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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont on November 3, 2020. All of Vermont's executive officers will be 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.
United States House of Representatives
The incumbent representative is Democrat Peter Welch.
Governor
The incumbent governor is Republican Phil Scott. He beat Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman in the general election.[1]
Lieutenant Governor
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Incumbent Progressive/Democratic Lieutenant Governor Dave Zuckerman (since 2017) declined to run for a third term, and instead ran for governor.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Tim Ashe, President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate (also ran in Progressive primary)[2][4][5]
- Brenda Siegel, candidate for governor in 2018, opioid epidemic and Brattleboro hurricane relief activist, southern Vermont nonprofit founder and executive director (also ran in Progressive primary)[2][6]
- Debbie Ingram, Chittenden County State Senator[2][7][8]
Declined
- Shap Smith, former Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, candidate for lieutenant governor in 2016, attorney
- David Zuckerman, incumbent lieutenant governor (ran for Governor)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Molly Gray | 47,636 | 46.0 | |
| Democratic | Tim Ashe | 35,954 | 34.7 | |
| Democratic | Brenda Siegel | 9,945 | 9.6 | |
| Democratic | Debbie Ingram | 9,466 | 9.1 | |
| Write-in | Write-ins | 568 | 0.5 | |
| Total votes | 103,645 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Scott Milne, Republican nominee for Governor in 2014, Republican nominee for US Senate in 2016, businessman[2][9]
Eliminated in primary
- Dana Colson Jr.[2][10][11]
- Dwayne Tucker, Contractor and Civil Engineer[12]
- Meg Hansen, former executive director of Vermonters for Healthcare Freedom[2][13]
- Jim Hogue, Vermont secession activist[2][14]
Declined
- Don H. Turner Jr., nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018, former minority leader of the Vermont House of Representatives
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Scott Milne | 26,817 | 51.5 | |
| Republican | Meg Hansen | 16,875 | 32.4 | |
| Republican | Dwayne Tucker | 3,066 | 5.9 | |
| Republican | Dana Colson | 2,736 | 5.2 | |
| Republican | Jim Hogue | 1,944 | 3.7 | |
| Write-in | Write-ins | 680 | 1.3 | |
| Total votes | 52,118 | 100.0 | ||
Progressive primary
Incumbent Progressive lieutenant governor David Zuckerman is not running for a third term.
Candidates
Declared
- Tim Ashe, President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate[15]
- Brenda Siegel, candidate for governor in 2018, opioid epidemic and Brattleboro hurricane relief activist, southern Vermont nonprofit founder and executive director[16]
- Cris Ericson, perennial candidate
Declined
- David Zuckerman, incumbent lieutenant governor (running for governor)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Progressive | Cris Ericson | 438 | 57.5 | |
| Write-in | Write-ins | 324 | 42.5 | |
| Total votes | 762 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Molly Gray (D) |
Scott Milne (R) |
Other | Undecided |
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| co/efficient/Scott Milne for Lt. Governor[A] | October 19–29, 2020 | 584 (LV) | ± 4.05% | 43% | 37% | 7% | 13% |
| Braun Research/VPR | September 3–15, 2020 | 582 (LV) | ± 4% | 35% | 31% | 34%[b] | – |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Molly Gray | 182,820 | 51.3 | |
| Republican | Scott Milne | 157,065 | 44.1 | |
| Progressive | Cris Ericson | 7,862 | 2.2 | |
| Independent | Wayne Billado III | 5,101 | 1.4 | |
| Stop the F35s | Ralph Corbo | 2,289 | 0.6 | |
| Write-in | Write-ins | 1,097 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 356,234 | 100.0 | ||
Secretary of State
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The incumbent secretary of state is Democrat Jim Condos.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jim Condos, incumbent secretary of state
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- H. Brooke Paige, perennial candidate.
Treasurer
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The incumbent treasurer is Democrat Beth Pearce.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Beth Pearce, incumbent treasurer
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Carolyn Whitney Branagan, former state representative to Franklin-1 (2003-2017) and former state senator to Franklin (2017-2019)
Attorney General
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The incumbent attorney general is Democrat T. J. Donovan.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- T.J. Donovan, incumbent attorney general
Republican primary
The Republican nominee is H. Brooke Paige.
