Vermont state executive official elections, 2022

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Vermont state executive official elections
Election details
Filing deadline: May 26, 2022
Primary: August 9, 2022 General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: Open between 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.; close at 7 p.m. Voting in Vermont
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Six state executive offices were up for election in Vermont in 2022:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Auditor

Governor

General election candidates

• Phil Scott  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Brenda Siegel  (Democratic Party, Vermont Progressive Party)
• Peter Duval  (Independent)
• Kevin Hoyt  (Independent)
• Bernard Peters  (Independent)

Did not make the ballot:

• Susan Hatch Davis (Vermont Progressive Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Brenda Siegel ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Phil Scott (Incumbent) ✔
• Stephen Bellows
• Peter Duval

Minor Party primary candidates

Vermont Progressive Party

• Susan Hatch Davis ✔

Lieutenant Governor

General election candidates

• David Zuckerman  (Vermont Progressive Party, Democratic Party) ✔
• Joe Benning  (Republican Party)
• Ian Diamondstone  (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party of Vermont)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Charlie Kimbell 
• Patricia Preston 
• Kitty Toll
• David Zuckerman ✔

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 Republican primary candidates

• Joe Benning ✔
• Gregory Thayer

Minor Party primary candidates

Did not make the ballot:

• Cindy Weed

Attorney General

General election candidates

• Charity Clark  (Democratic Party) ✔
• Michael Tagliavia  (Republican Party)

Did not make the ballot:

• H. Brooke Paige (Republican Party)
• Elijah Bergman (Vermont Progressive Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Charity Clark ✔
• Rory Thibault

 Republican primary candidates

• H. Brooke Paige ✔

Minor Party primary candidates

Vermont Progressive Party

• Elijah Bergman ✔

Secretary of State

General election candidates

• Sarah Copeland Hanzas  (Democratic Party) ✔ 
• H. Brooke Paige  (Republican Party)

Did not make the ballot:

• Robert Millar (Vermont Progressive Party)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Sarah Copeland Hanzas ✔ 
• John Odum
• Chris Winters 

Did not make the ballot:

• Wyatt Pohlen 

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 Republican primary candidates

• H. Brooke Paige ✔

Minor Party primary candidates

Vermont Progressive Party

• Robert Millar ✔

Treasurer

General election candidates

• Michael Pieciak  (Democratic Party) ✔ 
• H. Brooke Paige  (Republican Party)

Did not make the ballot:

• Don Schramm (Vermont Progressive Party)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Michael Pieciak ✔ 

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 Republican primary candidates

• H. Brooke Paige ✔

Minor Party primary candidates

Vermont Progressive Party

• Don Schramm ✔

Auditor

General election candidates

• Doug Hoffer  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party, Vermont Progressive Party) ✔
• Richard Morton  (Republican Party)

Did not make the ballot:

• H. Brooke Paige (Republican Party)
• Marielle Blais (Vermont Progressive Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Doug Hoffer (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• H. Brooke Paige ✔

Minor Party primary candidates

Vermont Progressive Party

• Marielle Blais ✔

Context of the 2022 elections

Party control in Vermont

Vermont Party Control: 1992-2024
Ten years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Vermont

Election information in Vermont: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022
• Online: Nov. 8, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 7, 2022
• Online: Nov. 7, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Sep. 24, 2022 to Nov. 7, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Past elections

2018

The following elections took place in 2018:

• Vermont gubernatorial election, 2018
• Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
• Vermont Attorney General election, 2018
• Vermont Secretary of State election, 2018
• Vermont Treasurer election, 2018
• Vermont Auditor election, 2018

External links

Suggest a link

• State of Vermont official website

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