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Mayoral election in Montpelier, Vermont (2024)
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| 2024 Montpelier elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 29, 2024 |
| General election: March 5, 2024 |
| 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, 2024 |
The city of Montpelier, Vermont, held a general election for mayor on March 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was January 29, 2024.
As of 2024, Montpelier did not have term limits for the position of mayor. Mayors served a two-year term.
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Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Montpelier
Incumbent Jack McCullough defeated Dan Jones and Carlton Anderson in the general election for Mayor of Montpelier on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jack McCullough (Nonpartisan) | 55.1 | 1,441 |
| Dan Jones (Nonpartisan) | 38.0 | 994 | ||
 | Carlton Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 182 | |
| Total votes: 2,617 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Vermont elections, 2024
March 5, 2024
- City elections in Montpelier, Vermont (2024)
- Montpelier Roxbury School District, Vermont, Article 5, School District Budget Measure (March 2024)
- Montpelier Roxbury School District, Vermont, Article 6, School District Appropriation to Capital Reserve Fund Measure (March 2024)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 10, Board of School Directors Reserve Fund Measure (March 2024)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 11, Property Tax on Downtown Mixed-Use Properties for Downtown Improvements and Marketing Measure (March 2024)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 12, Kellogg-Hubbard Library Funding Measure (March 2024)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 13, Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice Expenditures Measure (March 2024)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 14, Eviction Protections Measure (March 2024)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 4, Payment of Debts and Current Expenses Measure (March 2024)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 7, Mayor Compensation Measure (March 2024)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 8, Council Member Compensation Measure (March 2024)
- Montpelier, Vermont, Article 9, School Director Compensation Measure (March 2024)
August 13, 2024
- United States Senate election in Vermont, 2024
- United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2024
- Vermont Attorney General election, 2024
- Vermont Auditor election, 2024
- Vermont gubernatorial election, 2024
- Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
- Vermont Secretary of State election, 2024
- Vermont Treasurer election, 2024
- Vermont State Senate elections, 2024
- Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2024
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Vermont, 2024
- United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2024
- Vermont Attorney General election, 2024
- Vermont Auditor election, 2024
- Vermont gubernatorial election, 2024
- Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
- Vermont Secretary of State election, 2024
- Vermont Treasurer election, 2024
- Vermont State Senate elections, 2024
- Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2024
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Mayoral partisanship
Fourteen state capitals held mayoral elections in 2024, including seven capitals that fell outside of the top 100 cities.
Two state capitals saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2024:
- Salem, Oregon: Julie Hoy, whose partisan affiliation is unknown, defeated incumbent Chris Hoy (D) in the May 21, nonpartisan primary. Julie Hoy ran uncontested in the November 5, general election.
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Emile Edwards (R) defeated incumbent Sharon Weston Broome (D) in the December 7, general election.
After mayors elected in 2024 assumed office, there were 35 Democratic state capital mayors, seven Republican mayors, one independent mayor, two nonpartisan mayors, and five 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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