A general election was held in the U.S. state of

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on November 2, 2004. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election as well as Vermont's at-large seat in the

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and Class 3 U.S. Senate seat. The 2004 presidential election was also held at the same time.

Governor

Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Brian E. Dubie (since 2003) ran again for a second term.

Republican primary

Brian E. Dubie was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

*Robert Wolcott Backus, Democratic candidate for

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*Cheryl Pratt Rivers, Member of the

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from

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(1991-2003)

Results

Progressive primary

Steve Hingtgen, member of the

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from Chittenden 7-2 (1999-2003) and Chittenden 3-3 (2003-2005), ran unopposed in the Progressive primary.

General election

Candidates

*Brian E. Dubie ( R) *Steve Hingtgen ( P) *Cheryl Pratt Rivers ( D) *Peter Stevenson ( LU)

Debates and forums

WDEV Lt. Governor Candidate Forum 10/7/2004

Results

Secretary of State

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State

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(since 1999) ran unopposed for a fourth term.

Democratic primary

Markowitz ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

Markowitz also ran unopposed in the Republican primary as a write-in candidate.

General election

Candidates

*Deborah Markowitz (D)

Results

Treasurer

Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Jeb Spaulding (since 2003) ran unopposed for a second term.

Democratic primary

Spaulding ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

Spaulding also ran unopposed in the Republican primary as a write-in candidate.

General election

Candidates

*Jeb Spaulding (D)

Results

Attorney General

Incumbent Attorney General William H. Sorrell (since 1997) ran again for a fifth term.

Democratic primary

Sorrell was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

*Dennis Carver *Sylvia R. Kennedy *Karen Ann Kerin, Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in

and

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Results

Progressive primary

Candidates

*Susan A. Davis, Progressive nominee for

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from Orleans 2 in 2002 *Boots Wardinski, Liberty Union nominee for Attorney General in

, for

in 2000, 1998, 1996, and for

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in 1992 and 1990, farmer

Results

Liberty Union nomination

After losing the Progressive primary, Boots Wardinski ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination.

Libertarian nomination

After losing the Republican primary, Karen Ann Kerin, Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in

and

, ran unopposed for the Libertarian State Committee's nomination.

Grassroots nomination

James Mark Leas ran unopposed for the Grassroots State Committee's nomination.

General election

Candidates

*Karen Ann Kerin (L) *Dennis Carver (R) *Susan A. Davis (P) *William H. Sorrell (D) *Boots Wardinski (LU) *James Mark Leas (GR)

Results

Auditor of Accounts

Incumbent Democratic Auditor Elizabeth M. Ready (since 2001) ran again for a third term.

Democratic primary

Ready ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

Randy Brock ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Liberty Union nomination

Jerry Levy, Liberty Union nominee for Treasurer in

, U.S. Senate in

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, and

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, Vermont Secretary of State in

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

, and Auditor in

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Governor

Lieutenant Governor

Republican primary

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Progressive primary

General election

Candidates

Debates and forums

Results

Secretary of State

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Candidates

Results

Treasurer

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Candidates

Results

Attorney General

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Progressive primary

Candidates

Results

Liberty Union nomination

Libertarian nomination

Grassroots nomination

General election

Candidates

Results

Auditor of Accounts

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Liberty Union nomination

General election

Candidates

Results

References

External links