A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont on November 6, 2018. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election as well as Vermont's Class I Senate seat and at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 14, 2018.
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United States Senate
Independent incumbent Bernie Sanders was elected to a third term.
United States House of Representatives
Democratic incumbent Peter Welch was elected to a seventh term.
Governor
Incumbent Republican Phil Scott was elected to a second term.
Lieutenant governor
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Incumbent Progressive/Democratic lieutenant governor Dave Zuckerman (since 2017) was elected to a second term.
Democratic primary
Zuckerman was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dave Zuckerman (incumbent) | 59,131 | 98.0 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 1,204 | 2.0 | |
Democratic | Blank/overvotes | 8,844 | ||
Total votes | 60,335 | 100% |
Republican primary
House Republican Minority Leader Don H. Turner Jr. ran uncontested in the Republican primary.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Don Turner Jr. | 28,195 | 97.8 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 624 | 2.2 | |
Republican | Blank/overvotes | 7,716 | ||
Total votes | 28,819 | 100% |
Progressive primary
Zuckerman also again ran as a write-in candidate in the Progressive primary and was unopposed.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Dave Zuckerman (incumbent) (write-in) | 390 | 78.5 | |
Progressive | Write-ins (other) | 107 | 21.5 | |
Progressive | Blank/overvotes | 146 | ||
Total votes | 497 | 100% |
Liberty Union nomination
Murray Ngoima, candidate for Treasurer in 2010, 2014, and 2016, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for lieutenant governor.
General election
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | David Zuckerman (P/D) | Don Turner (R) | Other | Undecided |
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Gravis Marketing | October 30 – November 1, 2018 | 885 | ± 3.3% | 53% | 38% | – | 9% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive/Democratic | Dave Zuckerman | 158,530 | 57.12 | |
Republican | Don Turner Jr. | 108,395 | 39.06 | |
Liberty Union | Murray Ngoima | 4,108 | 1.52 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 240 | 0.09 | |
Total votes | 271,295 | 100% | ||
N/A | Blank votes | 6,901 | ||
N/A | Over votes | 34 |
Secretary of state
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Incumbent Democratic secretary of state Jim Condos (since 2011) was elected to a fifth term.
Democratic primary
Condos was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Condos (incumbent) | 59,040 | 99.6 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 221 | 0.4 | |
Democratic | Blank/overvotes | 10,738 | ||
Total votes | 59,261 | 100 |
Republican primary
H. Brooke Paige, a perennial candidate, was unopposed in the Republican primary. Paige also ran in and won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, attorney general, treasurer and auditor of accounts.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | H. Brooke Paige | 18,293 | 92.4 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 1,494 | 7.6 | |
Republican | Blank/overvotes | 17,200 | ||
Total votes | 19,787 | 100 |
Liberty Union nomination
Mary Alice Herbert, candidate for Secretary of State in 2016, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for secretary of state.
General election
Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Democratic".[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Condos (incumbent) | 178,863 | 66.81 | |
Republican | H. Brooke Paige | 79,035 | 29.52 | |
Liberty Union | Mary Alice Herbert | 9,706 | 3.63 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 108 | 0.04 | |
Total votes | 267,712 | 100 | ||
N/A | Blank votes | 10,455 | ||
N/A | Over votes | 63 |
Treasurer
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Incumbent Democratic treasurer Beth Pearce (since 2011) was elected to a fifth term.
Democratic primary
Pearce was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Beth Pearce (incumbent) | 58,379 | 99.5 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 270 | 0.5 | |
Democratic | Blank/overvotes | 11,358 | ||
Total votes | 58,649 | 100% |
Republican primary
H. Brooke Paige, a perennial candidate, was unopposed in the Republican primary. Paige also ran in and won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, attorney general, secretary of state and state auditor of accounts.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | H. Brooke Paige | 20,313 | 94.3 | |
Republican | Beth Pearce (incumbent) (write-in) | 953 | 4.4 | |
Republican | Write-ins (other) | 280 | 1.3 | |
Republican | Blank/overvotes | 15,441 | ||
Total votes | 21,546 | 100% |
Post-primary
Paige withdrew August 24, allowing the state Republican party to name a replacement.[3] On August 29, the Vermont Republican Party selected Rick Morton, the current state party treasurer.[4]
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Beth Pearce (incumbent) | 179,451 | 67.6 | |
Republican | Rick Morton | 85,824 | 32.33 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 161 | 0.06 | |
Total votes | 265,436 | 100 | ||
N/A | Blank votes | 12,752 | ||
N/A | Over votes | 42 |
Attorney general
Incumbent Democratic attorney general T. J. Donovan (since 2017) was elected to a second term.
