The 2012

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mayoral election was held March 6, 2012. Incumbent mayor

Bob Kiss Bob Kiss (born April 1, 1947) is a Vermont politician and former 39th Mayor of Burlington, Vermont. Kiss was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from January 2001 until he stepped down to assume office as mayor of Burlington, follo ...

did not contest for the re-election. Democratic nominee

Miro Weinberger Miro Weinberger (born February 25, 1970) is an American politician and the 42nd and current mayor of Burlington, Vermont. He is the city's first Democratic Party mayor since Gordon Paquette was defeated by Bernie Sanders in 1981. Weinberger was ...

was elected with 57% of the popular vote.

Background

Incumbent Progressive mayor Kiss was first elected in 2006. Democratic nominee Miro Weinberger,

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nominee and

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Kurt Wright, and Independent candidate Wendy Hines ran to succeed Kiss.

Election Results

References

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