Vermont 2012 legislative election results

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Vermont State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Vermont State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Vermont State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state Senate before and after the election:

Vermont State Senate
Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election
     Democratic Party 20 21
     Republican Party 8 7
     Vermont Progressive Party 2 2
Total 30 30

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran on November 6
  • Challengers who defeated an incumbent
  • Newly elected senators
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

  • A total of 30 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

  1. Claire Ayer
  2. Richard Sears
  3. Robert Hartwell (Vermont)
  4. Jane Kitchel
  5. Joe Benning
  6. Virginia Lyons
  7. Timothy Ashe
  8. Diane Snelling
  9. Sally Fox
  10. Philip Baruth
  11. Robert Starr
  12. Richard Mazza
  13. Richard Westman
  14. Mark MacDonald
  15. Kevin Mullin (Vermont)
  16. Bill Carris
  17. Ann Cummings
  18. William Doyle (Vermont)
  19. Anthony Pollina
  20. Jeanette White
  21. Peter Galbraith
  22. John Campbell (Vermont)
  23. Richard McCormack
  24. Alice Nitka

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list displays newly-elected members of the Vermont State Senate:

Democratic

  1. John Rodgers (Vermont)
  2. Christopher Bray
  3. Donald Collins

Republican

  1. John Rodgers (Vermont)
  2. Norman McAllister

Open Seat Winners

The following displays a list of candidates who won election in seats where there was no incumbent:

Democratic

  1. Donald Collins

Republican

  1. Norman McAllister

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Vermont State Senate:

Democratic

  1. Claire Ayer
  2. Richard Sears
  3. Robert Hartwell (Vermont)
  4. Jane Kitchel
  5. Virginia Lyons
  6. Timothy Ashe
  7. Sally Fox
  8. Philip Baruth
  9. Robert Starr
  10. Richard Mazza
  11. Richard Westman
  12. Mark MacDonald
  13. Bill Carris
  14. Ann Cummings
  15. Jeanette White
  16. Peter Galbraith
  17. John Campbell (Vermont)
  18. Richard McCormack
  19. Alice Nitka
  20. John Rodgers (Vermont)
  21. Christopher Bray
  22. Donald Collins

Republican

  1. Joe Benning
  2. Diane Snelling
  3. Richard Westman
  4. Kevin Mullin (Vermont)
  5. William Doyle (Vermont)
  6. John Rodgers (Vermont)
  7. Norman McAllister

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

  1. Claire Ayer
  2. Richard Sears
  3. Robert Hartwell (Vermont)
  4. Richard Mazza
  5. Mark MacDonald
  6. Bill Carris
  7. Jeanette White
  8. Peter Galbraith
  9. Christopher Bray

Republican

  1. Kevin Mullin (Vermont)

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

  1. Anthony Pollina
  2. Larkin Forney
  3. Richard Jeroloman
  4. Judith McLaughlin
  5. Peter Moss
  6. Aaron Diamondstone
  7. David Zuckerman (Vermont)
  8. Loyal Ploof
  9. Robert Wagner, Vermont
  10. Patrick Brown
  11. Bob Kiss
  12. Robert Letovsky
  13. Sean Selby (Vermont)

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Vermont State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Vermont House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state House before and after the election:

Vermont House of Representatives
Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election
     Democratic Party 94 98
     Republican Party 47 43
     Vermont Progressive Party 5 4
     Independent 3 4
     Vacancy 1 1
Total 150 150

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran on November 6
  • Newly elected representatives
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State House Overview

