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Mayoral election in Montpelier, Vermont (2023)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 30, 2023 |
| General election: March 7, 2023 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2023 |
The city of Montpelier, Vermont, held a special general election for mayor on March 7, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was January 30, 2023.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
Special general election for Mayor of Montpelier
Jack McCullough defeated Dan Jones and Richard Sheir in the special general election for Mayor of Montpelier on March 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jack McCullough (Nonpartisan) | 53.5 | 1,126 |
| Dan Jones (Nonpartisan) | 33.6 | 708 | ||
| Richard Sheir (Nonpartisan) | 12.9 | 272 | ||
| Total votes: 2,106 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Vermont elections, 2023
March 7, 2023
- City elections in Montpelier, Vermont (2023)
- Central Vermont Public Safety Authority District, Vermont, Article 6, Dissolve the Central Vermont Public Safety Authority Measure (March 2023)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 10, Mayor Compensation Measure (March 2023)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 11, Council Member Compensation Measure (March 2023)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 14, Amending Highway, Park, and Infrastructure Bond Measure (March 2023)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 15, Amending Water Resource Recovery Facility Bond Measure (March 2023)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 16, Amending East State Street Reconstruction Bond Measure (March 2023)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 17, Downtown Non-Residential Property Tax Levy Measure (March 2023)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 18, Kellogg-Hubbard Library Appropriation Measure (March 2023)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 19, Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice Expenditures Measure (March 2023)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 5, Central Vermont Public Safety Authority Withdrawal Measure (March 2023)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 7, Payment of Debts and Current Expenses Measure (March 2023)
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Mayoral partisanship
Eighteen state capitals held mayoral elections in 2023, including 11 capitals that fell outside of the top 100 cities.
One state capital saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2023:
- Springfield, Illinois: Republican Misty Buscher defeated incumbent Democratic mayor Jim Langfelder in the April 4 general election.
After mayors elected in 2023 assumed office, there were 37 Democratic state capital mayors, six Republican mayors, one independent mayor, two nonpartisan mayors, and four mayors with unknown partisan affiliation.
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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.[1]
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
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