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Kurt Wright
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Wright in 2018
President of the Burlington City Council
In office
April 9, 2007 April 6, 2009
1994 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 7-6 district election [90] [91]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright 223 93.31%
Write-in 166.69%
Total votes239 100.00%
General election
Democratic Bill Aswad 1,657 34.37%
Democratic Carmel Babcock (incumbent) 1,593 33.04%
Republican Kurt Wright1,57132.59%
Total votes4,821 100.00%
1996 Vermont Senate Chittenden district election [92] [93]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Barbara Snelling 4,483 17.04%
Republican Peter Brownell 4,396 16.71%
Republican Helen Riehle 3,385 12.87%
Republican Tut Parmly 3,029 11.52%
Republican Joe Zagursky 2,975 11.31%
Republican Kurt Wright 2,955 11.23%
Republican Mike McHugh2,5619.74%
Republican Denny Morrisseau2,5199.58%
Total votes26,303 100.00%
General election
Republican Barbara Snelling 30,440 11.21%
Democratic Jan Backus (incumbent) 27,190 10.01%
Democratic Jack Barry 27,045 9.96%
Republican Peter Brownell 26,741 9.85%
Democratic Jean Ankeney 24,527 9.03%
Republican Helen Riehle 22,763 8.38%
Democratic Janet Munt22,0598.12%
Democratic David Curtis20,5157.56%
Democratic Johannah Leddy Donovan 20,0377.38%
Republican Kurt Wright19,6217.23%
Republican Tut Parmly15,4715.70%
Republican Joe Zagursky14,6975.41%
Write-in 4280.16%
Total votes271,534 100.00%
2000 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 7-6 district election [94] [95]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright 727 54.91%
Republican Matt Gardy 574 43.35%
Write-in 231.74%
Total votes1,324 100.00%
General election
Republican Kurt Wright 1,863 28.63%
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 1,851 28.45%
Republican Matt Gardy1,43222.01%
Democratic Dennis McBee1,34920.73%
Write-in 121.84%
Total votes6,507 100.00%
2002 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 3-1 district election [96] [97]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 196 56.98%
Republican Gene Shaver 144 41.86%
Write-in 41.16%
Total votes344 100.00%
Blank/Spoiled17
General election
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 1,687 29.91%
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 1,595 28.28%
Democratic Jennifer Wallace-Brodeur1,40024.82%
Republican Gene Shaver95216.88%
Write-in 60.11%
Total votes5,640 100.00%
2004 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 3-1 district election [98] [99]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 207 56.71%
Republican Gene Shaver 158 43.29%
Total votes365 100.00%
General election
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 2,117 29.94%
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 2,066 29.22%
Democratic Russell Ellis1,68723.86%
Republican Gene Shaver1,18516.76%
Write-in 150.21%
Total votes7,070 100.00%
2006 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 3-1 district election [100] [101]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 509 93.05%
Write-in 386.95%
Total votes547 100.00%
General election
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 1,778 28.56%
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 1,764 28.33%
Democratic Susan Wheeler1,18319.00%
Republican Gene Shaver78512.61%
Independent Ellie Blais70911.39%
Write-in 70.11%
Total votes6,226 100.00%
2008 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 3-1 district election [102] [103]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 185 86.05%
Write-in 3013.95%
Total votes215 100.00%
General election
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 2,196 32.57%
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 2,195 32.56%
Democratic Joanna Cole 1,64924.46%
Republican Scott Beaudin69410.29%
Write-in 80.12%
Total votes6,742 100.00%
2010 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 3-1 district election [104] [105]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 277 94.54%
Write-in 165.46%
Total votes293 100.00%
Blank/Spoiled323
General election
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 1,806 39.18%
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 1,526 33.11%
Democratic Joanna Cole 1,27727.71%
Total votes4,609 100.00%
2012 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 district election [106] [107]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 116 85.93%
Write-in 1914.07%
Total votes135 100.00%
Blank/Spoiled120
General election
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 2,332 36.86%
Democratic Joanna Cole 2,008 31.74%
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent)1,98731.41%
Total votes6,327 100.00%
2014 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 district election [108] [109]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 264 61.97%
Republican Michael Ly 159 37.32%
Write-in 30.94%
Total votes426 100.00%
General election
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 1,598 30.95%
Democratic Joanna Cole (incumbent) 1,265 24.50%
Republican Michael Ly1,21723.57%
Democratic Robert Hooper 95318.46%
Libertarian Loyal Ploof681.32%
Libertarian Roy Collette490.95%
Write-in 130.25%
Total votes5,163 100.00%
Blank/Spoiled359
2016 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 district election [110] [111]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 478 64.42%
Republican Mike McGarghan 253 34.10%
Write-in 111.48%
Total votes742 100.00%
Blank/Spoiled384
General election
Democratic Carol Ode 2,559 34.08%
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 2,135 28.44%
Democratic Joanna Cole (incumbent)2,06827.54%
Republican Mike McGarghan7299.71%
Write-in 170.23%
Total votes7,508 100.00%
Blank/Spoiled1,494
2018 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 district election [112] [113]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 303 93.52%
Write-in 216.48%
Total votes324 100.00%
Blank/Spoiled428
General election
Democratic Carol Ode (incumbent) 2,680 41.05%
Democratic Robert Hooper 1,999 30.62%
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent)1,83328.08%
Write-in 160.25%
Total votes6,528 100.00%
Blank/Spoiled1,582

