Vermont 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: Vermont 2012 General Election

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Vermont
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 28 August 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	630,337	(0.20% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2000 Census:	609,890	(0.22% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
Capital:	Montpelier
Tuesday 28 August 2012 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 6 November 2012 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 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^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

		Republican		former Massachusetts state Representative John MacGovern • FEC S2VT00136
		~~Republican~~		~~Auditor of Accounts Thomas M. "Tom" Salmon - apparently not a candidate~~ • 23 September 2011: Decided to run for a 3rd term as State Auditor.

		Marijuana		Cris Ericson • Running for the Senate Class 1 seat and the Governor's chair in 2012.

		*Independent*		*Senator Bernard "Bernie" Sanders* • FEC S4VT00033; 31 Dec 11; Tot $3,472,711; Dsb $1,069,614

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Patrick Leahy • First elected: 1974; re-elected: 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2012. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Peter Shumlin • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

		Republican		state Senator Randy Brock

		Marijuana		Cris Ericson • Running for the Senate Class 1 seat and the Governor's chair in 2012.

		Progressive		Martha Abbott
	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: 2010, 2012

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

		Progressive		Marjorie Power

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
At-Large		Democratic	Congressman Peter F. Welch • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Peter F. Welch* • FEC H6VT00160; 31 Dec 11; Tot $451,354; Dsb $234,564

		Republican		Mark Donka

Secretary of State 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2012

		Democratic	Secretary of State Jim Condos • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Attorney General 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2012

		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, 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

		Democratic		T.J. Donovan

Treasurer 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2012

		Democratic	Treasurer Elizabeth "Beth" Pearce • Appointed 20 December 2010 re: resignation of Jeb Spaulding. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

		Republican		Wendy Wilton

		Progressive		Don Schramm
	Treasurer Jeb Spaulding (Democratic/Republican) who was first elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010 became the Secretary of Administration in December 2010.

Auditor of Accounts 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2012

		Republican	Auditor of Accounts Thomas M. "Tom" Salmon • First elected as a Democrat: 2006; re-elected: 2008. Switched affiliation to Republican 8 September 2009. Re-elected as a Republican: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • 19 January 2011: Announced an interest in running for the Class 1 Senate seat in 2012. 18 February 2011: Announced that he will not seek election as Auditor in 2012. 23 September 2011: Decided to run for a 3rd term as State Auditor.

		Democratic		Doug Hoffer

		*Republican*		*Auditor of Accounts Thomas M. "Tom" Salmon*

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): 6 incumbents, 3 candidates
	• Republican: 2 incumbents, 5 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Liberty Union
	• Marijuana: 2 candidates
	• Progressive: 3 candidates
	• Right to Life
	• Socialist Party USA
	• Working Families
Independents
	• Independent: 1 incumbent, 1 candidate
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.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

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
	• Vermont Libertarian Party
	• Vermont Progressive Party
	• Vermont Right to Life Committee
	• Vermont Working Families Party
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 Stowe Reporter
	• The World - Barre
	• Valley News - White River Junction
	• 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