Pete Diamondstone
Pete Diamondstone was a 2016 Liberty Union Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Vermont.[1]
Diamondstone was a Liberty Union Party candidate for Governor of Vermont in the 2014 elections.[2] Pete Diamondstone lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Diamondstone was a 2012 Liberty Union Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Vermont.[3]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Vermont's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Patrick Leahy (D) defeated Scott Milne (R), Cris Ericson (United States Marijuana), Pete Diamondstone (Liberty Union), and Jerry Trudell (Independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Leahy defeated Cris Ericson in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2016.[1][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Patrick Leahy Incumbent |
61.3% | 192,243 | |
| Republican | Scott Milne | 33% | 103,637 | |
| United States Marijuana | Cris Ericson | 2.9% | 9,156 | |
| Independent | Jerry Trudel | 1.7% | 5,223 | |
| Liberty Union | Pete Diamondstone | 1% | 3,241 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 309 | |
| Total Votes | 313,809 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Patrick Leahy Incumbent |
89.1% | 62,249 | ||
| Cris Ericson | 10.9% | 7,596 | ||
| Total Votes | 69,845 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State |
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2014
- See also: Vermont Gubernatorial election, 2014
Diamondstone ran for election to the office of Governor of Vermont. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
General election
| Governor of Vermont, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Peter Shumlin Incumbent |
46.4% | 89,509 | |
| Republican | Scott Milne | 45.1% | 87,075 | |
| Libertarian | Dan Feliciano | 4.4% | 8,428 | |
| Liberty Union | Emily Peyton | 1.6% | 3,157 | |
| Independent | Pete Diamondstone | 0.9% | 1,673 | |
| Independent | Bernard Peters | 0.7% | 1,434 | |
| Independent | Cris Ericson | 0.6% | 1,089 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 722 | |
| Total Votes | 193,087 | |||
| Election results via Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Diamondstone ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Vermont. Diamondstone was defeated by Bernie Sanders (I) in the general election on November 6, 2012[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Welch Incumbent |
72% | 208,600 | |
| Republican | Mark Donka | 23.3% | 67,543 | |
| Independent | James Desrochers | 2.9% | 8,302 | |
| Third | Andre LaFramboise | 0.4% | 1,153 | |
| Third | Jane Newton | 1.4% | 4,065 | |
| Total Votes | 289,663 | |||
| Source: Vermont Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
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See also
- United States Senate
- United States Senate election in Vermont, 2016
- Vermont Gubernatorial election, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidates," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing," accessed June 13, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vermont Elections, "2012 Candidate List," accessed September 12, 2012
- ↑ Politico, "Vermont Senate Primaries Results," August 9, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Vermont results," November 8, 2016