Democratic primary
Donovan was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | T.J. Donovan (incumbent) | 58,714 | 99.4 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 354 | 0.6 | |
Democratic | Blank/overvotes | 10,939 | ||
Total votes | 59,068 | 100% |
Republican primary
H. Brooke Paige, a perennial candidate, was unopposed in the Republican primary. Paige also ran in and won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, secretary of state, state treasurer and state auditor of accounts.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | H. Brooke Paige | 16,853 | 90.9 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 1,690 | 9.1 | |
Republican | Blank/overvotes | 18,444 | ||
Total votes | 18,543 | 100% |
Post primary
Paige withdrew August 24, allowing the state Republican party to name a replacement.[3] On August 29, the Vermont Republican Party selected State Representative Janssen Willhoit (Caledonia-3) as their attorney general nominee.[4]
Liberty Union nomination
Rosemarie Jackowski, candidate for Attorney General in 2016, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for attorney general.
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | T.J. Donovan (incumbent) | 187,093 | 67.24 | |
Republican | Janssen Willhoit | 70,226 | 25.24 | |
Liberty Union | Rosemarie Jackowski | 9,536 | 3.43 | |
Write-ins | 166 | 0.06 | ||
Overvotes | 96 | N/A | ||
Blank votes | 11,113 | N/A | ||
Total votes | 278,230 |
Auditor of Accounts
Incumbent Democratic/Progressive Auditor Doug Hoffer (since 2013) was elected to a fourth term.
Democratic primary
Hoffer was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Doug Hoffer (incumbent) | 55,946 | 99.7 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 182 | 0.3 | |
Democratic | Blank/overvotes | 13,879 | ||
Total votes | 56,128 | 100% |
Republican primary
H. Brooke Paige, a perennial candidate, was unopposed in the Republican primary. Paige also ran in and won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, attorney general, secretary of state and state treasurer.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | H. Brooke Paige | 17,405 | 93.8 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 1,144 | 6.2 | |
Republican | Blank/overvotes | 18,438 | ||
Total votes | 18,549 | 100% |
Post-primary
Paige withdrew August 24, allowing the state Republican party to name a replacement.[3] On August 29, the Vermont Republican Party selected Rick Kenyon, a tax preparer from Brattleboro.[4]
Progressive primary
Hoffer also again ran as a write-in candidate in the Progressive primary and was unopposed.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Doug Hoffer (incumbent) (write-in) | 336 | 79.6 | |
Progressive | Write-ins (other) | 86 | 20.4 | |
Progressive | Blank/overvotes | 222 | ||
Total votes | 422 | 100% |
Liberty Union nomination
Marina Brown, candidate for Auditor in 2016, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Auditor.
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Doug Hoffer (incumbent)[a] | 160,291 | 57.61 | |
Republican | Rick Kenyon | 88,021 | 31.64 | |
Liberty Union | Marina Brown | 10,947 | 3.93 | |
Write-ins | 116 | 0.04 | ||
Overvotes | 404 | N/A | ||
Blank votes | 18,451 | N/A | ||
Total votes | 278,230 |
State legislature
All 30 seats in the Vermont Senate and all 150 seats of the Vermont House of Representatives were up for election. The balance of political power before the elections for each chamber was:
House of Representatives
Party | # of seats | |
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Democratic | 83 | |
Republican | 53 | |
Progressive | 7 | |
Independent | 7 | |
Total | 150 |
And the results of the elections for both chambers was:
Party | # of seats | |
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Democratic | 95 | |
Republican | 43 | |
Progressive | 7 | |
Independent | 5 | |
Total | 150 |
County offices
All county level offices were up for election. The balance of political power before and after the elections for each office was:[6]
After
Addison County
Office | Name | Party | |
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States Attorney | Dennis Wygmans | Democratic | |
Assistant Judge | Patricia Ross | Democratic | |
Jacqueline Mclean | Democratic | ||
Probate Judge | Eleanor Smith | Democratic | |
Sheriff | Peter Dorey Newton | Democratic | |
High Bailiff | Charles S. Clark Jr. | Rep/Dem |
Bennington County
Office | Name | Party | |
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States Attorney | Erica Albin Marthage | Democratic | |
Assistant Judge | James H. Colvin | Democratic | |
Wesley L. Mook | Democratic | ||
Probate Judge | D. Justine Scanlon | Democratic | |
Sheriff | Chad D. Schmidt | Dem/Rep | |
