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Vermont Attorney General election, 2022 (August 9 Democratic primary)

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Filing deadline: May 26, 2022
Primary: August 9, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
Pre-election incumbent(s):
T.J. Donovan (Democratic)
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Poll times: Open between 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.; close at 7 p.m.
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A Democratic Party primary took place on August 9, 2022, in Vermont to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's attorney general election on November 8, 2022.

Charity Clark advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Vermont.

This page focuses on Vermont's Democratic Party Attorney General primary. For more in-depth information on Vermont's Republican Attorney General primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Vermont

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Charity Clark
Charity Clark
 
67.1
 
58,589
Image of Rory Thibault
Rory Thibault
 
32.5
 
28,391
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
378

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 87,358
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State profile

Demographic data for Vermont
 VermontU.S.
Total population:626,088316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):9,2173,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:94.9%73.6%
Black/African American:1.1%12.6%
Asian:1.4%5.1%
Native American:0.3%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:1.9%3%
Hispanic/Latino:1.7%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:91.8%86.7%
College graduation rate:36%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$55,176$53,889
Persons below poverty level:13.2%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Vermont.
**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.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Vermont

Vermont voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Vermont, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.[1]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Vermont had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in Vermont and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Vermont, 2022
District Incumbent Party PVI
Vermont's At-Large Open Electiondot.png Democratic D+16


2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Vermont[2]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Vermont's At-Large 66.4% 30.8%


2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 99.1% of Vermonters lived in one of the state's 13 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 0.9% lived Essex County, the state's one Trending Republican county. Overall, Vermont was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Vermont following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Vermont presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 9 Democratic wins
  • 22 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D R R R R R R D D D D D D D D

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Vermont

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Vermont.

U.S. Senate election results in Vermont
Race Winner Runner up
2018 67.4%Grey.png (Independent) 27.5%Republican Party
2016 61.3%Democratic Party 33.0%Republican Party
2012 71.0%Grey.png (Independent) 24.9%Republican Party
2010 64.4%Democratic Party 30.9%Republican Party
2006 65.4%Democratic Party 32.3%Republican Party
Average 65.9 29.7

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Vermont

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Vermont.

Gubernatorial election results in Vermont
Race Winner Runner up
2020 68.5%Republican Party 27.3%Grey.png (Progressive Party)
2018 55.2%Republican Party 40.2%Democratic Party
2016 52.9%Republican Party 44.2%Democratic Party
2014 46.4%Democratic Party 45.1%Republican Party
2012 57.8%Democratic Party 37.6%Republican Party
Average 56.2 38.9

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Vermont's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Vermont, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 1 1 2
Republican 0 0 0
Independent 1 0 1
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 1 3

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Vermont's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Vermont, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Phil Scott
Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party Molly Gray
Secretary of State Democratic Party Jim Condos
Attorney General Republican Party Susanne Young

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Vermont State Legislature as of November 2022.

Vermont State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 21
     Republican Party 7
     Vermont Progressive Party 2
     Vacancies 0
Total 30

Vermont House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 93
     Republican Party 46
     Vermont Progressive Party 5
     Independent 5
     Vacancies 1
Total 150

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Vermont was a divided government, with Republicans controlling the governorship and Democratic majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Vermont Party Control: 1992-2022
Ten years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D R R R R R R
Senate D R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House R D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Vermont and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Vermont
Vermont United States
Population 625,741 308,745,538
Land area (sq mi) 9,217 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 94.2% 72.5%
Black/African American 1.4% 12.7%
Asian 1.7% 5.5%
Native American 0.3% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 0.4% 4.9%
Multiple 2% 3.3%
Hispanic/Latino 1.9% 18%
Education
High school graduation rate 92.7% 88%
College graduation rate 38% 32.1%
Income
Median household income $61,973 $62,843
Persons below poverty level 10.9% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022
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