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

Vermont Secretary of State's candidate list for the 28 August primary.

The 28 August 2012 primary will be used to select nominees for the Democratic, Progressive, and Republican parties.

6 November 2012 General Election Candidate Listing (excel).

6 November 2012 General Election returns from an official source.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 3 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.


		Democratic	199,239	66.57%	President Barack Hussein Obama (3 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987

		Republican	92,698	30.97%	former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney • Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan • FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141

		Libertarian	3,487	1.17%	former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson • Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray • FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585

		Justice Party	1,128	0.38%	former Salt Lake City Mayor Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson • Vice President: Luis J. Rodriguez • FEC P20004263; 31 Dec 11; Tot $7,954; Dsb $10,084

		Write-in	717	0.24%	Congressman Ronald E. "Ron" Paul • FEC P80000748

		Scattering	710	0.24%	Combined Write-in votes • Write-ins other than Roseanne Barr, Virgil Goode, Ron Paul, Jill Stein.

		Socialism and Liberation	695	0.23%	Peta Lindsay • Vice President: Yari Osorio • FEC P20004636; 26 Nov 12; Tot $30,903; Dsb $31,019

		Write-in	594	0.20%	Jill E. Stein • FEC P20003984
		Write-in	13	0.00%	former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. • FEC P20004685
		Write-in	9	0.00%	Roseanne Cherri Barr • FEC P20002804
Total			299,290	100.00%

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

Class 1		Independent	Senator Bernard "Bernie" Sanders • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • 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 • Renominated - 28 August 2012 Primary

		Independent; (Democratic)	207,848	71.00%	Senator Bernard "Bernie" Sanders • FEC S4VT00033; 26 Nov 12; Tot $6,270,083; Dsb $2,600,666

		Republican	72,898	24.90%	former Massachusetts state Representative John MacGovern • FEC S2VT00136; 26 Nov 12; Tot $132,478; Dsb $129,003

		Marijuana	5,924	2.02%	Cris Ericson • Running for the Senate Class 1 seat and the Governor's chair in 2012. • FEC S4VT00132

		Liberty Union	2,511	0.86%	Pete Diamondstone • FEC S6VT00152

		Independent	2,452	0.84%	Peter D. Moss • Peace and Prosperity • FEC S4VT00124
		Independent	877	0.30%	Laurel LaFramboise • VoteKISS • FEC S2VT00151

		Scattering	252	0.09%	Combined Write-in votes
Total			292,762	100.00%

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 • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 28 August 2012 Primary

		Democratic; Working Families	170,749	57.80%	Governor Peter Shumlin

		Republican	110,940	37.55%	state Senator Randy Brock

		Independent	5,868	1.99%	Emily Peyton

		Marijuana	5,583	1.89%	Cris Ericson • Running for the Senate Class 1 seat and the Governor's chair in 2012.

		Liberty Union	1,303	0.44%	Dave Eagle

		Scattering	969	0.33%	Combined Write-in votes

		Write-in; (Progressive)			Annette Smith
Total			295,412	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: 2010, 2012

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 28 August 2012 Primary

		Republican	162,767	57.11%	Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott

		Democratic; Progressive	115,015	40.35%	Cassandra "Cass" Gekas

		Liberty Union	6,975	2.45%	Ben Mitchell

		Scattering	257	0.09%	Combined Write-in votes
Total			285,014	100.00%

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 Renominated)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
At-Large		Democratic	Congressman Peter F. Welch • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 28 August 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic; Working Families	208,600	71.95%	Congressman Peter F. Welch • FEC H6VT00160; 26 Nov 12; Tot $947,269; Dsb $660,446

		Republican	67,543	23.30%	Mark Donka • FEC H2VT00110

		Independent	8,302	2.86%	James "Sam" Desrochers • FEC H2VT00128

		Liberty Union	4,065	1.40%	Jane Newton • FEC H2VT00094

		Independent	1,153	0.40%	Andre LaFramboise • VoteKISS • FEC H2VT00136

		Scattering	268	0.09%	Combined Write-in votes
Total			289,931	100.00%

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

		Democratic	Secretary of State James C. "Jim" Condos • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 28 August 2012 Primary

		Democratic; Republican; Progressive; Working Families	225,801	86.59%	Secretary of State James C. "Jim" Condos

		Liberty Union	34,105	13.08%	Mary Alice "Mal" Herbert

		Scattering	876	0.34%	Combined Write-in votes
Total			260,782	100.00%

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

		Democratic	Attorney General William H. "Bill" Sorrell • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • 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	164,441	57.95%	Attorney General William H. "Bill" Sorrell

		Republican	94,588	33.33%	Jack McMullen

		Progressive	15,629	5.51%	Ed Stanak

		Liberty Union	8,533	3.01%	Rosemarie Jackowski

		Scattering	588	0.21%	Combined Write-in votes
Total			283,779	100.00%

Treasurer 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2012

		Democratic	Treasurer Elizabeth "Beth" Pearce • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Appointed 20 December 2010 re: resignation of Jeb Spaulding. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 28 August 2012 Primary

		Democratic; Working Families	147,700	52.32%	Treasurer Elizabeth "Beth" Pearce

		Republican	114,947	40.72%	Wendy Wilton

		Progressive	12,497	4.43%	Don Schramm

		Liberty Union	6,939	2.46%	Jessica "Jessy" Diamondstone

		Scattering	198	0.07%	Combined Write-in votes
Total			282,281	100.00%
	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

Open		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 • Open Seat - 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. 20 June 2012: Retiring.
			Open Office (no incumbent)

		Democratic; Progressive	140,805	51.34%	Doug Hoffer

		Republican; Working Families	123,806	45.14%	Vince Illuzzi

		Liberty Union	9,381	3.42%	Jerry Levy

		Scattering	276	0.10%	Combined Write-in votes
Total			274,268	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): 6 incumbents, 9 candidates
	• Republican: 2 incumbents, 9 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• Justice Party: 1 candidate
	• Liberty Union: 8 candidates
	• Marijuana: 2 candidates
	• Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
	• Progressive: 6 candidates
	• Working Families: 5 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 1 incumbent, 6 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 9 candidates
	• Write-in: 5 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.