James Holley Douglas is an American politician from the state of Vermont. A Republican,he served as the 80th governor of Vermont from 2003 to 2011. On August 27,2009,Douglas announced that he would not seek re-election for a fifth term in 2010. He left the office in January 2011.
WPTZ is a television station licensed to Plattsburgh,New York,United States,serving as the NBC affiliate for the Burlington,Vermont–Plattsburgh,New York market. It is owned by Hearst Television alongside Montpelier,Vermont–licensed CW+ affiliate WNNE. WPTZ and WNNE share studios on Community Drive in South Burlington,Vermont,with a secondary studio and news bureau on Cornelia Street in Plattsburgh. Through a channel sharing agreement,the two stations transmit using WPTZ's spectrum from an antenna on Vermont's highest peak,Mount Mansfield.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Vermont was held November 7,2006. Incumbent independent Senator Jim Jeffords decided to retire rather than seek reelection to a fourth term,and Bernie Sanders was elected to succeed him.
David E. Zuckerman is an American politician who is currently serving as the 84th lieutenant governor of Vermont since 2023. He previously served two terms as the 82nd lieutenant governor of Vermont,from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Vermont Progressive Party,he previously served in the Vermont House of Representatives for seven terms (1997–2011),and the Vermont Senate for two (2013–2017). In 2020,Zuckerman was a candidate for governor of Vermont. He ran with the support of both the Progressive Party and the Democratic Party,but lost to incumbent governor Phil Scott in the general election.
Peter Elliott Shumlin is an American politician from Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 81st governor of Vermont from 2011 to 2017.
Timothy R. Ashe is an American politician who ran for a wide range of political offices in Vermont and served as a Democrat/Progressive in the Vermont State Senate from Chittenden County from 2009 to 2021 and as President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate from 2017 until 2021.
Philip Brian Scott is an American politician,businessman,and stock car racer who has been the 82nd governor of Vermont since 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he was a representative for the Washington District in the Vermont Senate from 2001 to 2011 and the 81st lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2017.
Kesha Ram Hinsdale is an American activist and politician who serves as a member of the Vermont Senate. She served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 2009 to 2016,representing the Chittenden 6-4 District,which encompasses the Hill Section of Burlington and the University of Vermont. In her early career,Ram was the youngest member of the House of Representatives and the youngest state legislator in the country. She is the youngest Indian American to ever serve in state elected office.
The 2012 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2012,to elect the Governor of Vermont. Incumbent Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin won re-election to a second term,making this the only one of his gubernatorial elections in which he won a majority of the vote. In his 2010 and 2014 races,the Vermont General Assembly was required to choose a winner in accordance with the state constitution,because no candidate won a majority.
The 2014 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Vermont,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin ran for reelection to a third term in office against Republican businessman Scott Milne,Libertarian businessman Dan Feliciano and several other minor party and independent candidates.
The 2016 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2016,and elected the governor of Vermont,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin was eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term in office,but opted to retire instead.
Scott Edward Milne is an American businessman and political candidate from North Pomfret,Vermont. A Republican,Milne was the party's nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 2020,losing to Democrat Molly Gray;the nominee for United States Senate in 2016,losing to incumbent Democrat Patrick Leahy;and the nominee for Governor of Vermont in 2014,losing to two-term incumbent Peter Shumlin in the closest gubernatorial election in Vermont since 1962.
Sue M. Minter is an American politician from the state of Vermont. She served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011,led Vermont's recovery efforts after Tropical Storm Irene,and became secretary of the Vermont Agency of Transportation in 2015. Minter was the Democratic Party nominee in the Vermont gubernatorial election of 2016. She lost to the Republican Party nominee Phil Scott.
Bruce Lisman is a retired Wall Street executive and was a Republican candidate for Vermont Governor in 2016.
The 2018 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the Governor of Vermont,concurrently with the election of Vermont's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Phil Scott,who was first elected in 2016,was re-elected to a second term in office. Hallquist's 40.3% was also the worst performance for a Democratic Party candidate since 2008. This was one of eight Republican-held governorships up for election in a state that Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Vermont. It was held concurrently with U.S. Senate elections in other states,along with elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections across the country. The incumbent senator,Democrat Patrick Leahy,announced on November 15,2021,that he would not seek re-election to a ninth term,leaving the seat open for the first time since 1974.
The 2020 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the Governor of Vermont. As Vermont does not impose term limits upon its governors,incumbent Republican Governor Phil Scott was eligible to run for re-election to a third two-year term in office. On November 18,2019,he confirmed that he was running for reelection,but did not yet publicly announce his campaign. On May 28,2020,he officially announced his candidacy but stated that he would not campaign,maintain a campaign staff,or fundraise because of the state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vermont. The primary was held on August 11. Scott won re-election to a third term in a landslide,defeating Progressive and Democratic nominee,Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont on November 3,2020. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election,as well as Vermont's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 11,2020.
Molly Rose Gray is an American attorney and politician who served as the 83rd lieutenant governor of Vermont from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she was an assistant attorney general for Vermont from 2018 to 2021.
The 2022 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Vermont. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections,including for Governor of Vermont. Primary elections were held on August 9. Vermont is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
