The 2012 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012, to elect the
Governor
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of
Vermont
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. Incumbent Democratic Governor
Peter Shumlin
Peter Elliott Shumlin (born March 24, 1956) is an American politician from Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 81st governor of Vermont from 2011 to 2017.
He was first elected to the office in 2010, and was reelected to ...
won re-election to a second term, making this the only one of his gubernatorial elections in which he won a majority of the vote. In his
2010
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and
2014
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races, the
Vermont General Assembly
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was required to choose a winner in accordance with the state constitution, because no candidate won a majority.
Democratic nomination
Candidates
*
Peter Shumlin
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He was first elected to the office in 2010, and was reelected to ...
, incumbent
Republican nomination
Candidates
*
Randy Brock
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,
state senator
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History
There are typically fewer state senators than there ...
and former
state auditor
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Declined
*
Brian Dubie
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, former
lieutenant governor
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and
2010
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gubernatorial nominee
[
* Thom Lauzon, mayor of Barre
* Patricia McDonald, Vermont Republican Party Chairwoman and former state representative][
* Roy Newton, newspaper publisher (did not file)
* Tom Salmon, ]state auditor
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* Phil Scott
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, lieutenant governor
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[
* Mark Snelling, 2010 candidate for lieutenant governor and son of former governor ]Richard Snelling
Richard Arkwright Snelling (February 18, 1927August 13, 1991) was an American businessman, politician, and the 76th and 78th governor of Vermont from 1977 to 1985 and from January 10, 1991, until his death.
A native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, ...
[
]
Progressive nomination
Candidates
* Martha Abbott, chairwoman of the Vermont Progressive Party
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(resigned nomination in order to aid Shumlin by avoiding split in progressive/liberal votes)
General election
Candidates
* Randy Brock (R), state senator and former state auditor
* Dave Eagle (Liberty Union)
* Cris Ericson ( U.S. Marijuana), perennial candidate who also ran for the U.S. Senate
* Emily Peyton (Independent
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)
Debates
Complete video of debate
October 13, 2012 - C-SPAN
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Predictions
Polling
Results
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
* Grand Isle (largest municipality: Alburgh)
* Lamoille (largest municipality: Morristown)
* Rutland
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(largest municipality: Rutland
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)
See also
* 2012 United States presidential election in Vermont
References
External links
Elections and Campaign Finance Division
at the Vermont Secretary of State
Campaign sites (Archived)
Peter Shumlin (D) for Governor
{{2012 United States elections
Vermont
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Gubernatorial
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2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...