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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 ...
are authorized under Chapter II of the Vermont State Constitution, articles 43–49, which establishes elections for the state level officers, cabinet, and legislature. Articles 50–53 establish the election of county-level officers. Elections are regulated under state statute, Title 17. The office of the
Vermont Secretary of State The secretary of state of Vermont is one of five cabinet-level constitutional officers in the U.S. state of Vermont which are elected every two years. The secretary of state is fourth (behind the lieutenant governor, speaker of the House of Repre ...
has an Elections Division that oversees the execution of elections under state law. According to a ranking by the Electoral Integrity Project in 2018, Vermont ranked first among U.S. states in terms of electoral integrity. It scored 83 out of 100, its highest score being in the electoral procedures and results section (93) and lowest in the voter registration section (70). In a 2020 study, Vermont was ranked as the 9th easiest state for citizens to vote in.


Administration

The
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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 ...
holds its state
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s on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November (better known as
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) in even-numbered years. As a result of this, general elections in Vermont systematically coincide with the biennial
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. Vermont has 150 seats in its House of Representatives, and 30 seats in its Senate. An apparent election loser, behind by 2% or less of the total votes cast, may request a recount. Immediately after an election, the poll officers in each town or city tally the ballots and municipal clerks report totals to the
Vermont Secretary of State The secretary of state of Vermont is one of five cabinet-level constitutional officers in the U.S. state of Vermont which are elected every two years. The secretary of state is fourth (behind the lieutenant governor, speaker of the House of Repre ...
and the respective county clerk. County clerks would be involved in official recounts under the jurisdiction of the Superior Court. Individuals may hold two or more sub-county-level offices concurrently should they win election to such. Countywide, legislature and higher officeholders may hold no more than one concurrent municipal-level office.


Election cycle

During November general elections in Vermont, elections are held for the positions of
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,
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, secretary of state,
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,
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,
auditor of accounts The Vermont State Auditor of Accounts is one of six constitutional officers in Vermont, elected statewide every two years. The Office provides an independent and objective assessment of Vermont's governmental operations. The current Auditor is ...
,
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,
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,
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, assistant judge,
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,
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,
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and
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, as well as occasional ballot questions and referendums. Officials elected to these offices are elected for a term of two or four years. Parties internally reorganize every two years by holding state, county, and town committee elections during odd-numbered off-years.


State level

Vermont's governor, lieutenant governor, and other statewide executive officials are elected at-large. Two or three state senators are elected per county . One or two state representatives are elected per district.


County level

Countywide officials, including state's attorneys, judges, and sheriffs, are elected at-large per county every four years, and 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, or 15 county-level justices are elected per town, determined by population, or 15 per city.


Municipal level

Mayors, deputy or assistant mayors, city councilors, ward clerks, and inspectors of elections are elected on 2- or 3-year cycles by city, of which Vermont has 8. For towns and villages, municipal-level officials, including town clerks, town managers, moderators, selectboard members, town auditors, listers, grand jurors, constables, bailiffs, and trustees, are elected separately during
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s on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March.


Criteria for election

Vermont's Constitution requires that a gubernatorial or other statewide candidate achieve a majority of the popular vote (i.e. more than 50%) in order to be elected. If a candidate does not receive a majority of the vote, the General Assembly (state legislature) chooses from the three candidates who received the most votes. This has happened twenty times in Vermont history. Twice in the 18th century, fourteen times in the 19th century, three times in the 20th century, and once in the 21st century.


Primaries

Both the Vermont secretary of state and the chairperson of the state committee of each major party certifies primary elections under Vermont Statutes, Title 17, Chapter 51, article 2592. Currently ^, the Democratic, Progressive, Liberty Union, and
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
parties are qualified to hold primary elections in the state.


