Vermont Elections, 2016
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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 8, 2016. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election as well as Vermont's Class III
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seat and at-large seat in the
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.
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s were held on August 9, 2016.


President of the United States


United States Senate


United States House of Representatives


Governor


Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Republican
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 ...
Phil Scott (since 2011) ran for Governor.


Republican primary

Randy Brock Randolph D. "Randy" Brock III (born September 28, 1943) is an American politician from the state of Vermont and a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. He currently serves in the Vermont Senate and is the first Africa ...
, former
State Auditor State auditors (also known as state comptrollers, state controllers, state examiners, or inspectors general) are fiscal officers lodged in the executive or legislative branches of U.S. state governments who serve as external auditors, financial ...
(2005-2007) and
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(2009-2013), was unopposed in the Republican primary.


Results


Democratic primary


Candidates

* Kesha Ram, State Representative *
Shap Smith Shapleigh "Shap" Smith, Jr. (born December 16, 1965) is an American politician who served as the 92nd Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives. In August 2015 Smith announced his candidacy for the 2016 Democratic nomination for Governor ...
, Speaker 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 ...
* Dave Zuckerman, State Senator, farmer (also ran in Progressive primary)


Results


Progressive primary


Candidates

*Boots Wardinski, farmer, activist *Dave Zuckerman, State Senator, farmer (write-in) (also ran in Democratic primary)


Results


Liberty Union nomination

Boots Wardinski ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Lieutenant Governor. He also unsuccessfully ran in the Progressive primary.


General election


Candidates

*Randy Brock (R) *Boots Wardinski (LU) *Dave Zuckerman (P/D)


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) ran again for a fourth term.


Democratic primary

Incumbent Jim Condos was unopposed in the Democratic primary.


Results


Liberty Union nomination

Mary Alice Herbert, candidate for Secretary of State in
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, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Secretary of State.


General election


Candidates

*Jim Condos (D/R) *Mary Alice "Mal" Herbert (LU)


Results


Treasurer

Incumbent Democratic
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Beth Pearce (since 2011) ran again for a fourth term.


Democratic primary


Candidates

*Beth Pearce, incumbent (also ran in Republican primary) *Richard Dunne, policy consultant


Results


Republican primary


Candidates

*Beth Pearce, incumbent (write-in) (also ran in Democratic primary) *Wendy Wilton, nominee for Treasurer in
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(write-in)


Results


Progressive primary


Candidates

*Don Schramm, nominee for Treasurer in
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,
2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
,
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, and
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(write-in)


Results


Liberty Union nomination

Murray Ngoima, nominee for Treasurer in
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,
2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
, and
2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Treasurer.


General election


Candidates

*Murray Ngoima (LU) *Beth Pearce (D/R) *Don Schramm (P)


Results


Attorney General

Incumbent Democratic
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William Sorrell William H. Sorrell (born March 9, 1947) is an American politician. He is the longest-serving attorney general in the history of the U.S. state of Vermont, holding the position for 20 years. Originally appointed by Governor Howard Dean in 1997, ...
, the state's longest-serving Attorney General (since 1997), did not run for reelection.


Democratic primary


Candidates

* T.J. Donovan, Chittenden County
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*H. Brooke Paige, businessman, perennial candidate (also ran for Governor)


Results


Republican primary

Deborah Bucknam, a private practice attorney, was unopposed in the Republican primary.


Results


Liberty Union nomination

Rosemarie Jackowski, journalist, teacher, activist, nominee for Attorney General in
2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
, and
2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Attorney General.


General election


Candidates

*Deborah Bucknam (R) *T.J. Donovan (D) *Rosemarie Jackowski (LU)


Polling


Results


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) ran again for a third term.


Democratic primary

Incumbent Doug Hoffer was unopposed in the Democratic primary. (Also ran in Progressive primary)


Results


Republican primary

Dan Feliciano, strategic policy consultant,
Libertarian Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...
nominee for Governor in
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and
2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
, was unopposed in the Republican primary.


Results


Progressive primary

Incumbent Doug Hoffer was unopposed in the Progressive primary. (Also ran in Democratic primary)


Results


Liberty Union nomination

Marina Brown, nominee for Lieutenant Governor in
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, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Auditor.


General election


Candidates

*Marina Brown (LU) *Dan Feliciano (R) *Doug Hoffer (D/P)


Results


State legislature

All 30 seats in the
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and all 150 seats of the
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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:


Senate


House of Representatives


References

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