  • All 150 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

  1. Paul Ralston
  2. Heidi Scheuermann
  3. Linda Martin
  4. Peter Peltz
  5. Shap Smith
  6. Philip Winters
  7. Susan Hatch Davis
  8. Sarah Copeland Hanzas
  9. Patsy French
  10. Larry Townsend
  11. Lynn Batchelor
  12. Michael Marcotte (Vermont)
  13. Duncan Kilmartin
  14. Betty Nuovo
  15. Willem Jewett
  16. Diane Lanpher
  17. Gregory Clark (Vermont)
  18. Michael Fisher (Vermont)
  19. Will Stevens
  20. Bill Botzow
  21. Timothy Corcoran II
  22. Alice Miller
  23. Mary Morrissey
  24. David Sharpe (Vermont)
  25. Jeff Wilson (Vermont)
  26. Cynthia Browning
  27. Patti Komline
  28. Harvey Smith
  29. Leigh Larocque
  30. Brian Campion
  31. Robert South
  32. Anne Lamy Mook
  33. William Lippert Jr.
  34. Terence Macaig
  35. Jim McCullough
  36. Michael Yantachka
  37. William Aswad
  38. Kurt Wright
  39. Kesha Ram Hinsdale
  40. Christopher Pearson
  41. Johannah Leddy Donovan
  42. Suzi Wizowaty
  43. Clement Bissonnette
  44. Michele Ferland Kupersmith
  45. Ann Pugh
  46. Helen Head
  47. Gary Reis
  48. Richard Lawrence
  49. Tim Jerman
  50. Linda Myers
  51. Linda Waite-Simpson
  52. Martha Heath
  53. Jim Condon
  54. Kitty Toll
  55. Patrick Brennan (Vermont legislator)
  56. George Till
  57. Donald Turner Jr.
  58. William Johnson, Vermont Representative
  59. Carolyn Whitney Branagan
  60. Eileen Dickinson
  61. Brian Savage (Vermont)
  62. Anne O'Brien
  63. Joan Lenes
  64. Debbie Evans
  65. Bob Bouchard
  66. Kristy Kurt Spengler
  67. William Frank, Vermont Representative
  68. Ronald Hubert
  69. Kathleen Keenan
  70. Michel Consejo
  71. Peter Perley
  72. Albert Pearce
  73. Mitzi Johnson
  74. Bob Krebs
  75. Sam Young
  76. Vicki Strong
  77. Andrew Donaghy
  78. Dave Potter
  79. Tom Burditt
  80. Eldred French
  81. Robert Helm
  82. William Canfield
  83. Peter Fagan
  84. Margaret Andrews
  85. Herb Russell
  86. Charles Shaw (Vermont)
  87. John Malcolm
  88. Adam Greshin
  89. James Eckhardt
  90. Patti Lewis
  91. Maxine Jo Grad
  92. Anne Donahue
  93. Paul Poirier
  94. Tess Taylor
  95. Janet Ancel
  96. Tony Klein
  97. Warren Kitzmiller
  98. Mary Hooper
  99. Francis McFaun
  100. Thomas Koch (Vermont)
  101. Mike Hebert
  102. Tom Stevens
  103. Ann Manwaring
  104. Mollie Burke
  105. Carolyn Partridge
  106. Valerie Stuart
  107. David Deen
  108. Mike Mrowicki
  109. Richard Marek
  110. John Moran (Vermont)
  111. Alice Emmons
  112. Cynthia Martin
  113. Donna Sweaney
  114. Leigh Dakin
  115. John Bartholomew
  116. Kevin Christie
  117. Alison Clarkson
  118. Margaret Cheney
  119. James Masland
  120. Dennis Devereux
  121. Sarah Buxton
  122. Sandy Haas
  123. Mark Woodward (Vermont)
  124. Rebecca Ellis
  125. Matt Trieber
  126. Teo Zagar
  127. Jean O'Sullivan
  128. Jill Krowinski
  129. Chip Conquest
  130. Mark Higley

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following lists the newly-elected members of the Vermont House of Representatives:

Democratic

  1. Joanna Cole
  2. Kate Webb
  3. Mike McCarthy (Vermont)
  4. Tristan Toleno
  5. Curt McCormack
  6. Sheila Vowinkel
  7. Barbara Rachelson
  8. Maida Townsend
  9. Stephen Carr
  10. Anne Gallivan
  11. Mark Huntley
  12. Kristina Michelsen
  13. George Cross
  14. Daniel Connor
  15. Michelle Fay

Republican

  1. Douglas Gage
  2. Martha Feltus
  3. John Mitchell (Vermont)
  4. Loren Shaw
  5. Connie Quimby
  6. Steve Beyor
  7. Larry Cupoli
  8. Bernard Juskiewicz
  9. Thomas Terenzini

Candidates who won election

The following lists all candidates elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

