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City elections in Montpelier, Vermont (2025)
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| 2025 Montpelier elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 29, 2025 |
| General election: March 4, 2025 |
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| Offices up: City council |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
The city of Montpelier, Vermont, held general elections for city council on March 4, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was January 29, 2025.
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Elections
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Candidates and results
City council
District 1
General election
General election for Montpelier City Council District 1
Ben Doyle won election in the general election for Montpelier City Council District 1 on March 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ben Doyle (Nonpartisan) | 98.8 | 652 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 660 | |||
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District 2
Note: Unofficial results for this race showed Pelin Kohn receiving four more votes than Marc Gwinn, winning the District 2 race. A recount was scheduled for March 9, 2025. Following the recount, vote totals remained unchanged.[1][2]
General election
General election for Montpelier City Council District 2
Incumbent Pelin Kohn defeated Marc Gwinn in the general election for Montpelier City Council District 2 on March 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pelin Kohn (Nonpartisan) | 50.0 | 439 | |
| Marc Gwinn (Nonpartisan) | 49.5 | 435 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 878 | |||
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District 3
General election
General election for Montpelier City Council District 3
Jim Sheridan won election in the general election for Montpelier City Council District 3 on March 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jim Sheridan (Nonpartisan) | 96.9 | 534 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.1 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 551 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Vermont elections, 2025
March 4, 2025
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 10, Mosaic Vermont Appropriation Measure (March 2025)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 11, Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice Appropriation Measure (March 2025)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 12, Tax Stabilization Contracts Modification Measure (March 2025)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 13, Advise City to Adopt Palestine and Israel Pledge Measure (March 2025)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 2, Payment of Debts and Current Expenses Measure (March 2025)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 3, Mayor Compensation Measure (March 2025)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 4, City Council Compensation Measure (March 2025)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 5, 1% City Sales Tax Measure (March 2025)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 6, Downtown Property Special Assessment Measure (March 2025)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 7, Aerial Ladder Fire Truck Replacement Bond Measure (March 2025)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 8, Montpelier Community Fund Appropriation Measure (March 2025)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 9, Kellogg-Hubbard Library Appropriation Measure (March 2025)
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About the city
- See also: Montpelier, Vermont
Montpelier is a city in Washington County, Vermont. As of 2020, its population was 8,074.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Montpelier utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the city council's policy and legislative initiatives.[3]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Montpelier, Vermont | ||
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| Montpelier | Vermont | |
| Population | 8,074 | 643,077 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 10 | 9,217 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 94.2% | 93.6% |
| Black/African American | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2.2% | 1.6% |
| Native American | 0% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Multiple | 3% | 2.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2.4% | 2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 97.3% | 93.5% |
| College graduation rate | 61.2% | 39.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $65,668 | $63,477 |
| Persons below poverty level | 4% | 10.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| Montpelier, Vermont | Vermont | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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