Vermont 2008 General Election

The Green Papers: Vermont 2008 General Election

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Vermont
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 9 September 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2000 Census:	609,890	(0.22% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	460,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	427,354
Capital:	Montpelier
Tuesday 9 September 2008 polling hours 5:00a EDT (0900 UTC) to 7:00p EDT (2300 UTC). Polls may open as early as 5:00a and no later than 10:00a as set by the Board of Civil Authority.
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 5:00a EST (1000 UTC) to 7:00p EST (0000 UTC). Polls may open as early as 5:00a and no later than 10:00a as set by the Board of Civil Authority.

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Vermont State and Local Government

Vermont 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 3 (Winner-take-all)


U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Independent	Senator Bernard "Bernie" Sanders • First elected: 2006 (ran as a Democrat in the primary and as an Independent in the General Election) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Patrick Leahy • First elected: 1974; re-elected: 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2008. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Republican	Governor James H. "Jim" Douglas • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2004, 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

		Democratic		state Senator Douglas A. "Doug" Racine
		Democratic		state Representative Gaye Symington

		*Republican*		*Governor James H. "Jim" Douglas*

		Marijuana		Cris Ericson

		Progressive; (Democratic)		Anthony Pollina • May run under the banner of Democratic or Vermont Progressive Party
	If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in November General Election, the state Legislature chooses the next Governor.

Lieutenant Governor 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2008

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Brian E. Dubie • First Elected: 2002; re-elected: 2004, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

110^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

At-Large {map}		Democratic	Congressman Peter F. Welch • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Peter F. Welch* • FEC H6VT00160: $690,273

		Marijuana		Cris Ericson

Secretary of State 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2008

		Democratic/Republican	Secretary of State Deborah L. "Deb" Markowitz • First elected: 1998, re-elected: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Attorney General 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2008

		Democratic	Attorney General William H. "Bill" Sorrell • Appointed 1997 to fill the unexpired of the term Jeffrey Amestoy; first elected 1998; re-elected: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Treasurer 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2008

		Democratic/Republican	Treasurer Jeb Spaulding • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2004, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Auditor of Accounts 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2008

		Democratic	Auditor of Accounts Thomas M. Salmon • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 4 incumbents, 4 candidates
	• Republican: 2 incumbents, 1 candidate
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Democratic/Republican: 2 incumbents
	• Liberty Union
	• Marijuana: 2 candidates
	• Progressive: 1 candidate
	• Right to Life
	• Socialist Party USA
Independents
	• Independent: 1 incumbent
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
	• Vermont Secretary of State
	• Vermont Secretary of State - Elections and Campaign Finance
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• State of Vermont Legislature
Democratic
	• The Vermont Democratic Party
Republican
	• Vermont Republican Party
Third Party
	• Burlington Vermont Green Party
	• Constitution Party of Vermont
	• Liberty Union Party
	• Socialist Party of Vermont
	• Vermont Libertarian Party
	• Vermont Progressive Party
	• Vermont Right to Life Committee
Media & others
	• Bennington Banner
	• Brattleboro Reformer
	• Burlington Free Press
	• DC's Political Report - Vermont
	• News & Citizen - Morrisville
	• Politics1.com - Vermont
	• Rutland Herald
	• The Addison County Independent
	• The Barre Montpelier Times Argus
	• The Deerfield Valley News - West Dover
	• The Dwinell Political Report
	• The Stowe Reporter
	• The World - Barre
	• Valley News - White River Junction
	• Valley Reporter - Waitsfield
	• Vermont Guardian
	• Vermont Public Radio
	• Vermont Public Television
	• WCAX TV - CBS - Burlington
	• Williston Observer
	• WPTZ & WNNE TV - NBC - The Champlain Channel - Plattsburgh - Burlington
	• WVNY TV - ABC - Burlington - Plattsburgh