The Green Papers: Vermont 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 14 September 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
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)
Capital:Montpelier
Tuesday 14 September 2010 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 2 November 2010 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.
 

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Vermont State and Local Government

18 February 2010: The Vermont House passed S117 which would move the state's primary from the second Tuesday in September (14 September) to the fourth Tuesday in August (24 August).

 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th 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
Seat up for election		 Democratic Senator  Patrick Leahy
• First elected: 1974; re-elected: 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Daniel Freilich
• FEC S0VT00106: $35,889
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Patrick Leahy
• FEC S4VT00017: $2,187,070
  Candidate Republican     Leonard Wheeler "Len" Britton
• FEC S0VT00114: $8,930
  Candidate Independent     Cris Ericson
• also a candidate for Governor
  Candidate Independent     John A. LaPierre, Jr.
Governor  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2010. Term Limit: None, All Governors
Chair up for election
Open		 Republican Governor James H. "Jim" Douglas
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2004, 2006, 2008
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Chair - 27 August 2009: Announced he would not run for re-election
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Susan J. "Sue" Bartlett
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Matt Dunne
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Deborah L. "Deb" Markowitz
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Douglas A. "Doug" Racine
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Peter Shumlin
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor  Brian E. Dubie
  Candidate Progressive     Anthony Pollina
• May run as a Democrat
  Candidate Independent     Cris Ericson
• also a candidate for U.S. Senate Class 3
  Candidate Independent     Dennis P. Steele
• Vermont Independence Day Party / Second Vermont Republic
 If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the November General Election, the state Legislature chooses the next Governor.
Lieutenant Governor  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2010
Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Lieutenant Governor  Brian E. Dubie
• First Elected: 2002; re-elected: 2004, 2006, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2010
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Christopher A. "Chris" Bray
    Democratic     T.J. Donovan - apparently not a candidate
• 10 November 2009: "After much thought, I have concluded that it is not the right time for me to run."
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Edward S. "Ed" Flanagan
  Candidate Democratic; Progressive     state Representative  David E. Zuckerman
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Phil Scott
  Candidate Republican     Mark Snelling
  Candidate Independent     Peter R. Garritano
• Vermont Independence Day Party / Second Vermont Republic
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)
At-Large
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Peter F. Welch
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Dan Weintraub
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Peter F. Welch
• FEC H6VT00160: $369,253
Secretary of State  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2010
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic/Republican Secretary of State  Deborah L. "Deb" Markowitz
• First elected: 1998, re-elected: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - Gubernatorial Candidate in 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Charles "Charlie" Merriman
  Candidate Republican     Christopher D. "Chris" Roy
Attorney General  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2010
Seat up for election 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, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Treasurer  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2010
Seat up for election Democratic/Republican Treasurer  Jeb Spaulding
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2004, 2006, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Auditor of Accounts  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Auditor of Accounts  Thomas M. "Tom" Salmon
• First elected as a Democrat: 2006; re-elected: 2008. Switched affiliation to Republican 8 September 2009.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
 
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): 3 incumbents, 13 candidates
 • Republican: 3 incumbents, 5 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian
Other Third Parties
 • Democratic/Republican: 2 incumbents
 • Liberty Union
 • Progressive: 2 candidates
 • Right to Life
 • Socialist Party USA
 • Unity
Independents
 • Independent: 1 incumbent, 5 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Not readily classifiable
 
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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to 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
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • Constitution of the State of Vermont
Election Authority
 • GoVoteVermont.com: Everything you need to know to vote in Vermont!
 • Vermont Secretary of State
 • Vermont Secretary of State - Elections and Campaign Finance
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • State of Vermont Legislature
 • Vermont Statutes Online
Democratic
 • The Vermont Democratic Party
Republican
 • Vermont Republican Party
Third Party
 • Burlington Vermont Green Party
 • Constitution Party of Vermont
 • Liberty Union Party
 • Second Vermont Republic
 • Socialist Party of Vermont
 • The Unity 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
 

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