A general election was held in the
U.S. state 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
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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 house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...
.
Primary election
Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
s were held on August 14, 2018.
United States Senate
Independent incumbent
Bernie Sanders
Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. He was the U.S. representative for the state's at-large congressional district from 1991 to 2007 ...
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 in ...
was elected to a seventh term.
Governor
Incumbent Republican
Phil Scott was elected to a second term.
Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Progressive/Democratic
Lieutenant Governor
A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
Dave Zuckerman (since 2017) was elected to a second term.
Democratic primary
Zuckerman was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Results
Republican primary
House
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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 o ...
in
2010
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,
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
James Christos Condos (born January 29, 1951) is an American politician from Vermont. He is a former Vermont Secretary of State and former Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate, representing the Chittenden senate district. The district ...
(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, 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, 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 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 o ...
Beth Pearce (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, 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
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general.
In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
T. J. Donovan
Thomas J. "T. J." Donovan Jr. (born January 15, 1974) is an American lawyer and politician who served as Vermont Attorney General from 2017 to 2022. He was first elected in 2016 with over 66 percent of the vote. He previously served for ten years ...
(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, 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 most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general.
In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
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 Doug Hoffer
Douglas R. Hoffer Jr. (born September 3, 1951) is an American policy analysis, policy analyst from Burlington, Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, who is currently serving as the Vermont Auditor of Accounts, Vermont State Auditor. He took office on Jan ...
(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, 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 nor ...
.
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 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
The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The senate consists of 30 members. Senate districting divides the 30 members into three single-member districts, six two-m ...
and all 150 seats of the
Vermont House of Representatives
The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives ar ...
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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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 ...