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Jim Condos

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

Vermont State Senate

Year left office: 2009

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Vermont Secretary of State

Years in office: 2011 - 2023

Successor:Sarah Copeland Hanzas (D)

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South Burlington City Council

Years in office: 1989 - 2007

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

High school

South Burlington High School

Bachelor's

University of Vermont, 1974

Personal

Religion

Christian

Contact

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Jim Condos (Democratic Party) was theVermont Secretary of State. He assumed office on January 6, 2011. He left office on January 5, 2023.

Condos (Democratic Party) ran for re-election forVermont Secretary of State. He won in the general election onNovember 3, 2020.

Condos previously served in theState Senate from 2001 to 2009.^[1]

Biography

Condos was born in Orange, New Jersey, and raised in Burlington and South Burlington. He attended South Burlington High School and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1974.

Condos' professional experience includes working for a Vermont grocery distribution company and Vermont Gas Systems - a publicly-regulated utility.^[2]

Education

• South Burlington High School
• B.A. in resource economics, University of Vermont (1974)

Political career

• 2011 - 2023:Vermont Secretary of State
• 2001-2009:Vermont State Senate

Elections

2022

Condos announced on February 15, 2022, that he would not seek re-election.^[3]

2020

See also: Vermont Secretary of State election, 2020

Vermont Secretary of State election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)

Vermont Secretary of State election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)

General election

General election for Vermont Secretary of State

IncumbentJim Condos defeatedH. Brooke Paige,Pamala Smith, andCris Ericson in the general election for Vermont Secretary of State on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Condos (D)	61.9	214,666
		H. Brooke Paige (R)	28.7	99,564
		Pamala Smith (Independent)	6.1	21,210
		Cris Ericson (Vermont Progressive Party)	3.2	11,171
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	309

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 346,920
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State

IncumbentJim Condos advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Condos	99.6	96,885
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	358

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,243
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont Secretary of State

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	96.7	40,765
		Other/Write-in votes	3.3	1,370

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,135
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont Secretary of State

Cris Ericson advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cris Ericson	57.3	406
		Other/Write-in votes	42.7	303

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 709
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2018

See also:Vermont Secretary of State election, 2018

General election

General election for Vermont Secretary of State

IncumbentJim Condos defeatedH. Brooke Paige andMary Alice Hebert in the general election for Vermont Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Condos (D)	66.8	178,863
		H. Brooke Paige (R)	29.5	79,035
	Submit photo	Mary Alice Hebert (Liberty Union Party)	3.6	9,706
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	108

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 267,712
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State

IncumbentJim Condos advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Condos	100.0	59,040

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,040
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont Secretary of State

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	100.0	18,293

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,293
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2016

Main article:Vermont Secretary of State election, 2016

Condos filed to run for re-election in the 2016 election for secretary of state of Vermont. He was unopposed in theDemocratic primary. NoRepublicans filed to run for the office. Condos will compete withLiberty Union Party candidateMary Alice Herbert in the general election.^[4]

IncumbentJim Condos defeatedMary Alice Herbert in the Vermont secretary of state election.

Vermont Secretary of State, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim CondosIncumbent	89.57%	255,201
	Liberty Union Party	Mary Alice Herbert	10.43%	29,711
Total Votes				284,912
Source:Vermont Secretary of State

IncumbentJim Condos ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for secretary of state.

Democratic primary for secretary of state, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jim CondosIncumbent (unopposed)	81.76%	59,818
Write-in votes	18.24%	13,344
Total Votes (275 of 275 Precincts Reporting)		73,162
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

2014

See also:Vermont secretary of state election, 2014

Condos ran for re-election asVermont Secretary of State in 2014. He won theDemocratic nomination in the unopposed primary on August 26. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Results

General election

Secretary of State of Vermont, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim CondosIncumbent	74.7%	126,427
	Progressive	Ben Eastwood	14.5%	24,518
	Liberty Union	Mary Alice Herbert	10.3%	17,460
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.4%	730
Total Votes				169,135
Election results viaVermont Secretary of State

2012

See also:Vermont secretary of state election, 2012

Condos ran unopposed in the primary election on August 28th and defeated one minor party challenger in the general election,Mary Alice Herbert, of the Liberty Union Party. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.^[5][6]

Vermont Secretary of State General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim CondosIncumbent	86.6%	225,801
	Liberty Union	Mary Alice Herbert	13.1%	34,105
	Independent	Write-in	0.3%	876
Total Votes				260,782
Election results viaVermont Secretary of State

Endorsements

Condos' 2012 re-election campaign was endorsed by the Vermont National Education Association, the state's largest union.^[7]

2010

See also:Vermont Secretary of State election, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Jim Condos won election to the office of Secretary of State of Vermont. He defeatedJason Gibbs (R) and Leslie Marmorale (Liberty Union) in the general election.

Secretary of State of Vermont, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Condos	53.5%	122,599
	Republican	Jason Gibbs	44.1%	101,144
	Liberty Union	Leslie Marmorale	2.3%	5,315
	Write-In	Various	0.1%	222
Total Votes				229,280
Election results viaVermont Secretary of State.

2010 Race for Secretary of State -Democratic Primary[8]
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Democratic Party	aJim Condos	66.3%
	Democratic Party	Charles Merriman	32.1%
	Write-In		1.6%
Total Votes			54,929

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Jim Condos did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Presidential preference

2020

See also:Presidential election in Vermont, 2020 andDemocratic National Convention, 2020

Condos did not formally endorse a candidate in the 2020 presidential election.

2016

See also:Presidential election in Vermont, 2016 andDemocratic National Convention, 2016

Condos did not formally endorse a candidate in the 2016 presidential election.

Campaign finance summary

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Ballot measure activity

The following table details Condo's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:

Ballot measure support and opposition for Jim Condos
Ballot measure	Year	Position	Status
Vermont Proposal 5, Right to Personal Reproductive Autonomy Amendment (2022)	2022	Supported[9]	a Approved

Noteworthy events

June 2017 request for voter rolls

See also:State government responses to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity

On June 29, 2017, the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, created byPresidentDonald Trump (R) on May 11, requested information on registered voters from all 50 states dating back to 2006. The states were given until July 14 to respond. On June 30, Secretary Condos announced that the state would provide only publicly available information to the commission.

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