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Jim Condos

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Jim Condos
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Vermont State Senate
South Burlington City Council
Vermont Secretary of State

Education

High school

South Burlington High School

Bachelor's

University of Vermont, 1974

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Christian
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Jim Condos (Democratic Party) was the Vermont Secretary of State. He assumed office on January 6, 2011. He left office on January 5, 2023.

Condos (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Vermont Secretary of State. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Condos previously served in the State Senate from 2001 to 2009.[1]

Biography

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Condos was born in Orange, New Jersey, and raised in Burlington and South Burlington. He attended South Burlington High School and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1974.

Condos' professional experience includes working for a Vermont grocery distribution company and Vermont Gas Systems - a publicly-regulated utility.[2]

Education

  • South Burlington High School
  • B.A. in resource economics, University of Vermont (1974)

Political career

Elections

2022

Condos announced on February 15, 2022, that he would not seek re-election.[3]

2020

See also: Vermont Secretary of State election, 2020

Vermont Secretary of State election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)

Vermont Secretary of State election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)

General election

General election for Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Jim Condos defeated H. Brooke Paige, Pamala Smith, and Cris Ericson in the general election for Vermont Secretary of State on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Condos
Jim Condos (D)
 
61.9
 
214,666
Image of H. Brooke Paige
H. Brooke Paige (R)
 
28.7
 
99,564
Image of Pamala Smith
Pamala Smith (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
6.1
 
21,210
Image of Cris Ericson
Cris Ericson (Vermont Progressive Party)
 
3.2
 
11,171
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
309

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 346,920
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Jim Condos advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Condos
Jim Condos
 
99.6
 
96,885
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
358

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 97,243
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont Secretary of State

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of H. Brooke Paige
H. Brooke Paige
 
96.7
 
40,765
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.3
 
1,370

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 42,135
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont Secretary of State

Cris Ericson advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Cris Ericson
Cris Ericson
 
57.3
 
406
 Other/Write-in votes
 
42.7
 
303

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 709
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2018

See also: Vermont Secretary of State election, 2018

General election

General election for Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Jim Condos defeated H. Brooke Paige and Mary Alice Hebert in the general election for Vermont Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Condos
Jim Condos (D)
 
66.8
 
178,863
Image of H. Brooke Paige
H. Brooke Paige (R)
 
29.5
 
79,035
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Mary Alice Hebert (Liberty Union Party)
 
3.6
 
9,706
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
108

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 267,712
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Jim Condos advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Condos
Jim Condos
 
100.0
 
59,040

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 59,040
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont Secretary of State

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of H. Brooke Paige
H. Brooke Paige
 
100.0
 
18,293

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,293
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2016

Main article: Vermont Secretary of State election, 2016

Condos filed to run for re-election in the 2016 election for secretary of state of Vermont. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary. No Republicans filed to run for the office. Condos will compete with Liberty Union Party candidate Mary Alice Herbert in the general election.[4]

Incumbent Jim Condos defeated Mary Alice Herbert in the Vermont secretary of state election.

Vermont Secretary of State, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jim Condos Incumbent 89.57% 255,201
     Liberty Union Party Mary Alice Herbert 10.43% 29,711
Total Votes 284,912
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Jim Condos ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for secretary of state.

Democratic primary for secretary of state, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jim Condos Incumbent (unopposed) 81.76% 59,818
Write-in votes 18.24% 13,344
Total Votes (275 of 275 Precincts Reporting) 73,162
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

2014

See also: Vermont secretary of state election, 2014

Condos ran for re-election as Vermont Secretary of State in 2014. He won the Democratic nomination in the unopposed primary on August 26. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Results

General election
Secretary of State of Vermont, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJim Condos Incumbent 74.7% 126,427
     Progressive Ben Eastwood 14.5% 24,518
     Liberty Union Mary Alice Herbert 10.3% 17,460
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.4% 730
Total Votes 169,135
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

2012

See also: Vermont secretary of state election, 2012

Condos ran unopposed in the primary election on August 28th and defeated one minor party challenger in the general election, Mary Alice Herbert, of the Liberty Union Party. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]

Vermont Secretary of State General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJim Condos Incumbent 86.6% 225,801
     Liberty Union Mary Alice Herbert 13.1% 34,105
     Independent Write-in 0.3% 876
Total Votes 260,782
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State


Endorsements

Condos' 2012 re-election campaign was endorsed by the Vermont National Education Association, the state's largest union.[7]

2010

See also: Vermont Secretary of State election, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Jim Condos won election to the office of Secretary of State of Vermont. He defeated Jason Gibbs (R) and Leslie Marmorale (Liberty Union) in the general election.

Secretary of State of Vermont, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJim Condos 53.5% 122,599
     Republican Jason Gibbs 44.1% 101,144
     Liberty Union Leslie Marmorale 2.3% 5,315
     Write-In Various 0.1% 222
Total Votes 229,280
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State.
2010 Race for Secretary of State - Democratic Primary[8]
Party Candidate Vote Percentage
     Democratic Party Approveda Jim Condos 66.3%
     Democratic Party Charles Merriman 32.1%
     Write-In 1.6%
Total Votes 54,929

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Jim Condos did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Presidential preference

2020

See also: Presidential election in Vermont, 2020 and Democratic National Convention, 2020

Condos did not formally endorse a candidate in the 2020 presidential election.

2016

See also: Presidential election in Vermont, 2016 and Democratic National Convention, 2016

Condos did not formally endorse a candidate in the 2016 presidential election.

Campaign finance summary

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Jim Condos campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014VT Secretary of StateWon $23,114 N/A**
2012VT Secretary of StateWon $29,744 N/A**
2010VT Secretary of StateWon $83,142 N/A**
2006VT State SenateWon $15,892 N/A**
2004VT State SenateWon $17,011 N/A**
2002VT State SenateWon $13,303 N/A**
2000VT State SenateWon $9,640 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Ballot measure activity

The following table details Condo's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:

Ballot measure support and opposition for Jim Condos
Ballot measure Year Position Status
Vermont Proposal 5, Right to Personal Reproductive Autonomy Amendment (2022) 2022 Supported[9]
Approveda Approved

Noteworthy events

June 2017 request for voter rolls

See also: State government responses to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity

On June 29, 2017, the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, created by President Donald Trump (R) on May 11, requested information on registered voters from all 50 states dating back to 2006. The states were given until July 14 to respond. On June 30, Secretary Condos announced that the state would provide only publicly available information to the commission.

“ I will not release any more information about Vermont voters than is available to any citizen requesting our voter file.[10] ”
—Secretary Jim Condos[11]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Document Cloud, "2012 candidate petition filing log-not verified," accessed June 15, 2012
    2. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Secretary Condos' biography," accessed December 20, 2011
    3. ↑ LMT Online, "Vermont Secretary of State Condos will not seek reelection," February 15, 2022
    4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named candlist
    5. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," August 28, 2012
    6. ↑ Vermont Public Radio, "Campaign 2012 Election Results" accessed November 6, 2012
    7. ↑ VtDigger, "State's largest union gives nod to Shumlin, Scott, Illuzzi, and Condos earlier recommendation for Pearce in Treasurer's race rounds out Vermont NEAs election picks," September 11, 2012
    8. ↑ Vermont Elections Division - 2010 Primary Election Results
    9. ↑ Vote Yes Reproductive Liberty Amendment, "Endorsements," accessed December 15, 2022
    10. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    11. ↑ Twitter, "VT Sec. of State," June 30, 2017

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