The Vermont election in 2008 consisted of elections for federal, state, and local elections. All state offices are for two years; all terms expired in 2008. Elections included the
gubernatorial
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, all state offices, including all state senators and representatives, the federal
Congress
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and
the presidential. There was no federal Senate seat open.
A primary election in August determined which candidates parties would choose to run in the general election in November. An earlier "primary" selected Vermont's choices for candidates for president.
Turnout
72% of the voters, 327,301, turned out for the general election. This was the highest percentage, so far, in the 21st century.
A record 26% of young voters turned out.
Polls
On February 24, 2008, polls showed
Sen. Barack Obama leading
Sen. Hillary Clinton by an average margin of 24% (57% to 33%), with 10% Not Sure.
2008 Vermont Democratic Presidential Primary
Democratic Party Results
Republican Party Results
* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary
See also
* Vermont Democratic primary, 2008
* Vermont Republican primary, 2008
References
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 ...
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