History


Voting patterns

Electorally, Republicans predominated for most of the state's history until the 1960s, even when the rest of the country was voting Democratic. Democrats started to become competitive in the 1970s, and have predominated at the polls since the 1990s. As a result, Vermont has sometimes voted contrarian in national elections. In 1832, Vermont was the only state voting for a presidential candidate from the
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. It was only one of two states to vote for
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in 1912, and Vermont and
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were the only states to vote against
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in all four of his successful presidential campaigns. In 1955, voters elected Consuelo N. Bailey to be lieutenant governor, the first woman to be elected to that position in the country. Prior to 1915, Vermont held its general election in September. Because it was one of the earliest elections in the nation, it was carefully followed. National politicians campaigned in the state in the summer to influence the turnout, including
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,
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and
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. While the vote was assured for the Republican party at that time, the size of victory was thought by some, before polls, to predict how the national elections might go. Republicans dominated Vermont elections from the party's founding in 1854 until the mid-1970s. From 1856 to 1988, Vermont voted Republican in every presidential election with only one exception in 1964. Vermont consecutively had Republican governors for over a century until Democrat Phillip Hoff was elected in 1962. Prior to the 1960s, rural interests dominated the legislature. As in the early 1960s, many progressive Vermont Republicans and newcomers from New York state helped bolster the state's small Democratic Party. However, since 1962, no successive governor has been from the same party as their predecessor. By 1970, the population of those aged between 18 and 34 increased by half, owing to in-migration. Many of those were
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or had a more liberal outlook than existing residents. The state grew from 444,732 in 1970 to 511,456 in 1980, the largest increase since the Civil War. 59% of this growth was from out of state. In 1980, Vermont gave independent candidate John B. Anderson 15% of its vote, thereby tipping the state to Republican
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. Since 1992, Vermont had supported a Democrat for president in every election, and by double-digit margins all but once (in 2000). Republicans have not seriously contested the state since then, and Vermont is now reckoned as part of the "Blue Wall." Vermont gave John Kerry his fourth-largest margin of victory in 2004, behind the
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, and
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. He won the state's popular vote by 20 percentage points over incumbent
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, taking 58.9% of the vote. Essex County in the state's northeastern section was the only county to vote for Bush. Vermont still remains the only state that President Bush has not visited. On the other hand, Republican governor Douglas won all counties but Windham in the 2006 election. Vermonters have been ticket-splitters. Underlining how Republican Vermont once was, Donald Trump and George W. Bush are the only Republicans to win the White House without carrying Vermont. The 2020 election, was the first time the state was the most Democratic in the nation.


Recent Elections

Vermont's 2006 state general election was held on November 7, 2006. The state's last state primary election was held on September 12, 2006. In 2008, the Democrats, in charge of the House, appointed Richard Westman, a Republican, to chair the Transportation Committee. When he resigned in 2009 to accept a post elsewhere, the leadership appointed another Republican, Patrick M. Brennan to that chair. In 2008, an
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poll found that Vermonters self-described themselves as "liberal" (32%) more often than any other state in the union, behind only the
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. In 2009, the state had a
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of D+13, tying with Hawaii to be the most Democratic state in the country, exceeded only by the District of Columbia. In January 2010 nine Vermonters announced they were planning to run for several state offices: governor, lieutenant governor and seven seats in the state Senate on a Vermont secession platform. The candidates did not organize a formal political party organization but are running as individuals under the "Vermont Independence Party" label.


Political parties in Vermont

Political party affiliation was not a factor in Vermont politics from 1778 to 1797. Starting in 1798, leading politicians were members of the
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until about 1830. Thereafter,
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,
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, and Whig Party politicians held sway until 1855. Starting in 1854, the state voted solidly Republican until 1962. Starting in 1963, the governor's office alternated between the Democratic and Republican parties with each election. In 1987, the Democratic Party captured both chambers of the legislature. Since 1987, Vermont House and Senate have each been Democratic for all but two of the eleven terms between then and 2013. For many years, Vermont was a stronghold of the Republican Party. In the late 1980s, the
Progressive Party Progressive Party may refer to: Active parties * Progressive Party, Brazil * Progressive Party (Chile) * Progressive Party of Working People, Cyprus * Dominica Progressive Party * Progressive Party (Iceland) * Progressive Party (Sardinia), Ita ...
was formed, and began electing candidates to local and statewide offices. Some candidates ran for office with the nomination of both the Progressive and Democratic Parties, although this was sometimes avoided for fear of the Progressives getting simply absorbed into the larger Democratic Party. With the exception of the more conservative and rural
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,
Rutland County Rutland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,572, making it the second-most populous county in Vermont. Its county seat and most populous municipality is the city of Rutland. H ...
, and
Bennington County Bennington County is a county in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,347. The shire towns (county seats) are jointly Bennington ("The Southshire") and Manchester ("The Northshire"), and the largest municipal ...
, the Progressive and Democratic Parties have become the two dominant political forces, with the Republican Party being relegated to third ever since its loss in popularity in the state since the 1980s onward. The success of the party led to it becoming the most successful
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in any US state, and secured Vermont as a multi-party political environment. Other contemporary parties operating in Vermont include the
Liberty Union Party The Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party, known as the Liberty Union Party (LUP) until 2021, is a political party active in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is a self-proclaimed "non-violent socialist party". The LUP was founded in 1970 by former ...
(1970),
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(1972), and Green Mountain Party (2015).


