A general election was held in the
U.S. state
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of
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
on November 6, 2018. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election as well as Vermont's Class I
Senate seat and at-large seat in the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
.
Primary elections were held on August 14, 2018.
United States Senate
Independent incumbent
Bernie Sanders was elected to a third term.
United States House of Representatives
Democratic incumbent
Peter Welch
Peter Francis Welch (born May 2, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who is a United States senator-elect from Vermont, and the current U.S. representative for since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been a major figure i ...
was elected to a seventh term.
Governor
Incumbent Republican
Phil Scott
Philip Brian Scott (born August 4, 1958) is an American politician, businessman and stock car racer who has served as the 82nd governor of Vermont since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected governor in the 2016 general electi ...
was elected to a second term.
Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Progressive/Democratic
Lieutenant Governor Dave Zuckerman (since 2017) was elected to a second term.
Democratic primary
Zuckerman was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Results
Republican primary
House Republican Minority Leader
Don H. Turner Jr. ran uncontested in the Republican primary.
Results
Progressive primary
Zuckerman also again ran as a write-in candidate in the Progressive primary and was unopposed.
Results
Liberty Union nomination
Murray Ngoima, candidate for
Treasurer
A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The significant core functions of a corporate treasurer include cash and liquidity management, risk management, and corporate finance.
Government
The treasury ...
in
2010,
2014
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, and
2016
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, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Lieutenant Governor.
General election
Polling
Results
Secretary of State
Incumbent Democratic
Secretary of State Jim Condos (since 2011) was elected to a fifth term.
Democratic primary
Condos was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Results
Republican primary
H. Brooke Paige, a
perennial candidate
A perennial candidate is a political candidate who frequently runs for elected office and rarely, if ever, wins. Perennial candidates' existence lies in the fact that in some countries, there are no laws that limit a number of times a person can ...
, was unopposed in the Republican primary. Paige also ran in and won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Attorney General, Treasurer and Auditor of Accounts.
Results
Liberty Union nomination
Mary Alice Herbert
Mary Alice "Mal" Herbert (February 28, 1935 - May 13, 2021) was an American schoolteacher and politician from Vermont who ran for vice president as the candidate for the Socialist Party USA in 2004; and ran for many offices in her home state. Sh ...
, candidate for
Secretary of State in
2016
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, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Secretary of State.
General election
Governing magazine
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projected the race as "safe Democratic".
Treasurer
Incumbent Democratic
Treasurer
A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The significant core functions of a corporate treasurer include cash and liquidity management, risk management, and corporate finance.
Government
The treasury ...
Beth Pearce
Elizabeth A. Pearce (born 1952/1953) is an American politician from Vermont who served as Vermont State Treasurer.
Biography
Beth Pearce resides in Barre. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Hampshire.
She was ...
(since 2011) was elected to a fifth term.
Democratic primary
Pearce was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Results
Republican primary
H. Brooke Paige, a
perennial candidate
A perennial candidate is a political candidate who frequently runs for elected office and rarely, if ever, wins. Perennial candidates' existence lies in the fact that in some countries, there are no laws that limit a number of times a person can ...
, was unopposed in the Republican primary. Paige also ran in and won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Attorney General, Secretary of State and State Auditor of Accounts.
Results
Post-primary
Paige withdrew August 24, allowing the state Republican party to name a replacement.
On August 29, the Vermont Republican Party selected Rick Morton, the current state party treasurer.
General election
Attorney General
Incumbent Democratic
Attorney General T. J. Donovan (since 2017) was elected to a second term.
Democratic primary
Donovan was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Results
Republican primary
H. Brooke Paige, a
perennial candidate
A perennial candidate is a political candidate who frequently runs for elected office and rarely, if ever, wins. Perennial candidates' existence lies in the fact that in some countries, there are no laws that limit a number of times a person can ...
, was unopposed in the Republican primary. Paige also ran in and won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Secretary of State, State Treasurer and State Auditor of Accounts.
Results
Post primary
Paige withdrew August 24, allowing the state Republican party to name a replacement.
On August 29, the Vermont Republican Party selected State Representative Janssen Willhoit (Caledonia-3) as their Attorney General nominee.
Liberty Union nomination
Rosemarie Jackowski, candidate for
Attorney General in
2016
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, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Attorney General.
General election
Auditor of Accounts
Incumbent Democratic/Progressive
Auditor
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Doug Hoffer (since 2013) was elected to a fourth term.
Democratic primary
Hoffer was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Results
Republican primary
H. Brooke Paige, a
perennial candidate
A perennial candidate is a political candidate who frequently runs for elected office and rarely, if ever, wins. Perennial candidates' existence lies in the fact that in some countries, there are no laws that limit a number of times a person can ...
, was unopposed in the Republican primary. Paige also ran in and won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Attorney General, Secretary of State and State Treasurer.
Results
Post-primary
Paige withdrew August 24, allowing the state Republican party to name a replacement.
On August 29, the Vermont Republican Party selected Rick Kenyon, a tax preparer from
Brattleboro
Brattleboro (), originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The most populous municipality abutting Vermont's eastern border with New Hampshire, which is the Connecticut River, Brattleboro is located about no ...
.
Progressive primary
Hoffer also again ran as a write-in candidate in the Progressive primary and was unopposed.
Results
Liberty Union nomination
Marina Brown, candidate for
Auditor
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in
2016
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, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Auditor.
General election
State Legislature
All 30 seats in the
Vermont Senate
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and all 150 seats of the
Vermont House of Representatives were up for election. The balance of political power before the elections for each chamber was:
Senate
House of Representatives
And the results of the elections for both chambers was:
County offices
All county level offices were up for election. The balance of political power before and after the elections for each office was:
Before
Addison County
After
Addison County
Bennington County
Bennington County
Caledonia County
Caledonia County
Chittenden County
Chittenden County
Essex County
Essex County
Franklin County
Franklin County
Grand Isle County
Grand Isle County
Lamoille County
Lamoille County
Orange County
Orange County
Orleans County
Orleans County
Rutland County
Rutland County
Washington County
Washington County
Windham County
Windham County
Windsor County
Windsor County
Notes
References
External links
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;Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites
Don Turner Jr. (R) for Lt. GovernorDavid Zuckerman (P/D) for Lt. Governor
;Official Attorney General campaign websites
T.J. Donovan (D) for Attorney GeneralJanssen Willhoit (R) for Attorney General
;Official Auditor of Accounts campaign websites
Doug Hoffer (D/P) for Auditor
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