A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont on November 3, 2020. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election, as well as Vermont's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives . Primary elections were held on August 11, 2020.
United States House of Representatives
The incumbent representative was Democrat Peter Welch .
Governor
The incumbent governor was Republican Phil Scott . He beat Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman in the general election.[ 1]
Lieutenant governor
2020 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election
Gray: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Milne: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Tie: 40–50%
Incumbent Progressive/Democratic lieutenant governor Dave Zuckerman (since 2017) declined to run for a third term, and instead ran for governor .
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined
Don H. Turner Jr., nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018, former minority leader of the Vermont House of Representatives
Results
Progressive primary
Incumbent Progressive lieutenant governor David Zuckerman did not run for a third term.
Candidates
Declared
Declined
Results
General election
Debate
Polling
Results
Secretary of state
2020 Vermont secretary of state election
Condos: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Paige: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Tie: 40–50%
The incumbent secretary of state was Democrat Jim Condos .
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Jim Condos, incumbent secretary of state
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
State Treasurer
2020 Vermont state treasurer election
Pearce: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Branagan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Tie: 40–50%
The incumbent treasurer was Democrat Beth Pearce .
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Carolyn Whitney Branagan , former state representative to Franklin-1 (2003–2017) and former state senator to Franklin (2017–2019)
Attorney general
2020 Vermont Attorney General election
Donovan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Paige: 40–50% 50–60%Tie: 40–50%
The incumbent attorney general was Democrat T. J. Donovan .
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Republican primary
The Republican nominee was H. Brooke Paige.
Candidates
Declared
Progressive primary
Candidates
Declared
State Auditor
2020 Vermont Auditor election
Hoffer: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%
The incumbent auditor was Democrat/Progressive Doug Hoffer .
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Doug Hoffer , incumbent auditor (also ran in Progressive primary)
Linda Joy Sullivan, state representative
Republican primary
No candidates filed for the Republican primary. Doug Hoffer won the nomination via write-in.
Progressive primary
Incumbent Democratic/Progressive Auditor Doug Hoffer also ran in the Progressive primary. Perennial candidate Cris Ericson ran for the Progressive nomination for auditor, as well as several other statewide offices.
Candidates
Declared
General election
Candidates
Hoffer won the Democratic and Republican nominations. Ericson, who was not a member of the Progressive Party, won the primary election. However, the Progressive state committee endorsed Hoffer for reelection. He had previously been nominated by both the Democratic and Progressive Parties in elections from 2010 to 2018.
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 remained the same in each chamber, with Democrats having large majorities in both; however, Republicans made very small gains in both chambers. While those gains were small, they allowed Republicans to break the Democrat/Progressive supermajority in the state house. This could potentially lead to any veto from Governor Phil Scott being upheld under these new circumstances.
State senate
House of Representatives
County offices
Some county level offices were up for election. The balance of political power before and after the elections for each office was:[ 18]
Addison County
Office
Name
Party
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
States Attorney
Jennifer Barrett
Dem/Rep
Assistant Judge
Benjamin Batchelder
Dem/Rep
Curtis A. Hardy
Democratic
Probate Judge
Robert B. Chimileski
Independent
Sheriff
Kirk J. Martin
Republican
High Bailiff
Philip Brooks
Republican
Rutland County
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Rose Kennedy
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Jean H. Colourtti
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
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
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
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
↑ Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
↑ "Other/not sure/no opinion" with 24%; Ericson (Progressive) and "No one/not voting on this item" with 4%; Billado (I) with 2%; Cordo (Banish the F35s) with 0%
Partisan clients
↑ Poll sponsored by Milne's campaign in the 2020 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election
References
↑ Heintz, Paul. "Scott's Victory Lap: Gov Wins Third Term, Gray Elected LG, Speaker Johnson Falls Short" . Seven Days .
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "General Election Candidates" . sos.vermont.gov . Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
↑ Flanders, Colin. "Molly Gray Announces Bid to Become Lieutenant Governor of Vermont" . Seven Days . Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
↑ Landen, Xander; Norton, Kit (January 8, 2020). "Senate leader Tim Ashe to run for open lieutenant governor post" . VTDigger . Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
↑ "Tim Ashe officially announces run for lieutenant governor seat" . WPTZ . January 14, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
↑ Norton, Kit (January 15, 2020). "Sen. Debbie Ingram enters race for lieutenant governor" . VTDigger . Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
↑ Bradley, Pat (February 20, 2020). "Two-Term Vermont State Senator Discusses Her Campaign For Lieutenant Governor" . www.wamc.org . Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
↑ WCAX. "Brenda Siegel officially running for Vermont lieutenant governor" . www.wcax.com . Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
↑ Hewitt, Elizabeth (May 28, 2020). "Milne joins race for lieutenant governor" . VTDigger . Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
↑ Elletson, Grace (January 6, 2020). " 'Agri-publican' candidates look to broaden appeal of Republican ticket" . VTDigger . Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
↑ Cutler, Calvin. " 'Agripublicans' announce candidacies for Vermont offices" . www.wcax.com . Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
↑ French, Ellie (December 17, 2019). "Republican Meg Hansen enters race for lieutenant governor" . VTDigger . Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
↑ 2ndvtrepublic (May 13, 2017). "Secede – From What? US of Empire and Plan 'V" for a 2VR (INDY RADIO)" . Vermont Independent . Retrieved June 21, 2020 . {{cite web }}
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↑ "Republican Lieutenant Governor Primary Race 2020: Dwayne Tucker" . August 5, 2020.
↑ 15.0 15.1 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : "Progressive Party State Committee Meeting" . YouTube .
↑ co/efficient/Scott Milne for Lt. Governor
↑ Braun Research/VPR
↑ "VT Elections Database » Vermont Election Statistics" . Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
External links
Candidates at Vote Smart
Candidates at Ballotpedia
Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Vermont" , Voting & Elections Toolkits
"Vermont: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links" , Vote.org , Oakland, CA
"League of Women Voters of Vermont" . (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters )
"State Elections Legislation Database" , Ncsl.org , Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures , State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020
Results at The Indianapolis Star
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