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Six state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Vermont.

In addition to candidate lists and election results, this page includes information about important dates, how the state's executive branch is organized, as well as links to articles about recent news in races across the state.

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.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

The following offices were elected in 2014 in Vermont:

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held five of the six state executive seats in Vermont.

Vermont State Executives -- Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 4, 2014 After the 2014 Election
     Democratic Party 5 5
     Republican Party 1 1
Total 6 6





Candidates by office

Office Incumbent Assumed Office Incumbent running? General Election Candidates 2015 Winner Partisan Switch?
Governor Peter Shumlin
Shumlin.jpg		 2011 Yes[3] Democratic Party Peter Shumlin
Republican Party Scott Milne
Grey.png Pete Diamondstone
Libertarian Party Dan Feliciano
Grey.png Emily Peyton
Grey.png Bernard Peters
Grey.png Cris Ericson		 Democratic Party Peter Shumlin No
Lieutenant Governor Phillip Scott
Scott.jpg		 2011 Yes[4] Republican Party Phillip Scott
Lime2.png Dean Corren
Grey.png Marina Brown		 Republican Party Phil Scott No
Secretary of State Jim Condos
Jim Condos.jpg		 2011 Yes[3] Democratic Party Jim Condos
Lime2.png Ben Eastwood
Grey.png Mary Alice Hebert		 Democratic Party Jim Condos No
Attorney General Bill Sorrell
Bill Sorrell.jpg		 1997 Yes[5] Democratic Party Bill Sorrell
Republican Party Shane McCormack
Grey.png Rosemarie Jackowski		 Democratic Party Bill Sorrell No
Treasurer Elizabeth Pearce
Elizabeth Pearce.jpg		 2011 Yes[3] Democratic Party Elizabeth Pearce
Grey.png Murray Ngoima
Lime2.png Don Schramm		 Democratic Party Elizabeth Pearce No
State Auditor Doug Hoffer
Doug Hoffer.jpg		 2013 Yes[3] Democratic PartyLime2.png Doug Hoffer Democratic Party Doug Hoffer No

Primary election results

Governor

Vermont Gubernatorial Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Shumlin 77% 15,260
Brooke Paige 16.1% 3,199
Write-ins 6.9% 1,369
Total Votes 19,828
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State.
Vermont Gubernatorial Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngScott Milne 71.7% 11,488
Write-ins 14.7% 2,358
Steve Berry 6.9% 1,106
Emily Peyton 6.6% 1,060
Total Votes 16,012
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State.

Lieutenant Governor

  • Incumbent Republican Phillip Scott was unopposed in the primary. There were no Democratic candidates for this office.

Attorney General

Vermont Attorney General Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBill Sorrell Incumbent 80.2% 14,734
Brooke Paige 19% 3,488
Write-ins 0.8% 152
Total Votes 18,374
Election results via Vermont Election Results.
  • There were no Republican candidates for this office.

Secretary of State

  • Incumbent Democrat Jim Condos was unopposed in the primary. There were no Republican candidates for this office.

Treasurer

  • Incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Pearce was unopposed in the primary. There were no Republican candidates for this office.

Auditor

  • Incumbent Democrat Doug Hoffer was unopposed in the primary. There were no Republican candidates for this office.

General election results

The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Governor

Note: Peter Shumlin won a legislative vote on January 8, 2015, which was required when no candidate won a majority of the vote total. Shumlin defeated Scott Milne (R) in a 110-69 vote.[6]

Governor of Vermont, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Shumlin Incumbent 46.4% 89,509
     Republican Scott Milne 45.1% 87,075
     Libertarian Dan Feliciano 4.4% 8,428
     Liberty Union Emily Peyton 1.6% 3,157
     Independent Pete Diamondstone 0.9% 1,673
     Independent Bernard Peters 0.7% 1,434
     Independent Cris Ericson 0.6% 1,089
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.4% 722
Total Votes 193,087
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPhil 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

Attorney General

Attorney General of Vermont, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Sorrell Incumbent 58.6% 109,305
     Republican Shane McCormack 37.3% 69,489
     Liberty Union Rosemarie Jackowski 3.9% 7,342
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 263
Total Votes 186,399
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

Secretary of State

Secretary of State of Vermont, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJim Condos Incumbent 74.7% 126,427
     Progressive Ben Eastwood 14.5% 24,518
     Liberty Union Mary Alice Herbert 10.3% 17,460
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.4% 730
Total Votes 169,135
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

Treasurer

Vermont Treasurer, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Pearce Incumbent 74.5% 124,925
     Progressive Don Schramm 17.4% 29,120
     Liberty Union Murray Ngoima 8.1% 13,540
Total Votes 167,585
Election results via New York Times

Auditor

Doug Hoffer was running for election without opposition.

Voter turnout

Political scientist Michael McDonald's United States Elections Project studied voter turnout in the 2014 election by looking at the percentage of eligible voters who headed to the polls. McDonald used voting-eligible population (VEP), or the number of eligible voters independent of their current registration status, to calculate turnout rates in each state on November 4. He also incorporated ballots cast for the highest office in each state into his calculation. He estimated that 81,687,059 ballots were cast in the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, representing 35.9 percent of the VEP.[7] By comparison, 61.6 percent of VEP voted in the 2008 presidential election and 58.2 percent of VEP voted in the 2012 presidential election.[8]

Quick facts

  • According to PBS Newshour, voter turnout in the 2014 midterms was the lowest since the 1942 midterms, which took place during the nation's involvement in World War II.[9]
  • Forty-three states and the District of Columbia did not surpass 50 percent turnout in McDonald's analysis.
  • The three states with the lowest turnout according to McDonald's analysis were Texas (28.3 percent), Tennessee (28.6 percent), and Indiana (28.8 percent).
  • Maine (58.5 percent), Wisconsin (56.5 percent), and Colorado (54.5 percent) were the three states with the highest turnout.
  • Twelve states increased voter turnout in 2014 compared to the 2010 midterm elections.[10]

Note: Information from the United States Elections Project was last updated on December 16, 2014.

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

State executive organization

Executive officials in Vermont are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges.

Ballotpedia reports

To learn more about developments in these races, check out the following news articles from Ballotpedia:

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Vermont + state + executive + elections"

Vermont state executive elections News Feed

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed October 4, 2024
  2. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State,"Party Organization," accessed October 4, 2024
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing," accessed June 13, 2014
  4. ↑ Phil Scott Lieutenant Governor, "Home," accessed May 15, 2014
  5. ↑ Daily Journal, "Vt Attorney General Sorrell to run for re-election in 2014," October 18, 2013
  6. ↑ Vermont Public Radio, "LIVE BLOG: Lawmakers Elect Shumlin to Third Term," January 8, 2015
  7. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," November 7, 2014
  8. ↑ TIME, "Voter Turnout in Midterm Elections Hits 72-Year Low," November 10, 2014
  9. ↑ PBS, "2014 midterm election turnout lowest in 70 years," November 10, 2014
  10. ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Midterm Turnout Down in 2014," November 5, 2014


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