2020 Vermont elections
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont on November 3, 2020. All of Vermont's executive officers will be up for election as well as Vermont's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 11, 2020.
United States House of Representatives
The incumbent representative is Democrat Peter Welch.
Governor
The incumbent governor is Republican Phil Scott. He beat Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman in the general election.[1]
Lieutenant governor
2020 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election
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 County results
Gray: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Milne: 50–60% 60–70% |
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Incumbent Progressive/Democratic lieutenant governor Dave Zuckerman (since 2017) declined to run for a third term, and instead ran for governor.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined
Results
Democratic primary results | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Molly Gray | 47,636 | 46.0 |
| | Democratic | Tim Ashe | 35,954 | 34.7 |
| | Democratic | Brenda Siegel | 9,945 | 9.6 |
| | Democratic | Debbie Ingram | 9,466 | 9.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-ins | 568 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | 103,645 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined
- Don H. Turner Jr., nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018, former minority leader of the Vermont House of Representatives
Results
Republican primary results | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Scott Milne | 26,817 | 51.5 |
| | Republican | Meg Hansen | 16,875 | 32.4 |
| | Republican | Dwayne Tucker | 3,066 | 5.9 |
| | Republican | Dana Colson | 2,736 | 5.2 |
| | Republican | Jim Hogue | 1,944 | 3.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-ins | 680 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | 52,118 | 100.0 |
Progressive primary
Incumbent Progressive lieutenant governor David Zuckerman is not running for a third term.
Candidates
Declared
Declined
- David Zuckerman, incumbent lieutenant governor (running for governor)
Results
General election
Debate
2020 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial debate | No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican | Progressive | Independent | Stop the F35s |
Key:
P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | | | | |
| Molly Gray | Scott Milne | Cris Ericson | Wayne Billado III | Ralph Corbo |
| 1 | Sep. 23, 2022 | Town Meeting TV | Stephanie Lahar | YouTube | P | P | N | N | P |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s)
administered | Sample
size[a] | Margin
of error | Molly
Gray (D) | Scott
Milne (R) | Other | Undecided |
| co/efficient/Scott Milne for Lt. Governor[A] | October 19–29, 2020 | 584 (LV) | ± 4.05% | 43% | 37% | 7% | 13% |
| Braun Research/VPR | September 3–15, 2020 | 582 (LV) | ± 4% | 35% | 31% | 34%[b] | – |
Results
2020 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Molly Gray | 182,820 | 51.3 |
| | Republican | Scott Milne | 157,065 | 44.1 |
| | Progressive | Cris Ericson | 7,862 | 2.2 |
| | Independent | Wayne Billado III | 5,101 | 1.4 |
| | Stop the F35s | Ralph Corbo | 2,289 | 0.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-ins | 1,097 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | 356,234 | 100.0 |
Secretary of state
2020 Vermont secretary of state election
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| |  |  | | | Nominee | Jim Condos | H. Brooke Paige | Pamala Smith | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Independent | | Popular vote | 214,666 | 99,564 | 21,210 | | Percentage | 57.87 | 26.84 | 5.72 | |
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The incumbent secretary of state is Democrat Jim Condos.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jim Condos, incumbent secretary of state
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- H. Brooke Paige, perennial candidate.
Treasurer
2020 Vermont treasurer election
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The incumbent treasurer is Democrat Beth Pearce.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Carolyn Whitney Branagan, former state representative to Franklin-1 (2003–2017) and former state senator to Franklin (2017–2019)
Attorney general
2020 Vermont Attorney General election
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 County results
Donovan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% |
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The incumbent attorney general is Democrat T. J. Donovan.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Republican primary
The Republican nominee is H. Brooke Paige.
Candidates
Declared
Progressive primary
Candidates
Declared
Auditor
2020 Vermont Auditor election
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The incumbent auditor is Democrat/Progressive Doug Hoffer.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Doug Hoffer, incumbent auditor (also ran in Progressive primary)
- Linda Joy Sullivan, state representative
Republican primary
No candidates filed for the Republican primary. Doug Hoffer won the nomination via write-in.
