Peter Briggs
Peter Briggs (Republican Party) ran for election to the Vermont State Senate to represent Addison District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Briggs was a 2016 Republican candidate for the Addison District of the Vermont State Senate. Briggs was also a 2014 Republican candidate for Addison-3 District of the Vermont House of Representatives.[1] He earned his place on the general election ballot as a write-in candidate.[2]
Biography
Briggs was born in Middlebury, VT and raised in Addison. He is a fourth generation worker on his family's dairy farm.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
Incumbent Ruth Hardy and incumbent Christopher Bray defeated Peter Briggs, Jon Christiano, and Archie Flower in the general election for Vermont State Senate Addison District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ruth Hardy (D) | 32.8 | 13,063 |
| ✔ |  | Christopher Bray (D) | 31.4 | 12,522 |
 | Peter Briggs (R) | 20.1 | 8,007 | |
| Jon Christiano (R) | 13.6 | 5,442 | ||
| Archie Flower (L) | 1.9 | 773 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 62 | ||
| Total votes: 39,869 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
Incumbent Ruth Hardy and incumbent Christopher Bray advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ruth Hardy | 51.2 | 6,451 |
| ✔ | | Christopher Bray | 48.3 | 6,086 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 71 | ||
| Total votes: 12,608 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
Peter Briggs and Jon Christiano advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Briggs | 89.5 | 2,924 |
| ✔ | Jon Christiano (Write-in) | 5.5 | 179 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.0 | 165 | ||
| Total votes: 3,268 | |||
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2018
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Addison District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ruth Hardy (D) | 28.1 | 9,040 |
| ✔ | | Christopher Bray (D) | 27.7 | 8,898 |
| Peter Briggs (R) | 16.5 | 5,290 | |
| Marie Audet (Independent) | 16.1 | 5,169 | ||
 | Paul Ralston (Independent) | 9.6 | 3,100 | |
| Archie Flower (L) | 1.9 | 602 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 32,127 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
Ruth Hardy and incumbent Christopher Bray advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ruth Hardy | 51.1 | 4,058 |
| ✔ | | Christopher Bray | 48.9 | 3,889 |
| Total votes: 7,947 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
Peter Briggs advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Briggs | 100.0 | 1,540 |
| Total votes: 1,540 | |||
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2016
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Vermont State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 26, 2016.
Incumbent Claire Ayer and incumbent Christopher Bray defeated Peter Briggs and Lynn Dike in the Vermont State Senate Addison District general election.[3][4]
| Vermont State Senate, Addison District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Claire Ayer Incumbent |
34.42% | 11,988 | |
| Democratic | Christopher Bray Incumbent |
27.41% | 9,545 | |
| Republican | Peter Briggs | 21.05% | 7,330 | |
| Republican | Lynn Dike | 17.12% | 5,963 | |
| Total Votes | 34,826 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Claire Ayer and incumbent Christopher Bray were unopposed in the Vermont State Senate Addison District Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Vermont State Senate, Addison District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Claire Ayer Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Christopher Bray Incumbent | |
Peter Briggs and Lynn Dike were unopposed in the Vermont State Senate Addison District Republican primary.[5][6]
| Vermont State Senate, Addison District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Peter Briggs | |
| Republican | Lynn Dike | |
2014
Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014. Addison-3 has two state representatives. Incumbent Diane Lanpher and John Spencer were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Warren Van Wyck was unopposed in the Republican primary ballot,[7][8][9][10] but Peter Briggs launched a successful write-in candidate campaign. Lanpher and Van Wyck defeated Spencer and Briggs in the general election.[2][1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Diane Lanpher Incumbent |
27.6% | 1,409 | |
| Republican | Warren Van Wyck Incumbent |
25.8% | 1,320 | |
| Democratic | John Spencer | 22.8% | 1,166 | |
| Republican | Peter Briggs | 23.8% | 1,218 | |
| Total Votes | 5,113 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Peter Briggs did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
Additional reading
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ‘’Vermont Secretary of State’’, “2014 General Election Candidate Listing”, accessed October 11, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "VSOS" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Eagle, "Peter Briggs (R) | Candidate Column," August 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Vermont Election Night Results," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Independent Candidates and Minor Party Candidates Nominated by Party Committee," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Major Party Nomination Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014