High Bailiff | Frederick C. Gilbar | Democratic |
Caledonia County
Office | Name | Party | |
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States Attorney | Lisa A. Warren | Dem/Rep | |
Assistant Judge | John S. Hall | Rep/Dem | |
Roy C. Vance | Dem/Rep | ||
Probate Judge | William W. Cobb | Democratic | |
Sheriff | Dean Shatney | Dem/Rep | |
High Bailiff | Stephen Bunnell | Rep/Dem |
Chittenden County
Office | Name | Party | |
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States Attorney | Sarah F. George | Democratic | |
Assistant Judge | Suzanne Brown | Dem/Rep | |
Connie Cain Ramsey | Democratic | ||
Probate Judge | Gregory J. Glennon | Democratic | |
Sheriff | Kevin M. McLaughlin | Dem/Rep | |
High Bailiff | Daniel L. Gamelin | Dem/Prog/Rep |
Essex County
Office | Name | Party | |
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States Attorney | Vincent Illuzzi | Prog/Rep/Dem/Lib | |
Assistant Judge | Calvin Colby | Republican | |
Allen D. Hodgdon | Republican | ||
Probate Judge | Republican | ||
Sheriff | Trevor Colby | Rep/Prog | |
High Bailiff | Vacant | N/A |
Franklin County
Office | Name | Party | |
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States Attorney | James A. Hughes | Democratic | |
Assistant Judge | Kelly Gosselin | Democratic | |
Robert Johnson | Dem/Rep | ||
Probate Judge | Vaughn Comeau | Republican | |
Sheriff | Roger Langevin | Democratic | |
High Bailiff | Roberta Allard | Democratic |
Grand Isle County
Office | Name | Party | |
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States Attorney | Douglas Disabito | Democratic | |
Assistant Judge | Sherri Potvin | Democratic | |
Joanne R. Batchelder | Rep/Dem | ||
Probate Judge | George Ned Spear | Democratic | |
Sheriff | Ray C. Allen | Dem/Prog/Rep | |
High Bailiff | Kevin G. Winch | Independent |
Lamoille County
Office | Name | Party | |
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States Attorney | Todd A. Shove | Democratic | |
Assistant Judge | Joel W. Page | Democratic | |
Madeline M. Motta | Democratic | ||
Probate Judge | James Dean R. Mahoney | Independent | |
Sheriff | Roger M. Marcoux Jr. | Dem/Rep | |
High Bailiff | Claude D. Ammons Jr. | Democratic |
Orange County
Office | Name | Party | |
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States Attorney | William J. Porter | Democratic | |
Assistant Judge | Joyce McKeeman | Democratic | |
Victoria Weiss | Democratic | ||
Probate Judge | Kathryn C. A. Kennedy | Democratic | |
Sheriff | Bill Bohnyak | Democratic | |
High Bailiff | George Contois | Democratic |
Orleans County
Office | Name | Party | |
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States Attorney | Jennifer Barrett | Dem/Rep | |
Assistant Judge | Benjamin Batchelder | Dem/Rep | |
Curtis A. Hardy | Democratic | ||
Probate Judge | Robert B. Chimileski | Independent | |
Sheriff | Jennifer Harlow | Democrat | |
High Bailiff | Philip Brooks | Republican |
Rutland County
Office | Name | Party | |
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States Attorney | Rose Kennedy | Democratic | |
Assistant Judge | Jean H. Coloutti | Dem/Rep | |
David W. Lewis | Dem/Rep | ||
Probate Judge | Karl C. Anderson | Republican | |
Sheriff | Stephen P. Benard Sr. | Dem/Rep | |
High Bailiff | David Fox | Democratic |
Washington County
Office | Name | Party | |
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States Attorney | Rory T. Thibault | Democratic | |
Assistant Judge | Miriam Conlon | Democratic | |
Otto Kinzel Trautz | Dem/Rep | ||
Probate Judge | Jeffrey P. Kilgore | Democratic | |
Sheriff | W. Samuel Hill | Dem/Rep | |
High Bailiff | Marc Poulin | Democratic |
Windham County
Office | Name | Party | |
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States Attorney | Tracy Kelly Shriver | Democratic | |
Assistant Judge | Patricia W. Duff | Democratic | |
Lamont Barnett | Democratic | ||
Probate Judge | Jodi P. French | Democratic | |
Sheriff | Keith D. Clark | Democratic | |
High Bailiff | Mark Anderson | Democratic |
Windsor County
Office | Name | Party | |
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States Attorney | David Cahill | Democratic | |
Assistant Judge | Jack W. Anderson | Democratic | |
Eleen Terie | Democratic | ||
Probate Judge | Frederick M. Glover | Democratic | |
Sheriff | Michael Chamberlain | Democratic | |
High Bailiff | Michael E. Manley | Democratic |
Notes
References
External links
- Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites
- Don Turner Jr. (R) for Lt. Governor Archived 2018-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- David Zuckerman (P/D) for Lt. Governor
- Official Attorney General campaign websites
- Official Auditor of Accounts campaign websites