Ben Mitchell
Ben Mitchell (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Vermont's At-Large Congressional District. Mitchell lost in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2018.
Mitchell unofficially withdrew from the race prior to the primary election.[1]
Mitchell was a Liberty Union Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in the 2012 elections.[2] He previously ran for Governor of Vermont in 2010.
Biography
Mitchell grew up in Connecticut but moved to Vermont to attend college. He earned his bachelor's degree from Vermont College in 1995, and three years later he graduated from Goddard College with a Master's in Fine Arts. Mitchell had begun teaching at The Union Institute and University in Vermont in 1993 while he was still a student, and he still teaches there today. He is also an Assistant Professor at Landmark College.[3]
Education
- B.A. Vermont College (1995)
- M.F.A. Goddard College (1998)
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District
Incumbent Peter Welch defeated Anya Tynio, Cris Ericson, and Laura Potter in the general election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Peter Welch (D) | 69.2 | 188,547 |
 | Anya Tynio (R) | 26.0 | 70,705 | |
 | Cris Ericson (Independent) | 3.3 | 9,110 | |
| Laura Potter (Liberty Union Party) | 1.4 | 3,924 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 165 | ||
| Total votes: 272,451 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- H. Brooke Paige (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District
Incumbent Peter Welch defeated Daniel Freilich and Ben Mitchell in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Welch | 84.0 | 54,330 |
 | Daniel Freilich | 11.9 | 7,711 | |
 | Ben Mitchell | 4.1 | 2,624 | |
| Total votes: 64,665 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District
H. Brooke Paige defeated Anya Tynio in the Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | H. Brooke Paige | 63.3 | 14,272 |
| Anya Tynio | 36.7 | 8,261 | |
| Total votes: 22,533 | |||
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2012
- See also: Vermont gubernatorial election, 2012
Mitchell ran for Vermont Lieutenant Governor in 2012. He was defeated by incumbent Phillip Scott (R) and Cassandra Gekas (D) in the general election on November 6th.[2][4]
| Lieutenant Governor of Vermont General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Phillip Scott Incumbent |
57.1% | 162,787 | |
| Democratic | Cassandra Gekas | 40.4% | 115,015 | |
| Liberty Union | Ben Mitchell | 2.4% | 6,975 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 0.1% | 257 | |
| Total Votes | 285,034 | |||
| Election results via Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
2010
Mitchell faced Peter Shumlin (D), Brian Dubie (R), and five other challengers in the general election on November 2, 2010.
Campaign themes
2012
On his campaign website, Mitchell states: "My basic platform is to take control of Vermont state resources back into the hands of the people." He lists socialized energy, marijuana legalization and building a sustainable local economy as key issues of his 2012 campaign for lieutenant governor.[5]
Personal
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Mitchell currently resides in Westminster, Vermont. He has a wife, Kathy Mazziott, and two children, Nicholas and Lucy.[5]
See also
- Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012
- Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
- Vermont gubernatorial election, 2010
- Governor of Vermont
- United States House of Representatives
- United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont, 2018
- Vermont's At-Large Congressional District
External links
- Ben Mitchell for Lieutenant Governor Official Campaign Website
- Project Vote Smart Candidate Bio- Ben Mitchell
- Mitchell campaign on MySpace
Footnotes
- ↑ VT Digger, "Mitchell drops out and backs fellow Welch challenger," August 9, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vermont Secretary of State Elections Division, "2012 Candidate Listing," accessed October 19, 2012
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Ben Mitchell Candidate Profile," accessed October 19, 2012
- ↑ Vermont Public Radio, "Campaign 2012 Election Results" accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ben Mitchell for Lieutenant Governor Official Campaign Website, "Ben Mitchell for Lieutenant Governor," accessed October 19, 2012
