Vermont 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: Vermont 2015 General Election

This page is for offices up for election in 2015. Find 2016 elections here.

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Vermont
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ General Assembly selects Governor: Wednesday 7 January 2015

✓ Wednesday 7 January 2015 - General Assembly selects Governor.

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)
Capital:	Montpelier

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Vermont State and Local Government

Vermont 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

The primary is used to select nominees for the Democratic, Progressive, and Republican parties.

If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the November General Election for Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Treasure, the state Legislature chooses the next incumbent.

CHAPTER II, Section 47, paragraph 3 of the CONSTITUTION OF VERMONT reads as follows: "If, at any time, there shall be no election, of Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Treasurer, of the State, the Senate and House of Representatives shall by a joint ballot, elect to fill the office, not filled as aforesaid, one of the three candidates for such office (if there be so many) for whom the greatest number of votes shall have been returned."



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^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); re-elected as an Independent: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

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

		*Democratic*		*Senator Patrick J. Leahy* • FEC S4VT00017; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,655,036; Dsb $467,267

		Marijuana		Cris Ericson • Running for the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat and the Governor's chair in 2016.

Governor 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2016. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Peter Shumlin • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2012, 2014. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Chair - 8 June 2015: "I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for a fourth term in 2016."
	Candidate list

		Democratic		former state Senator Matt Dunne
		Democratic		former state Representative Sue Minter
		Democratic		H. Brooke Paige
		~~Democratic~~		~~state Representative Shap Smith - apparently not a candidate~~ • 17 November 2015: Suspended campaign citing his wife's breast cancer.

		Republican		Bruce Lisman
		Republican		Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott • 8 September 2015: Announced his candidacy for Governor in 2016.

		Marijuana		Cris Ericson • Running for the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat and the Governor's chair in 2016.
	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: 2014, 2016

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2012, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 8 September 2015: Announced his candidacy for Governor in 2016.
	Candidate list

		Democratic		state Representative Kesha K. Ram
		Democratic		Brandon Riker
		Democratic; Progressive		David Zuckerman

		Republican		former state Auditor Randy Brock
	If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the November General Election, the state Legislature chooses the next Governor.

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
At-Large		Democratic	Congressman Peter F. Welch • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Peter F. Welch* • FEC H6VT00160; 30 Sep 15; Tot $359,621; Dsb $159,912

Secretary of State 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2016

		Democratic	Secretary of State James C. "Jim" Condos • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2012, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Attorney General 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2016

		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, 2012, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 29 September 2015: Announced retirement.
	Candidate list

		Democratic		Chittenden County State's Attorney T.J. Donovan

Treasurer 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2016

		Democratic	Treasurer Elizabeth "Beth" Pearce • Appointed 20 December 2010 re: resignation of Jeb Spaulding; first elected: 2012; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the November General Election, the state Legislature chooses the next Governor.

Auditor of Accounts 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2016

		Democratic	Auditor Doug Hoffer • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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): 7 incumbents, 9 candidates
	• Republican: 1 incumbent, 3 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Justice Party
	• Liberty Union
	• Marijuana: 2 candidates
	• Progressive: 1 candidate
	• Right to Life
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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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
	• Vermont Secretary of State
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• State of Vermont Legislature
	• Vermont Statutes Online
Democratic
	• The Vermont Democratic Party
Republican
	• Vermont Republican Party
Third Party
	• Green Mountain Party
	• Green Party of Vermont
	• Justice Party of Vermont
	• Liberty Union Party
	• Vermont Libertarian Party
	• Vermont Progressive Party
	• Vermont Right to Life Committee
Media & others
	• Bennington Banner
	• Brattleboro Reformer
	• Burlington Free Press
	• 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
	• Valley News - White River Junction
	• Valley Reporter - Waitsfield
	• Vermont Cynic (UVM)
	• Vermont Public Radio
	• Vermont Public Television
	• VTDigger - Montpelier
	• WCAX TV - CBS - Burlington
	• Williston Observer
	• WVNY - WFFF - My Champlain Valley - Colchester