Progressive primary
Incumbent Democratic/Progressive Auditor Doug Hoffer also ran in the Progressive primary. Perennial candidate Cris Ericson ran for the Progressive nomination for auditor, as well as several other statewide offices.
Candidates
Declared
General election
Candidates
(*Hoffer won the Democratic and Republican nominations. Ericson, who is not a member of the Progressive Party, won the primary election, however the Progressive state committee endorsed Hoffer for reelection. Hoffer had previously been nominated by both the Democratic and Progressive Parties in elections from 2010 to 2018.)
State legislature
All 30 seats in the Vermont Senate and all 150 seats of the Vermont House of Representatives were up for election. The balance of political power remained the same in each chamber with Democrats having large majorities in both, however Republicans made very small gains in both chambers. While those gains were small, they allowed Republicans to break the Democrat/Progressive supermajority in the state house. This could potentially lead to any veto from Governor Phil Scott being upheld under these new circumstances.
State senate | House of Representatives |
County offices
Some county level offices will be up for election. The balance of political power before and after the elections for each office was:[16]
Addison County | Office | Name | Party | | States Attorney | Dennis Wygmans | | Democratic | | Assistant Judge | Patricia Ross | | Democratic | | Jacqueline Mclean | | Democratic | | Probate Judge | Eleanor Smith | | Democratic | | Sheriff | Peter Dorey Newton | | Democratic | | High Bailiff | Charles S. Clark Jr. | | Rep/Dem | Bennington County | Office | Name | Party | | States Attorney | Erica Albin Marthage | | Democratic | | Assistant Judge | James H. Colvin | | Democratic | | Wesley L. Mook | | Democratic | | Probate Judge | D. Justine Scanlon | | Democratic | | Sheriff | Chad D. Schmidt | | Dem/Rep | | High Bailiff | Frederick C. Gilbar | | Democratic | Caledonia County | Office | Name | Party | | States Attorney | Lisa A. Warren | | Dem/Rep | | Assistant Judge | John S. Hall | | Rep/Dem | | Roy C. Vance | | Dem/Rep | | Probate Judge | William W. Cobb | | Democratic | | Sheriff | Dean Shatney | | Dem/Rep | | High Bailiff | Stephen Bunnell | | Rep/Dem | Chittenden County | Office | Name | Party | | States Attorney | Sarah F. George | | Democratic | | Assistant Judge | Suzanne Brown | | Dem/Rep | | Connie Cain Ramsey | | Democratic | | Probate Judge | Gregory J. Glennon | | Democratic | | Sheriff | Kevin M. McLaughlin | | Dem/Rep | | High Bailiff | Daniel L. Gamelin | | Dem/Prog/Rep | Essex County | Office | Name | Party | | States Attorney | Vincent Illuzzi | | Prog/Rep/Dem/Lib | | Assistant Judge | Calvin Colby | | Republican | | Allen D. Hodgdon | | Republican | | Probate Judge | | Republican | | Sheriff | Trevor Colby | | Rep/Prog | | High Bailiff | Vacant | | N/A | Franklin County | Office | Name | Party | | States Attorney | James A. Hughes | | Democratic | | Assistant Judge | Kelly Gosselin | | Democratic | | Robert Johnson | | Dem/Rep | | Probate Judge | Vaughn Comeau | | Republican | | Sheriff | Roger Langevin | | Democratic | | High Bailiff | Roberta Allard | | Democratic | Grand Isle County | Office | Name | Party | | States Attorney | Douglas Disabito | | Democratic | | Assistant Judge | Sherri Potvin | | Democratic | | Joanne R. Batchelder | | Rep/Dem | | Probate Judge | George Ned Spear | | Democratic | | Sheriff | Ray C. Allen | | Dem/Prog/Rep | | High Bailiff | Kevin G. Winch | | Independent | Lamoille County | Office | Name | Party | | States Attorney | Todd A. Shove | | Democratic | | Assistant Judge | Joel W. Page | | Democratic | | Madeline M. Motta | | Democratic | | Probate Judge | James Dean R. Mahoney | | Independent | | Sheriff | Roger M. Marcoux Jr. | | Dem/Rep | | High Bailiff | Claude D. Ammons Jr. | | Democratic | Orange County | Office | Name | Party | | States Attorney | William J. Porter | | Democratic | | Assistant Judge | Joyce McKeeman | | Democratic | | Victoria Weiss | | Democratic | | Probate Judge | Kathryn C. A. Kennedy | | Democratic | | Sheriff | Bill Bohnyak | | Democratic | | High