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Vermont's 2012 general elections were held on November 6, 2012. Primary elections were held on August 28, 2012.
Incumbent DemocraticGovernorPeter Shumlin (since 2011) ran for re-election.[1]
Republican incumbentPhil Scott, who has held the position ofLieutenant Governor (since 2011) ran for re-election to a second term.[2]
Cassandra Gekas, the former health care advocate for the Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG), sought the Democratic nomination to challenge Scott.[3]
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 County results Municipality resultsScott: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Gekas: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% No Data/Vote: | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Phil Scott was unopposed in the Republican primary.
Cassandra Gekas was unopposed for the nomination.
Ben Mitchell was unopposed for the nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Phil Scott (incumbent) | 162,787 | 57.1 | |
| Democratic | Cassandra Gekas | 115,015 | 40.4 | |
| Liberty Union | Ben Mitchell | 6,975 | 2.4 | |
| Write-in | Write-ins | 257 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 285,034 | 100% | ||
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 County results Municipality resultsCondos: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% No Data/Vote: | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic incumbentJim Condos, who has held the position ofSecretary of State of Vermont since 2011, is currently running unopposed in the primary as well as the general elections. Condos has also been nominated by the Progressive Party.
Liberty Union Party candidateMary Alice Herbert was the sole declared candidate opposing Condos. She declined to debate Condos.[5][2]
Condos received 86.6% of the votes cast for the office of SoS.
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 County results Municipality resultsPearce: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Wilton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% No Data/Vote: | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic incumbentBeth Pearce, who was appointed to the position ofVermont State Treasurer in 2011, was elected to her first full term.[2]
Wendy Wilton, theRutland City Treasurer and formerState Representative, was the Republican nominee.[2] Don Schramm, a retired businessman, was the Progressive nominee for the third election in a row.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Beth Pearce | 147,700 | 52.32% | ||
| Republican | Wendy Wilton | 114,947 | 40.72% | ||
| Progressive | Don Schramm | 12,497 | 4.43% | ||
| Liberty Union | Jessica Diamondstone | 6,939 | 2.46% | ||
| Write-ins | 198 | 0.07% | |||
| Majority | 32,573 | 11.5% | |||
| Turnout | 282,281 | ||||
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 County results Municipality resultsSorrell: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% McMullen: 40–50% 50–60% No Data/Vote: | |||||||||||||||||||||
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IncumbentWilliam Sorrell, who had held the position ofVermont Attorney General since 1997, ran for re-election and defeatedT. J. Donovan for the Democratic nomination.[8]
Democratic primary results:[8]
For the general election,Jack McMullen, a businessman who ran for the U.S. Senate in1998 and2004, was the Republican nominee.[2] Ed Stanak, a retired state employee and former president of the Vermont State Employees Union, was the Progressive candidate.[5] Rosemarie Jackowski was on the ballot as the nominee of theLiberty Union Party.[8]
In the general election, Sorrell won another term.[8] The results were:[8]
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 County results Municipality resultsHoffer: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Illuzzi: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% No Data/Vote: | |||||||||||||||||
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On May 18, 2012, incumbent Auditor Thomas M. Salmon announced he would not be running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Vincent Illuzzi | 8,140 | 98.1 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 155 | 1.9 | |
| Total votes | 8,295 | 100% | ||
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| Democratic | Doug Hoffer | 29,009 | 97.4 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 784 | 2.6 | |
| Total votes | 29,793 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Doug Hoffer | 140,805 | 51.3 | |
| Republican | Vincent Illuzzi | 123,806 | 45.1 | |
| Liberty Union | Jerry Levy | 9,381 | 3.4 | |
| Write-in | Write-ins | 276 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 274,268 | 100% | ||
All 30 members of theVermont Senate are up for election. The state Senate currently consists of 21 Democrats, 8 Republicans, and 1 Progressive (who caucuses with the Democratic majority).
All 150 members of theVermont House of Representatives are up for election. The state House currently consists of 94 Democrats, 48 Republicans, 5 Progressives (who caucus with the Democratic majority), and 3 Independents (who also caucus with the Democratic majority).
Open seats
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