Political parties

Vermont law requires political parties to reorganize in every odd-numbered year by electing members at town caucuses and then sending representatives to county committees, which send representatives to the state committee meeting. Statute exempts minor parties from holding county meetings. The Vermont Secretary of State maintains a list of designated major and minor parties. Major political parties in Vermont * Democratic * Progressive *
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Minor political parties in Vermont * Liberty Union *
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*Green Mountain Party The
Vermont Progressive Party The Vermont Progressive Party, formerly the Progressive Coalition, is a progressive political party in the United States founded in 1999 and active only in the state of Vermont. As of 2019, the party has two members in the Vermont Senate and sev ...
is a progressive, liberal, populist, left-wing political party that currently holds 6 seats in the Vermont legislature ^. Since 1990, it has run candidates for numerous state and local elections. Progressives
Peter Clavelle Peter A. Clavelle (born May 10, 1949) is an American politician who served as the 38th and 40th mayor of Burlington, Vermont, and was the first member of a third party to hold the office since James Edmund Burke in 1935. Bernie Sanders also won ...
and
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 ...
were mayors of the largest city,
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from 1989–1993, 1995–2006, and 2006–2012, respectively. It formed as a coalition closely associated with then Burlington mayor
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 ...
in the late 1980s and has had official recognition as a major
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by the state government since 1999. As of 2013, the
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had two elected municipal officials. In 2010 the
Liberty Union Party The Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party, known as the Liberty Union Party (LUP) until 2021, is a political party active in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is a self-proclaimed "non-violent socialist party". The LUP was founded in 1970 by former ...
, a long-time Vermont
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party, fielded nine candidates in statewide elections.


Federal officials

Vermont is one of only three states represented by a member of the United States Congress who does not currently associate with a political party:
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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 ...
describes himself as a
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and progressive, but caucuses with the Democrats in the selection of the Senate leadership. He was a member of the
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from 1991 to 2007 when he was elected to the U.S. Senate. Sanders often votes with the
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, but maintains his status as an
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in Congress.Bernie Sanders on the Issues
Retrieved November 10, 2014.
He is the only member of the
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in the Senate and was its first chair from 1991 to 1999. He is heavily supported during campaigns in his home state by the
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and the
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, though Sanders declines both parties' official nomination.
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 ...
is the state's Democratic senator since 2023.
Becca Balint Rebecca A. "Becca" Balint (born May 4, 1968) is an American politician who is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party. She served as a member of th ...
has represented Vermont in the House since 2023, replacing Peter Welch.


See also

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Political party strength in Vermont The following table indicates party affiliation in the State of Vermont: *Governor * Lieutenant Governor * Secretary of State *Attorney General *State Treasurer * State Auditor of Accounts It also indicates historical composition: *Senate *House ...
*Gubernatorial elections by year: ** Vermont gubernatorial election, 2000 ** Vermont gubernatorial election, 2004 ** Vermont gubernatorial election, 2006 ** Vermont gubernatorial election, 2008 **
Vermont gubernatorial election, 2010 The 2010 Vermont gubernatorial general election took place on November 2. Vermont and New Hampshire are the only two states where the governor serves a two-year term instead of four. Primary elections took place on August 24. Incumbent Republi ...
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Vermont gubernatorial election, 2012 The 2012 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012, to elect the Governor of Vermont. Incumbent Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin won re-election to a second term, making this the only one of his gubernatorial elections in wh ...
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Vermont gubernatorial election, 2016 The 2016 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2016, and elected the governor of Vermont, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to ...
*US House of Representatives elections by year: ** United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2000 ** United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2006 ** United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2008 ** United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2010 ** United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2012 **
United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2014 The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the U.S. representative from Vermont's at-large congressional district, who is currently representing the state of Vermont in the 114th U ...
** United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2016 *US Senate elections by year: ** United States Senate election in Vermont, 2004 **
United States Senate election in Vermont, 2006 The 2006 United States Senate election in Vermont was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent independent Senator Jim Jeffords decided to retire rather than seek reelection to a fourth term, and Bernie Sanders was elected to succeed him. Sanders, w ...
** United States Senate election in Vermont, 2010 ** United States Senate election in Vermont, 2012 ** United States Senate election in Vermont, 2016 *Other Vermont elections by year: ** Vermont elections, 2006 ** Vermont elections, 2008 ** Vermont elections, 2010 **
Vermont elections, 2012 Vermont's 2012 general elections were held on November 6, 2012. Primary elections were held on August 28, 2012. Governor Incumbent Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin (since 2011) ran for re-election. Lieutenant governor Republican incumbent ...
** Vermont elections, 2014 ** Vermont elections, 2016 *
United States presidential elections in Vermont Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Vermont, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1791, Vermont has participated in every U.S. presidential election. Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refer ...
*Presidential elections by year: ** United States presidential election in Vermont, 2000 **
United States presidential election in Vermont, 2004 The 2004 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 2, 2004, and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for presi ...
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United States presidential election in Vermont, 2008 The 2008 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 4, 2008, concurrent with the federal election in all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose three represent ...
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United States presidential election in Vermont, 2012 The 2012 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Vermont voters chose three elector ...
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United States presidential election in Vermont, 2016 The 2016 United States presidential election in Vermont was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Vermont voters chose three elector ...


References


Notes

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External reference


Elections Division
at the
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official website
Vermont Election Information and Resources
* * * * (State affiliate of the U.S.
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) * {{ElectionsByUSState Government of Vermont Political events in Vermont