Total votes			102,408	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• H. Brooke Paige, perennial candidate, nominee for Secretary of State and Attorney General in 2020 and nominee for Secretary of State in 2018

Declined

• Dustin Degree, deputy commissioner of the Vermont Department of Labor, former state senator and former state representative ^[7]

Results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	H. Brooke Paige	21,591	70.65%
	Write-in		752	2.46%
Rejected ballots			8,217	26.89%
Total votes			30,560	100.0%

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary

• Robert Millar, Winooski city councilman ^{[12] [13]}

Results

Progressive primary results ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Robert Millar	480	78.69%
	Write-in		44	7.21%
Rejected ballots			86	14.10%
Total votes			610	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [15]	Safe D	August 11, 2022
Elections Daily [16]	Safe D	November 7, 2022

Results

2022 Vermont Secretary of State election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah Copeland Hanzas	179,087	65.03%
	Republican	H. Brooke Paige	95,666	34.74%
	Write-in		626	0.23%
Rejected ballots			16,576	5.68%
Total votes			275,379 [a]	100.0%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2022 Vermont elections
• Secretary of State of Vermont

Notes

1. Does not include spoiled or blank ballots, which were not included in the final percentages according to the Secretary of State. Including them, the total number is 291,955.

References

1. "Vermont Secretary of State Condos will not seek reelection" . Burlington Free Press. February 15, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
2. Bradley, Pat (February 16, 2022). "Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos discusses his decision to retire". WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
3. D'Auria, Peter (August 9, 2022). "Sarah Copeland Hanzas ekes out narrow victory in Democratic secretary of state primary". VTDigger. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
4. "2022 Secretary of State Republican Primary". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
5. "Here are the results of all races for secretary of state in 2022". NPR. November 8, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
6. Cutler, Calvin (March 14, 2022). "Montpelier city clerk running for secretary of state". WCAX 3. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
7. Duffort, Lola (February 17, 2022). "Chris Winters, Condos' No. 2, is running for secretary of state". VTDigger. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
8. McCallum, Kevin (February 17, 2022). "Vermont's Deputy Secretary of State Announces Run for Top Job". Seven Days. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
9. "Representative Sarah Copeland Hanzas to run for Secretary of State". Vermont Business Magazine. May 3, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
10. "Deputy Secretary Chris Winters to run for Secretary of State". Vermont Business Magazine. February 17, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
11. "2022 Secretary of State Democratic Primary". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
12. Banner Baird, Joel (February 11, 2017). "Black Lives Matter Vermont opens new store/cafe/safe-space in Winooski" . Burlington Free Press. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
13. Cyrus, Connor; Smith, Matthew (August 22, 2022). "Discussing politics and party with the leaders of Vermont's GOP, Democrats and Progressives". Vermont Public. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
14. "2022 Secretary of State Progressive Primary". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
15. Jacobson, Louis (August 11, 2022). "Secretary of State Races: Election Deniers Carry GOP Banner in Several Key States". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
16. Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
17. "2022 Secretary of State General Election". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved September 22, 2025.