Bailiff | George Contois | | Democratic | Orleans County | Office | Name | Party | | States Attorney | Jennifer Barrett | | Dem/Rep | | Assistant Judge | Benjamin Batchelder | | Dem/Rep | | Curtis A. Hardy | | Democratic | | Probate Judge | Robert B. Chimileski | | Independent | | Sheriff | Kirk J. Martin | | Republican | | High Bailiff | Philip Brooks | | Republican | Rutland County | Office | Name | Party | | States Attorney | Rose Kennedy | | Democratic | | Assistant Judge | Jean H. Colourtti | | Dem/Rep | | David W. Lewis | | Dem/Rep | | Probate Judge | Karl C. Anderson | | Republican | | Sheriff | Stephen P. Benard Sr. | | Dem/Rep | | High Bailiff | David Fox | | Democratic | Washington County | Office | Name | Party | | States Attorney | Rory T. Thibault | | Democratic | | Assistant Judge | Miriam Conlon | | Democratic | | Otto Kinzel Trautz | | Dem/Rep | | Probate Judge | Jeffrey P. Kilgore | | Democratic | | Sheriff | W. Samuel Hill | | Dem/Rep | | High Bailiff | Marc Poulin | | Democratic | Windham County | Office | Name | Party | | States Attorney | Tracy Kelly Shriver | | Democratic | | Assistant Judge | Patricia W. Duff | | Democratic | | Lamont Barnett | | Democratic | | Probate Judge | Jodi P. French | | Democratic | | Sheriff | Keith D. Clark | | Democratic | | High Bailiff | Mark Anderson | | Democratic | Windsor County | Office | Name | Party | | States Attorney | David Cahill | | Democratic | | Assistant Judge | Jack W. Anderson | | Democratic | | Eleen Terie | | Democratic | | Probate Judge | Frederick M. Glover | | Democratic | | Sheriff | Michael Chamberlain | | Democratic | | High Bailiff | Michael E. Manley | | Democratic | |
Notes
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - ^ "Other/not sure/no opinion" with 24%; Ericson (Progressive) and "No one/not voting on this item" with 4%; Billado (I) with 2%; Cordo (Banish the F35s) with 0%
- Partisan clients
- ^ Poll sponsored by Milne's campaign in the 2020 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election
References
- ^ Heintz, Paul. "Scott's Victory Lap: Gov Wins Third Term, Gray Elected LG, Speaker Johnson Falls Short". Seven Days.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "General Election Candidates". sos.vermont.gov. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ Flanders, Colin. "Molly Gray Announces Bid to Become Lieutenant Governor of Vermont". Seven Days. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ X; L, er; en; Jan 8 2020January 13, Kit Norton; Footnotes, 2020 | 15 Reader (January 8, 2020). "Senate leader Tim Ashe to run for open lieutenant governor post". VTDigger. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Tim Ashe officially announces run for lieutenant governor seat". WPTZ. January 14, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ WCAX. "Brenda Siegel officially running for Vermont lieutenant governor". www.wcax.com. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Bradley, Pat (February 20, 2020). "Two-Term Vermont State Senator Discusses Her Campaign For Lieutenant Governor". www.wamc.org. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Cutler, Calvin. "'Agripublicans' announce candidacies for Vermont offices". www.wcax.com. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "Republican Lieutenant Governor Primary Race 2020: Dwayne Tucker". August 5, 2020.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 2ndvtrepublic (May 13, 2017). "Secede – From What? US of Empire and Plan 'V" for a 2VR (INDY RADIO)". Vermont Independent. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Progressive Party State Committee Meeting". YouTube.
- ^ "VT Elections Database » Vermont Election Statistics". Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
External links
- Candidates at Vote Smart
- Candidates at Ballotpedia
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Vermont", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Vermont: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Vermont". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures,
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020
- Results at The Indianapolis Star
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