Vermont elections, 2018

A general election will be held in the U.S. state of Vermont on November 6, 2018. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election as well as Vermont's Class I Senate seat and at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections will be held on August 14, 2018.

United States Senate

Independent incumbent Bernie Sanders is running for a third term.

United States House of Representatives

Democratic incumbent Peter Welch is running for a seventh term.

Governor

Incumbent Republican Phil Scott is running for a second term.

Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Progressive/Democratic Lieutenant Governor Dave Zuckerman (since 2017) is running for reelection to a second term.

Democratic primary

Zuckerman was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dave Zuckerman (incumbent) 59,131 98.0
Democratic Write-ins 1,204 2.0
Democratic Blank/overvotes 8,844
Total votes 60,335 100

Republican primary

House Republican Minority Leader Don H. Turner Jr. ran uncontested in the Republican primary.

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Don Turner Jr. 28,195 97.8
Republican Write-ins 624 2.2
Republican Blank/overvotes 7,716
Total votes 28,819 100%

Progressive primary

Zuckerman also again ran as a write-in candidate in the Progressive primary and was unopposed.

Results

Progressive primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
VT Progressive Dave Zuckerman (incumbent) (write-in) 390 78.5
VT Progressive Write-ins (other) 107 21.5
VT Progressive Blank/overvotes 146
Total votes 497 100%

Liberty Union nomination

Murray Ngoima, candidate for Treasurer in 2010, 2014, and 2016, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Lieutenant Governor.

General election

Vermont Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
VT Progressive Dave Zuckerman (incumbent)[lower-alpha 1]
Republican Don Turner Jr.
Liberty Union Murray Ngoima
Total votes

Attorney General

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General T.J. Donovan (since 2017) is running for reelection to a second term.

Democratic primary

Donovan was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic T.J. Donovan (incumbent) 58,714 99.4
Democratic Write-ins 354 0.6
Democratic Blank/overvotes 10,939
Total votes 59,068 100%

Republican primary

H. Brooke Paige, a perennial candidate, was unopposed in the Republican primary. Paige also ran in the Republican primary for Secretary of State, State Treasurer and State Auditor of Accounts.

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Brooke Paige 16,853 90.9
Republican Write-ins 1,690 9.1
Republican Blank/overvotes 18,444
Total votes 18,543 100%

Post primary

Paige withdrew August 24, allowing the state Republican party to name a replacement.[1] On August 29, the Vermont Republican Party selected State Representative Janssen Willhoit (Caledonia-3) as their Attorney General nominee.[2]

Liberty Union nomination

Rosemarie Jackowski, candidate for Attorney General in 2016, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Attorney General.

General election

Vermont Attorney General election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic T.J. Donovan (incumbent)
Republican Janssen Willhoit
Liberty Union Rosemarie Jackowski
Total votes

Secretary of State

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jim Condos (since 2011) is seeking a fifth term.

Democratic primary

Condos was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Condos (incumbent) 59,040 99.6
Democratic Write-ins 221 0.4
Democratic Blank/overvotes 10,738
Total votes 59,261 100%

Republican primary

H. Brooke Paige, a perennial candidate, was unopposed in the Republican primary. Paige also ran in the Republican primary for Attorney General, Treasurer and Auditor of Accounts.

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Brooke Paige 18,293 92.4
Republican Write-ins 1,494 7.6
Republican Blank/overvotes 17,200
Total votes 19,787 100%

Liberty Union nomination

Mary Alice Herbert, candidate for Secretary of State in 2016, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Secretary of State.

General election

Vermont Secretary of State election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Condos (incumbent)
Republican H. Brooke Paige
Liberty Union Mary Alice Herbert
Total votes

Treasurer

Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Beth Pearce (since 2011) is seeking a fifth term.

Democratic primary

Pearce is unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Beth Pearce (incumbent) 58,379 99.5
Democratic Write-ins 270 0.5
Democratic Blank/overvotes 11,358
Total votes 58,649 100%

Republican primary

H. Brooke Paige, a perennial candidate, was unopposed in the Republican primary. Paige also ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State and State Auditor of Accounts.

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Brooke Paige 20,313 94.3
Republican Beth Pearce (incumbent) (write-in) 953 4.4
Republican Write-ins (other) 280 1.3
Republican Blank/overvotes 15,441
Total votes 21,546 100%

Post-primary

Paige withdrew August 24, allowing the state Republican party to name a replacement.[1] On August 29, the Vermont Republican Party selected Rick Morton, the current state party treasurer.[2]

General election

Vermont Treasurer election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Beth Pearce (incumbent)
Republican Rick Morton
Total votes

Auditor of Accounts

Incumbent Democratic/Progressive Auditor Doug Hoffer (since 2013) is seeking a fourth term.

Democratic primary

Hoffer was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Doug Hoffer (incumbent) 55,946 99.7
Democratic Write-ins 182 0.3
Democratic Blank/overvotes 13,879
Total votes 56,128 100%

Republican primary

H. Brooke Paige, a perennial candidate, was unopposed in the Republican primary. Paige also ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State and State Treasurer.

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Brooke Paige 17,405 93.8
Republican Write-ins 1,144 6.2
Republican Blank/overvotes 18,438
Total votes 18,549 100%

Post-primary

Paige withdrew August 24, allowing the state Republican party to name a replacement.[1] On August 29, the Vermont Republican Party selected Rick Kenyon, a tax preparer from Brattleboro.[2]

Progressive primary

Hoffer also again ran as a write-in candidate in the Progressive primary and was unopposed.

Results

Progressive primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
VT Progressive Doug Hoffer (incumbent) (write-in) 336 79.6
VT Progressive Write-ins (other) 86 20.4
VT Progressive Blank/overvotes 222
Total votes 422 100%

Liberty Union nomination

Marina Brown, candidate for Auditor in 2016, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Auditor.

General election

Vermont Auditor of Accounts election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Doug Hoffer (incumbent)[lower-alpha 2]
Republican Rick Kenyon
Liberty Union Marina Brown
Total votes

State Legislature

All 30 seats in the Vermont Senate and all 150 seats of the Vermont House of Representatives will be up for election. The balance of political power before the election for each chamber is:

Notes

  1. ↑ Will be listed on the ballot as "Progressive/Democratic"
  2. ↑ Will be listed on the ballot as '"Democratic/Progressive"

References

  1. 1 2 3 Meyn, Colin (August 24, 2018). "Republicans on the clock after Paige withdraws from five statewide races". VTDigger.
  2. 1 2 3 Hirschfeld, Peter (August 29, 2018). "Vermont GOP Picks 5 Replacement Nominees For General Election Races". VPR.
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