  1. Paul Ralston
  2. Linda Martin
  3. Peter Peltz
  4. Shap Smith
  5. Sarah Copeland Hanzas
  6. Patsy French
  7. Larry Townsend
  8. Michael Marcotte (Vermont)
  9. Betty Nuovo
  10. Willem Jewett
  11. Diane Lanpher
  12. Michael Fisher (Vermont)
  13. Bill Botzow
  14. Timothy Corcoran II
  15. Alice Miller
  16. David Sharpe (Vermont)
  17. Jeff Wilson (Vermont)
  18. Cynthia Browning
  19. Brian Campion
  20. Robert South
  21. Anne Lamy Mook
  22. William Lippert Jr.
  23. Terence Macaig
  24. Jim McCullough
  25. Michael Yantachka
  26. Joanna Cole
  27. Kesha Ram Hinsdale
  28. Johannah Leddy Donovan
  29. Suzi Wizowaty
  30. Clement Bissonnette
  31. Michele Ferland Kupersmith
  32. Ann Pugh
  33. Helen Head
  34. Kate Webb
  35. Tim Jerman
  36. Linda Waite-Simpson
  37. Martha Heath
  38. Jim Condon
  39. Kitty Toll
  40. George Till
  41. Carolyn Whitney Branagan
  42. Eileen Dickinson
  43. Anne O'Brien
  44. Joan Lenes
  45. Debbie Evans
  46. Kristy Kurt Spengler
  47. William Frank, Vermont Representative
  48. Kathleen Keenan
  49. Michel Consejo
  50. Mitzi Johnson
  51. Bob Krebs
  52. Sam Young
  53. Dave Potter
  54. William Canfield
  55. Herb Russell
  56. John Malcolm
  57. Maxine Jo Grad
  58. Anne Donahue
  59. Tess Taylor
  60. Janet Ancel
  61. Tony Klein
  62. Warren Kitzmiller
  63. Mary Hooper
  64. Francis McFaun
  65. Tom Stevens
  66. Ann Manwaring
  67. Mollie Burke
  68. Carolyn Partridge
  69. Valerie Stuart
  70. David Deen
  71. Mike Mrowicki
  72. Richard Marek
  73. John Moran (Vermont)
  74. Alice Emmons
  75. Cynthia Martin
  76. Donna Sweaney
  77. Leigh Dakin
  78. John Bartholomew
  79. Kevin Christie
  80. Alison Clarkson
  81. James Masland
  82. Sarah Buxton
  83. Mike McCarthy (Vermont)
  84. Mark Woodward (Vermont)
  85. Rebecca Ellis
  86. Matt Trieber
  87. Teo Zagar
  88. Jean O'Sullivan
  89. Jill Krowinski
  90. Tristan Toleno
  91. Curt McCormack
  92. Sheila Vowinkel
  93. Barbara Rachelson
  94. Maida Townsend
  95. Stephen Carr
  96. Anne Gallivan
  97. Mark Huntley
  98. Kristina Michelsen
  99. George Cross
  100. Daniel Connor
  101. Michelle Fay
  102. Chip Conquest
  103. Mark Higley

Republican

  1. Heidi Scheuermann
  2. Philip Winters
  3. Lynn Batchelor
  4. Michael Marcotte (Vermont)
  5. Duncan Kilmartin
  6. Gregory Clark (Vermont)
  7. Timothy Corcoran II
  8. Mary Morrissey
  9. Patti Komline
  10. Harvey Smith
  11. Leigh Larocque
  12. Brian Campion
  13. Kurt Wright
  14. Richard Lawrence
  15. Linda Myers
  16. Patrick Brennan (Vermont legislator)
  17. Donald Turner Jr.
  18. William Johnson, Vermont Representative
  19. Carolyn Whitney Branagan
  20. Eileen Dickinson
  21. Brian Savage (Vermont)
  22. Bob Bouchard
  23. Ronald Hubert
  24. Albert Pearce
  25. Vicki Strong
  26. Andrew Donaghy
  27. Tom Burditt
  28. Robert Helm
  29. William Canfield
  30. Peter Fagan
  31. Douglas Gage
  32. Charles Shaw (Vermont)
  33. Patti Lewis
  34. Anne Donahue
  35. Francis McFaun
  36. Thomas Koch (Vermont)
  37. Mike Hebert
  38. Kevin Christie
  39. Dennis Devereux
  40. Martha Feltus
  41. John Mitchell (Vermont)
  42. Loren Shaw
  43. Connie Quimby
  44. Steve Beyor
  45. Larry Cupoli
  46. Bernard Juskiewicz
  47. Thomas Terenzini
  48. Mark Higley