Burlington City Council

1995 Burlington, Vermont City Council Ward 4 district election [114]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright 1,245 57.48%
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent)92142.52%
Total votes2,166 100.00%
1997 Burlington, Vermont City Council Ward 4 district election [115]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 1,018 60.99%
Democratic Debbie Papin-Sicard65129.01%
Total votes1,669 100.00%
2005 Burlington, Vermont City Council Ward 4 district election [116]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright 908 53.35%
Democratic Russell Ellis (incumbent)79446.65%
Total votes1,702 100.00%
2007 Burlington, Vermont City Council Ward 4 district election [117]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 650 55.84%
Democratic Jim Holway51444.16%
Total votes1,164 100.00%
2010 Burlington, Vermont City Council Ward 4 district election [118]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright 1,087 60.09%
Democratic Russell Ellis71739.64%
Write-in 50.28%
Total votes1,809 100.00%
2014 Burlington, Vermont City Council Ward 4 district election [119]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright 1,089 59.44%
Democratic Carol Ode 70938.70%
Libertarian Loyal Ploof261.42%
Write-in 80.44%
Total votes1,832 100.00%
2018 Burlington, Vermont City Council Ward 4 district election [120]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Wright 1,516 91.77%
Write-in 1368.23%
Total votes1,652 100.00%

Burlington, Vermont Mayor

1999 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election [121]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Peter Clavelle (incumbent) 5,829 60.32%
Republican Kurt Wright3,83439.68%
Total votes9,663 100.00%
2009 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election [122]
CandidateRound 1Round 2Round 3
Votes %TransferVotes %TransferVotes %
Bob Kiss 2,58528.80%+3962,98133.76%+1,3324,31351.50%
Kurt Wright 2,95132.88%+3433,29437.31%+7674,06148.50%
Andy Montroll 2,06322.98%+4912,55428.93%-2,554Eliminated
Dan Smith1,30614.55%-1,306Eliminated
Write-ins 360.40%-36Eliminated
James Simpson350.39%-35Eliminated
Total active ballots8,976 ballots8,829 ballots8,374 ballots
Exhausted ballots4 ballots+147151 ballots+455606 ballots
2012 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election [123]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Miro Weinberger 5,801 57.27%
Republican Kurt Wright3,74636.98%
Independent Wanda Hines5065.00%
Write-in 760.75%
Total votes10,129 100.00%

Summary

Electoral history of Kurt Wright
YearOfficePartyPrimaryGeneralResultRef.
Total %P.Total %P.
1994 Vermont House of Representatives (Chittenden 7-6) Republican 22393.31%1st1,57132.59%3rdLost [52] [53]
1995 Burlington City Council (4th) Republican No primary1,24557.48%1stWon [16]
1996 Vermont Senate (Chittenden) Republican 2,95511.23%6th19,6217.23%10thLost [57] [58]
1997 Burlington City Council (4th) Republican No primary1,01860.99%1stWon [17]
1999 Mayor of Burlington Republican No primary3,83538.58%2ndLost [36]
2000 Vermont House of Representatives (Chittenden 7-6) Republican 72754.91%1st1,86328.63%1stWon [124] [125]
2002 Vermont House of Representatives (Chittenden 3-1) Republican 19654.29%1st1,68729.91%1stWon [126] [127]
2004 Vermont House of Representatives (Chittenden 3-1) Republican 20756.71%1st2,11729.94%1stWon [128] [129]
2005 Burlington City Council (4th) Republican No primary90853.35%1stWon [18]
2006 Vermont House of Representatives (Chittenden 3-1) Republican 50993.05%1st1,77828.56%1stWon [130] [131]
2007 Burlington City Council (4th) Republican No primary65055.84%1stWon [19]
2008 Vermont House of Representatives (Chittenden 3-1) Republican 18586.05%1st2,19632.57%1stWon [132] [133]
2009 Mayor of Burlington Republican No primary4,06148.50%2ndLost [37]
2010 Burlington City Council (4th) Republican No primary1,08760.09%1stWon [22]
2010 Vermont House of Representatives (Chittenden 3-1) Republican 27794.54%1st1,80639.18%1stWon [134] [135]
2012 Mayor of Burlington Republican No primary3,74636.98%2ndLost [38]
2012 Vermont House of Representatives (Chittenden 6-1) Republican 11685.93%1st2,33236.86%1stWon [136] [137]
2014 Vermont House of Representatives (Chittenden 6-1) Republican 26461.97%1st1,59830.95%1stWon [138] [139]
2014 Burlington City Council (4th) Republican No primary1,08959.44%1stWon [24]
2016 Vermont House of Representatives (Chittenden 6-1) Republican 47864.42%1st2,13534.08%2ndWon [140] [61]
2018 Burlington City Council (4th) Republican No primary1,51691.77%1stWon [25]
2018 Vermont House of Representatives (Chittenden 6-1) Republican 30393.52%1st1,83328.08%3rdLost [141] [142]

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