Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

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Vermont Gubernatorial Election

Primary Date: August 26, 2014

General Election Date: November 4, 2014

November 4 Election Winner: Phillip Scott

Incumbent prior to election: Phillip Scott

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The Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Phillip Scott (R) was first elected in 2010 and was running for re-election. He won another two-year term by defeating Vermont Progressive Party and Democratic candidate Dean Corren and Liberty Union Party candidate Marina Brown in the general election.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Vermont utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.

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Candidates

General election

Phillip Scott - Incumbent
/ Dean Corren - Vermont Progressive Party and Democratic candidate
Marina Brown - Liberty Union Party candidate

Withdrew

John Bauer

Results

General election

Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Phil Scott Incumbent	62.1%	118,949
	Progressive	Dean Corren	36%	69,005
	Liberty Union	Marina Brown	1.7%	3,347
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	115
Total Votes				191,416
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

Race background

There was no Democratic candidate in the 2014 Vermont Lieutenant Governor race. Running for Vermont Lieutenant Governor were third-party candidates Dean Corren of the Vermont Progressive Party and Democratic Party and Marina Brown of the Liberty Union Party.

Campaign finance and spending

Dean Corren was initially thought to have a financial advantage because he qualified for public funding, according to Ballot Access News. The requirements to receive public funding in Vermont were strict and Corren was the only candidate to qualify since 2004. However, Corren was limited by the $200,000 cap on public spending, and incumbent Republican Phil Scott outspent him, amassing $233,347.53 in expenditures by November 3, 2014.

Corren's campaign had reported $38,496 in media purchases by mid-October, compared to no media purchases for Scott. The Vermont Progressive candidate used that money to purchase radio and TV spots along with billboards.

Endorsements

Corren earned endorsements from Sen. Patrick Leahy (D), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I), Rep. Peter Welch (D) and Gov. Peter Shumlin (D). Scott received endorsements from state legislators including Richard Mazza (D) and Richard Sears (D).

Past elections

2012

Lieutenant Governor of Vermont General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Phillip Scott Incumbent	57.1%	162,787
	Democratic	Cassandra Gekas	40.4%	115,015
	Liberty Union	Ben Mitchell	2.4%	6,975
	Independent	Write-in	0.1%	257
Total Votes				285,034
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

2010

Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Phil Scott	49.4%	116,198
	Democratic	Steve Howard	42.4%	99,843
	Independent	Peter Garritano	3.7%	8,627
	Progressive	Marjorie Power	3.5%	8,287
	Liberty Union	Boots Wardinski	0.9%	2,228
	Write-In	Various	0.1%	147
Total Votes				235,330
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

Campaign finance

Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $360,959 during the election. This information was last updated on May 7, 2015.

Campaign Contribution Totals
Candidate	Office	Result	Contributions
Phil Scott	Vermont Lieutenant Governor		$341,676
Dean Corren	Vermont Lieutenant Governor		$19,283
Marina Brown	Vermont Lieutenant Governor		$0
Grand Total Raised			$360,959

Key deadlines

Deadline	Event
June 12, 2014	Filing deadline
August 26, 2014	Primary election
November 4, 2014	General election
November 11, 2014	Canvassing committees prepare certificates of election
January 8, 2015	State executives inaugurated

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See also

• Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
• Vermont state executive official elections, 2014
• State executive official elections, 2014

External links

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