Candidates
Declared
- H. Brooke Paige, perennial candidate
- Emily Peyton, candidate for governor in 2018
Progressive primary
Candidates
Declared
- Cris Ericson, perennial candidate, running for other statewide offices as well
Auditor
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The incumbent auditor is Democrat/Progressive Doug Hoffer.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Doug Hoffer, incumbent auditor (also ran in Progressive primary)
- Linda Joy Sullivan, state representative
Republican primary
No candidates filed for the Republican primary. Doug Hoffer won the nomination via write-in.
Progressive primary
Incumbent Democratic/Progressive Auditor Doug Hoffer also ran in the Progressive primary. Perennial candidate Cris Ericson ran for the Progressive nomination for auditor, as well as several other statewide offices.
Candidates
Declared
- Doug Hoffer, incumbent auditor (also ran in Democratic primary)
- Cris Ericson, perennial candidate
General election
Candidates
- Doug Hoffer (D/P*/R), incumbent auditor
- Cris Ericson (P*), perennial candidate
(*Hoffer won the Democratic and Republican nominations. Ericson, who is not a member of the Progressive Party, won the primary election, however the Progressive state committee endorsed Hoffer for reelection. Hoffer had previously been nominated by both the Democratic and Progressive Parties in elections from 2010 to 2018.)
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 remained the same in each chamber with Democrats having large majorities in both, however Republicans made very small gains in both chambers. While those gains were small, they allowed Republicans to break the Democrat/Progressive supermajority in the state house. This could potentially lead to any veto from Governor Phil Scott being upheld under these new circumstances.
State Senate
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House of Representatives
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County offices
Some county level offices will be up for election. The balance of political power before and after the elections for each office was:[17]
Addison County
Bennington County
Caledonia County
Chittenden County
Essex County
Franklin County
Grand Isle County
Lamoille County
Orange County
Orleans County
Rutland County
Washington County
Windham County
Windsor County
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Notes
- Partisan clients
- ^ Poll sponsored by Milne's campaign in the 2020 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election
References
- ^ Heintz, Paul. "Scott's Victory Lap: Gov Wins Third Term, Gray Elected LG, Speaker Johnson Falls Short". Seven Days. Seven Days.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "General Election Candidates". sos.vermont.gov. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ Flanders, Colin. "Molly Gray Announces Bid to Become Lieutenant Governor of Vermont". Seven Days. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ X; L, er; en; Jan 8 2020January 13, Kit Norton; Footnotes, 2020 | 15 Reader (January 8, 2020). "Senate leader Tim Ashe to run for open lieutenant governor post". VTDigger. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Tim Ashe officially announces run for lieutenant governor seat". WPTZ. January 14, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ WCAX. "Brenda Siegel officially running for Vermont lieutenant governor". www.wcax.com. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ Jan 15 2020January 15, Kit Norton; Footnotes, 2020 | 3 Reader (January 15, 2020). "Sen. Debbie Ingram enters race for lieutenant governor". VTDigger. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Bradley, Pat. "Two-Term Vermont State Senator Discusses Her Campaign For Lieutenant Governor". www.wamc.org. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ May 28 2020May 29, Elizabeth Hewitt; Footnotes, 2020 | 10 Reader (May 28, 2020). "Milne joins race for lieutenant governor". VTDigger. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Jan 6 2020January 7, Grace Elletson; Footnotes, 2020 | 12 Reader (January 6, 2020). "'Agri-publican' candidates look to broaden appeal of Republican ticket". VTDigger. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Cutler, Calvin. "'Agripublicans' announce candidacies for Vermont offices". www.wcax.com. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "Republican Lieutenant Governor Primary Race 2020: Dwayne Tucker". August 5, 2020.
- ^ Dec 17 2019December 18, Ellie French; Footnotes, 2019 | 29 Reader (December 17, 2019). "Republican Meg Hansen enters race for lieutenant governor". VTDigger. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 2ndvtrepublic (May 13, 2017). "Secede – From What? US of Empire and Plan 'V" for a 2VR (INDY RADIO)". Vermont Independent. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J552kDuerw
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J552kDuerw
- ^ http://vtelectionarchive.sec.state.vt.us/
External links
- Candidates at Vote Smart
- Candidates at Ballotpedia
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Vermont", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Vermont: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Vermont". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures,
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020
- Results at The Indianapolis Star
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