John Elwell
John Elwell (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Orleans-Caledonia District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elwell was also a 2014 judicial candidate for the position of assistant judge in Orleans County, Vermont.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Vicki Strong and Katherine Sims defeated Jeannine Young, John Elwell, and Frank Huard in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vicki Strong (R) | 30.8 | 2,376 |
| ✔ |  | Katherine Sims (D)  | 27.6 | 2,132 |
 | Jeannine Young (R) | 21.1 | 1,632 | |
 | John Elwell (D) | 16.8 | 1,298 | |
| Frank Huard (Independent) | 3.6 | 278 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 7,722 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) (2 seats)
Katherine Sims and John Elwell advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katherine Sims | 60.5 | 1,054 |
| ✔ | | John Elwell | 35.4 | 616 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.1 | 71 | ||
| Total votes: 1,741 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Vicki Strong and Jeannine Young defeated Tabitha Armstrong and Frank Huard in the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vicki Strong | 50.5 | 724 |
| ✔ | | Jeannine Young | 27.1 | 389 |
| Tabitha Armstrong | 13.4 | 192 | ||
| Frank Huard | 8.3 | 119 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 1,435 | |||
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2014
See also: Vermont judicial elections, 2014
Elwell ran for election to the Vermont Superior Courts, as an assistant judge of Orleans County.
Primary: He was successful in the Democratic primary on August 26, 2014, receiving 30.7 percent of the vote. He competed against Larry Duane and Joe Wood.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 14.2 percent of the vote. He competed against Democrat Larry Duane, Republican Benjamin M. Batchelder, Republican Curtis A. Hardy and Independent Bob Benson for two open seats.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Elwell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Elwell received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder.[4]
Career
Elwell serves as a trustee for the Northern Rivers Land Trust. He also works for interior decorators in Vermont and Massachusetts. He previously worked as a group representative for an insurance company and ran his own contracting business for twenty-five years.[4]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vermont Secretary of State, “Offices to be elected in 2014,” accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Winners," accessed October 8, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Primary Election Results - Orleans County," August 26, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Facebook.com, "John Elwell for Assistant Judge, Orleans County," accessed October 17, 2014
