2022 Vermont elections

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2022 Vermont elections
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  2020 November 8, 20222024 

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont in 2022. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election as well as Vermont's Class 3 U.S. Senate seat and its lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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U.S. Senate

U.S. House

Governor

Lieutenant governor

Attorney general

State treasurer

2022 Vermont State Treasurer election
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  2020 November 8, 2022 2024  
  Mike Pieciak on All Things LGBTQ (cropped).jpg H. Brooke Paige.jpg
Nominee Mike Pieciak H. Brooke Paige
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote182,57195,440
Percentage65.59%34.29%

2022 Vermont state treasurer election results map by county.svg
2022 Vermont state treasurer election results map by municipality.svg
Pearce:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Paige:     50–60%     60–70%

State Treasurer before election

Beth Pearce
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Mike Pieciak
Democratic

Incumbent state treasurer Beth Pearce was eligible to seek a sixth term in office, but instead chose to retire due to a diagnosis of cancer. Pieciak swept the election, securing every county except for Essex. He performed well across the state, crossing the margin of 80% in 12 municipalities. Those included Burlington, the most populous city in the state, the neighboring city of Winooski and the capital city of Montpelier. Conversely, Paige recorded his best result in the northern part of the state, narrowly failing to reach 70% in the town of Victory. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Endorsements

Republican primary

After winning the primary, Paige indicated that he would drop out and let the Vermont Republican Party choose a replacement nominee. [7] However, the party's executive committee could not find another candidate in time, and Paige continued as the Republican nominee. [8]

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrew before primary
  • Kevin Divney, financial analyst [9]
Declined
  • Wendy Wilton, former Rutland City Treasurer, former state representative, and nominee for state treasurer in 2012 [7]

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary
  • Don Schramm, cofounder of Burlington Co-housing [9] [10]

Secretary of State

Incumbent secretary of state Jim Condos retired. Democratic nominee Sarah Copeland Hanzas was elected.

State auditor

2022 Vermont State Auditor election
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  2020 November 8, 2022 2024  
  Doug Hoffer (cropped).png Richard Morton at VT Auditor of Accounts Forum (cropped).jpg
Nominee Doug Hoffer Richard Morton
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Progressive
Popular vote 179,09895,661
Percentage 65.07%34.76%

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2022 Vermont state auditor election results map by municipality.svg
Hoffer:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Morton:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tie:     50%

State Auditor before election

Doug Hoffer
Democratic

Elected State Auditor

Doug Hoffer
Democratic

Incumbent state auditor Doug Hoffer ran for re-election to a fifth term in office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary
Replacement nominee

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary
  • Marielle Blais, vice chair of the Vermont Progressive Party [9] [12] [10]
Replacement nominee
  • Doug Hoffer, incumbent state auditor (cross-endorsement of the Democratic nominee) [13]

General Assembly

Ballot measures

November 8, 2022, general election
No.DescriptionResultYesNoType
Votes%Votes%
2 [14] Amends the Vermont Constitution to ban slavery as punishment for a crime. Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes238,46688.7%30,33511.3% Legislative
5 [15] Amends the Vermont Constitution to add a right to reproductive autonomy. Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes212,32376.8%64,23923.2% Legislative
Source

References

  1. "2022 Treasurer General Election". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Mike Pieciak, former financial regulation commissioner, is running for Vermont state treasurer". May 6, 2022.
  3. "Outgoing Financial Regulation Commissioner announces run for Vermont state treasurer". May 6, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Pieciak to run for state treasurer | Vermont Business Magazine".
  5. "Citing health challenges, state Treasurer Beth Pearce to retire". May 4, 2022.
  6. "As Mike Pieciak's political star rises, his role regulating EB-5 projects looms in the background". October 18, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Vermont GOP set to nominate candidates for auditor, attorney general; still searching for treasurer". August 22, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Paige to run as GOP candidate for Vt. Secretary of State and Treasurer". August 26, 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Buckle up: Vermont's Robust August Primary Contests Take Shape".
  10. 1 2 "Election information resources". Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  11. "Final Reading: Full plates – VTDigger". May 6, 2022.
  12. "Politics1 – Online Guide to Vermont Politics".
  13. "Three Vt. Democratic primary winners to run as fusion candidates". August 25, 2022.
  14. "Vermont Proposal 2, Prohibit Slavery and Indentured Servitude Amendment (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  15. "Vermont Proposal 5, Right to Personal Reproductive Autonomy Amendment (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 17, 2023.