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

  1. Paul Ralston
  2. Patsy French
  3. Larry Townsend
  4. Michael Marcotte (Vermont)
  5. Betty Nuovo
  6. Willem Jewett
  7. Michael Fisher (Vermont)
  8. Bill Botzow
  9. Alice Miller
  10. David Sharpe (Vermont)
  11. Jeff Wilson (Vermont)
  12. Cynthia Browning
  13. William Lippert Jr.
  14. Kesha Ram Hinsdale
  15. Johannah Leddy Donovan
  16. Suzi Wizowaty
  17. Clement Bissonnette
  18. Michele Ferland Kupersmith
  19. Ann Pugh
  20. Helen Head
  21. Kate Webb
  22. Martha Heath
  23. Kitty Toll
  24. Carolyn Whitney Branagan
  25. Eileen Dickinson
  26. Anne O'Brien
  27. Debbie Evans
  28. Kristy Kurt Spengler
  29. Michel Consejo
  30. Sam Young
  31. William Canfield
  32. John Malcolm
  33. Maxine Jo Grad
  34. Janet Ancel
  35. Tony Klein
  36. Warren Kitzmiller
  37. Mary Hooper
  38. Francis McFaun
  39. Tom Stevens
  40. Ann Manwaring
  41. Mollie Burke
  42. Carolyn Partridge
  43. Valerie Stuart
  44. David Deen
  45. Mike Mrowicki
  46. Richard Marek
  47. John Moran (Vermont)
  48. Alice Emmons
  49. Cynthia Martin
  50. Leigh Dakin
  51. Alison Clarkson
  52. James Masland
  53. Rebecca Ellis
  54. Matt Trieber
  55. Teo Zagar
  56. Jean O'Sullivan
  57. Jill Krowinski
  58. Tristan Toleno
  59. Curt McCormack
  60. Barbara Rachelson
  61. Kristina Michelsen
  62. George Cross
  63. Daniel Connor
  64. Chip Conquest
  65. Mark Higley

Republican

  1. Heidi Scheuermann
  2. Philip Winters
  3. Rodney Graham
  4. Lynn Batchelor
  5. Michael Marcotte (Vermont)
  6. Duncan Kilmartin
  7. Patti Komline
  8. Linda Myers
  9. Patrick Brennan (Vermont legislator)
  10. William Johnson, Vermont Representative
  11. Carolyn Whitney Branagan
  12. Eileen Dickinson
  13. Brian Savage (Vermont)
  14. Albert Pearce
  15. Vicki Strong
  16. Andrew Donaghy
  17. Robert Helm
  18. William Canfield
  19. Peter Fagan
  20. Francis McFaun
  21. Thomas Koch (Vermont)
  22. Mike Hebert
  23. John Mitchell (Vermont)
  24. Loren Shaw
  25. Connie Quimby
  26. Steve Beyor
  27. Thomas Terenzini
  28. Mark Higley

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

  1. Susan Hatch Davis
  2. John Taylor, Vermont Politician
  3. Will Stevens
  4. Christopher Pearson
  5. Cindy Weed
  6. Adam Greshin
  7. Paul Poirier
  8. Margaret Cheney
  9. Sandy Haas
  10. Justin Marsh
  11. Bob Irish
  12. Kit Andrews
  13. Gene Bergman
  14. Mike O'Day (Vermont)
  15. Glennie Sewell
  16. Benjamin Eastwood
  17. Tim Ryan (Vermont)
  18. Carlton Houghton
  19. Paul Keane
  20. Emmett Dunbar
  21. Patricia Porter
  22. Paul Monette
  23. Bob Shea
  24. Chris Cwieka
  25. Charles Goodwin (Vermont)
  26. Tim delaBruere
  27. Sal Spinosa
  28. Amos Bell
  29. Estella Leach
  30. Ian Diamondstone
  31. Owen Diamondstone-Kohout
  32. Frank Davis (Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-1 District)

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbents defeated in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 21 49 70
Republican 37 182 219
Third Party 2 3 5
TOTALS 60 234 294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 165 684 849
Republican 202 652 854
Independent 0 4 4
TOTALS 367 1,340 1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 82 220 302
Republican 105 296 401
Third Party 0 0 0
TOTALS 187 516 703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures
Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
Pre-election Post-election
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 17 24 1 1 18 24 0 1
State houses 15 27 1 0 19 24 0 0
Totals: 32 51 2 1 37 48 0 1
Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
Pre-election Post-election
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 19 28 2 1 20 28 1 1
State houses 17 31 1 0 21 28 0 0
Totals: 36 59 3 1 41 56 1 1



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