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Thomas Hughes (Vermont)
Thomas Hughes (Republican Party) ran for election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Addison-1 District. He lost as a write-in in the Republican primary on August 9, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 1 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Amy Sheldon and incumbent Robin Scheu defeated Peter Caldwell in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 1 District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Amy Sheldon (D) | 44.0 | 2,329 |
| ✔ | Robin Scheu (D) | 42.3 | 2,235 | |
| Peter Caldwell (R) | 13.3 | 705 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 5,289 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 1 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Amy Sheldon and incumbent Robin Scheu advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 1 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Sheldon | 51.1 | 1,196 |
| ✔ | Robin Scheu | 48.7 | 1,141 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 2,342 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 1 District (2 seats)
Peter Caldwell defeated Thomas Hughes, incumbent Robin Scheu, Dennis Teague, and incumbent Amy Sheldon in the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 1 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter Caldwell (Write-in) | 36.4 | 32 | |
| Thomas Hughes (Write-in) | 27.3 | 24 | ||
| Robin Scheu (Write-in) | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| Dennis Teague (Write-in) | 3.4 | 3 | ||
| Amy Sheldon (Write-in) | 3.4 | 3 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 25.0 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 88 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hughes in this election.
2020
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 1 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Amy Sheldon and incumbent Robin Scheu defeated Thomas Hughes in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 1 District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Sheldon (D) | 44.3 | 3,137 |
| ✔ | Robin Scheu (D) | 40.6 | 2,874 | |
| Thomas Hughes (R) | 14.7 | 1,042 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 31 | ||
| Total votes: 7,084 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 1 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Amy Sheldon and incumbent Robin Scheu advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 1 District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Sheldon | 51.5 | 1,506 |
| ✔ | Robin Scheu | 48.2 | 1,411 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 2,926 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 1 District (2 seats)
Thomas Hughes advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 1 District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Hughes | 92.2 | 353 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 7.8 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 383 | |||
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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-1 has two state representatives. Incumbent Betty Nuovo and Amy Sheldon defeated Donna Donahue in the Democratic primary. Calvin McEathron and Thomas Hughes ran as Independent candidates.[1][2][3][4] Nuovo, Sheldon, McEathron and Hughes all earned enough votes in their respective primaries to appear on the general election ballot. In addition to joining Nuovo as a Democratic candidate, Sheldon appeared on the ballot as a Vermont Progressive Party candidate. Nuovo and Sheldon defeated McEathron and Hughes in the general election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Betty A. Nuovo Incumbent |
30.4% | 1,163 | |
| Democratic | Amy Sheldon |
34.2% | 1,310 | |
| Progressive | Calvin McEathron | 27% | 1,034 | |
| Progressive | Thomas Hughes | 8.4% | 321 | |
| Total Votes | 3,828 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Thomas Hughes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Thomas Hughes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014
- ↑ 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 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed October 11, 2014
