Vermont state executive official elections, 2012

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2012 State Executive Official Elections

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Six state executive positions were up for election in 2012 in the state of Vermont. The primary election took place on August 28, 2012. The general election was held on November 6, 2012.

• Governor of Vermont - Peter Shumlin (D)
• Lieutenant Governor of Vermont - Phillip Scott (R)
• Attorney General of Vermont - Bill Sorrell (D)
• Vermont Secretary of State - Jim Condos (D)
• Vermont Treasurer - Elizabeth Pearce (D)
• Vermont State Auditor - Doug Hoffer (D)

General

Governor

See also: Vermont gubernatorial election, 2012

Peter Shumlin (D) Incumbent
Randy Brock (R)
Emily Peyton (Independent)

Cris Ericson (United States Marijuana)

Dave Eagle (Liberty Union)

Governor of Vermont General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter Shumlin Incumbent	57.8%	170,749
	Republican	Randy Brock	37.6%	110,940
	Independent	Emily Peyton	2%	5,868
	United States Marijuana	Cris Ericson	1.9%	5,583
	Liberty Union	Dave Eagle	0.4%	1,303
	Independent	Write-in	0.3%	969
Total Votes				295,412
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

Lt. Governor

See also: Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012

Cassandra Gekas (D)
Phillip Scott (R) Incumbent

Ben Mitchell (Liberty Union)

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

Attorney General

See also: Vermont attorney general election, 2012

Bill Sorrell (D) Incumbent
Jack McMullen (R)
Ed Stanak (Progressive)

Rosemarie Jackowski (Liberty Union)

Attorney General of Vermont General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bill Sorrell Incumbent	57.9%	164,441
	Republican	Jack McMullen	33.3%	94,588
	Progressive	Ed Stanak	5.5%	15,629
	Liberty Union	Rosemarie Jackowski	3%	8,533
	Independent	Write-in	0.2%	588
Total Votes				283,779
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

Secretary of State

See also: Vermont secretary of state election, 2012

Jim Condos (D) Incumbent

Mary Alice Herbert (Liberty Union)

Vermont Secretary of State General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Condos Incumbent	86.6%	225,801
	Liberty Union	Mary Alice Herbert	13.1%	34,105
	Independent	Write-in	0.3%	876
Total Votes				260,782
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

Treasurer

See also: Vermont down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Elizabeth Pearce (D) Incumbent
Wendy Wilton (R)
Don Schramm (Progressive)

Jessica Diamondstone (Liberty Union)

Vermont Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Elizabeth Pearce Incumbent	52.3%	147,700
	Republican	Wendy Wilton	40.7%	114,947
	Progressive	Don Schramm	4.4%	12,497
	Liberty Union	Jessica Diamondstone	2.5%	6,939
	Independent	Write-in	0.1%	198
Total Votes				282,281
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

Auditor

See also: Vermont down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Doug Hoffer (D)
Vince Illuzzi (R)

Jerry Levy (Liberty Union)

Vermont State Auditor General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Doug Hoffer	51.3%	140,805
	Republican	Vince Illuzzi	45.1%	123,806
	Liberty Union	Jerry Levy	3.4%	9,381
	Independent	Write-in	0.1%	276
Total Votes				274,268
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

Primary

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2012 State Executive Official Elections

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Governor

Peter Shumlin (D)Incumbenta
Randy Brock (R)a

Lt. Governor

Cassandra Gekas (D)a
Phillip Scott (R)Incumbenta
Marjorie Powersa (Progressive)

Attorney General

Bill Sorrell (D)Incumbenta
T.J. Donovan (D)
Jack McMullen (R)a

Secretary of State

Jim Condos (D)Incumbenta

Treasurer

Elizabeth Pearce (D) Incumbenta
Wendy Wilton (R)a
Don Schramm (Progressive)a

Auditor

Doug Hoffer (D)a
Vince Illuzzi (R)a

Key deadlines

Deadline	Event
June 14	Statewide candidate filing deadline
Aug. 22	Voter registration for primary election
Aug. 27	Requests for absentee primary ballots received
Aug. 28	Primary election
Oct. 31	Voter registration for general election
Nov. 5	Requests for absentee general election ballots received
Nov. 6	General election

See also

• Statewide elections, 2012
• State executive official elections, 2012

External links

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• Vermont Elections

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