The Green Papers: Vermont 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 24 August 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 24 August 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 S.117 which would move the state's primary from the second Tuesday in September (14 September) to the fourth Tuesday in August (24 August).

25 March 2010: S.117 Passed by Legislature.

8 April 2010: Governor James Douglas waived his veto power allowing S.117 to become law. The bill moves the state's primary from the second Tuesday in September (14 September) to the fourth Tuesday in August (24 August). The primary date was changed to satisfy federal requirements that require states to allow sufficient time between the primary and general election for out of state residents to cast their general election ballots.


The 24 August 2010 primary will be used to select nominees for the Democratic, Progressive, and Republican parties.

24 August 2010 Primary and 2 November 2010 General Election returns from an official source.

 
           

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
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 1974; re-elected: 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 24 August 2010 Primary
  Elected Democratic 151,281 64.33% Senator Patrick Leahy
FEC S4VT00017; 31 Dec 10; Tot $3,599,195; Dsb $2,669,612
  Candidate Republican 72,699 30.91% Leonard Wheeler "Len" Britton
FEC S0VT00114; 31 Dec 10; Tot $232,669; Dsb $231,234
  Candidate Independent 3,544 1.51% Daniel Freilich
24 August 2010: Lost Democratic Senate Primary to Sen. Leahy
14 June 2010: Running as a Democrat and an Independent.

FEC S0VT00106; 31 Dec 10; Tot $88,442; Dsb $89,356
  Candidate Marijuana 2,731 1.16% Cris Ericson
United States Marijuana.
Also a candidate for Governor

FEC S4VT00132
  Candidate Independent 2,356 1.00% Stephen J. Cain
FEC S0VT00130
  Candidate Socialist Party USA; (Liberty Union) 1,433 0.61% Peter "Pete" Diamondstone
FEC S6VT00152
  Candidate Independent 1,021 0.43% Johenry Nunes
FEC S0VT00148
  Candidate Scattering 113 0.05% Combined Write-in votes
Total 235,178 100.00%  

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
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 119,543 49.48% state Senator Peter Shumlin
24 August 2010 Primary: 18,301 votes
  Candidate Republican 115,212 47.69% Lieutenant Governor Brian E. Dubie
  Candidate Independent 1,917 0.79% Dennis P. Steele
Vermont Independence Day Party / Second Vermont Republic
  Candidate Marijuana 1,819 0.75% Cris Ericson
United States Marijuana.
Also a candidate for U.S. Senate Class 3
  Candidate Independent 1,341 0.56% Daniel "Dan" Feliciano
  Candidate Independent 684 0.28% Em Peyton
  Candidate Scattering 660 0.27% Combined Write-in votes
  Candidate Liberty Union; (Socialist Party USA) 429 0.18% Ben Mitchell
26 October 2010: Announced he was dropped out and endorsed Peter Shumlin (Democratic). His name remains on the ballot.
Total 241,605 100.00%  
 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
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 116,198 49.38% state Senator Phil Scott
  Candidate Democratic 99,843 42.43% state Representative Steve Howard
  Candidate Independent 8,627 3.67% Peter R. Garritano
Vermont Independence Day Party / Second Vermont Republic
  Candidate Progressive 8,287 3.52% Marjorie Power
15 May 2010: Nominated
  Candidate Liberty Union; (Progressive; Socialist Party USA) 2,228 0.95% Boots Wardinski
  Candidate Scattering 147 0.06% Combined Write-in votes
Total 235,330 100.00%  

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 Renominated)

At-Large
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Peter F. Welch
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 24 August 2010 Primary
  Elected Democratic 154,006 64.57% Congressman Peter F. Welch
FEC H6VT00160; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,027,176; Dsb $698,541
  Candidate Republican 76,403 32.03% Paul Donald Beaudry
FEC H0VT00106; 31 Dec 10; Tot $32,731; Dsb $30,405
  Candidate Independent 4,704 1.97% Gus Jaccaci
FEC H0VT01047
  Candidate Socialist Party USA; (Liberty Union) 3,222 1.35% Jane Newton
FEC H0VT01021
  Candidate Scattering 186 0.08% Combined Write-in votes
Total 238,521 100.00%  

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 - Ran for but lost her party's Gubernatorial nomination in 2010.
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 122,599 53.47% Jim Condos
  Candidate Republican 101,144 44.11% Jason Gibbs
  Candidate Liberty Union 5,315 2.32% Leslie Marmorale
  Candidate Scattering 222 0.10% Combined Write-in votes
Total 229,280 100.00%  

Attorney General  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2010

Seat up for election Democratic Attorney General William H. "Bill" Sorrell
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
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
Renominated - 24 August 2010 Primary
  Elected Democratic 143,031 61.93% Attorney General William H. "Bill" Sorrell
  Candidate Republican 67,900 29.40% Aaron Michael Toscano
  Candidate Progressive 10,158 4.40% Charlotte Dennett
  Candidate Libertarian 6,171 2.67% Karen Kerin
  Candidate Liberty Union; (Socialist Party USA) 3,576 1.55% Rosemarie Jackowski
  Candidate Scattering 137 0.06% Combined Write-in votes
Total 230,973 100.00%  

Treasurer  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2010

Seat up for election Democratic/Republican Treasurer Jeb Spaulding
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2004, 2006, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 24 August 2010 Primary
  Elected Democratic/Republican 204,048 90.01% Treasurer Jeb Spaulding
  Candidate Progressive 17,332 7.65% Don Schramm
  Candidate Liberty Union; (Socialist Party USA) 4,832 2.13% V. Murray Ngoima
  Candidate Scattering 492 0.22% Combined Write-in votes
Total 226,704 100.00%  

Auditor of Accounts  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2010

Seat up for election Republican Auditor of Accounts Thomas M. "Tom" Salmon
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected as a Democrat: 2006; re-elected: 2008. Switched affiliation to Republican 8 September 2009.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 24 August 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 120,237 52.00% Auditor of Accounts Thomas M. "Tom" Salmon
  Candidate Democratic; Progressive 105,081 45.45% Doug Hoffer
  Candidate Liberty Union; (Socialist Party USA) 5,736 2.48% Jerry Levy
  Candidate Scattering 167 0.07% Combined Write-in votes
Total 231,221 100.00%  
 

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, 7 candidates
  Republican: 3 incumbents, 7 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  Democratic/Republican: 2 incumbents, 1 candidate
  Liberty Union: 8 candidates
  Marijuana: 2 candidates
  Progressive: 5 candidates
  Socialist Party USA: 7 candidates
  Working Families: 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 1 incumbent, 8 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering: 8 candidates
 
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.


 


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