2010 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 2010 Vermont gubernatorial general election took place on November 2, 2010. Vermont is one of two states where the governor serves for a two-year term (neighboring New Hampshire is the other) instead of four years. The primary election took place on August 24, 2010.

2010 Vermont gubernatorial election
November 2, 2010
 
Nominee Peter Shumlin Brian Dubie
Party Democratic Republican
Electoral vote 145 28
Popular vote 119,543 115,212
Percentage 49.5% 47.7%
County results
Shumlin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Dubie:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Jim Douglas
Republican

 Elected Governor

Peter Shumlin
Democratic

Elections in Vermont

On August 27, 2009, four-term incumbent Republican governor Jim Douglas announced he would not run for re-election.[1] Following Douglas' announcement, the Democratic Governors Association said the race was in its top tier of elections for a change of political parties.[2] The non-partisan Cook Political Report also rated the election as a toss-up.[3]

There was a 117,561 to 113,227 electoral victory for Democratic Party candidate Peter Shumlin.[4] The other 4 candidates got over 1,000 votes each but under 2,000; Shumlin received at least 50% plus 1 majority so the legislature did not have to vote on the winner as per the Vermont constitution. His main rival Republican Brian Dubie conceded the race around 9 am on November 3.[5]

Republican primary

Candidate

Democratic primary

Candidates

Peter Shumlin won the Democratic primary according to the uncertified tabulation of statewide votes released by the Office of the Secretary of State on August 27, 2010, by 197 votes over Doug Racine, who requested a recount.[11] The recount began September 8.[12] Racine conceded on September 10.[13]

Results
Democratic primary results[11][14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Shumlin 18,276 24.8
Democratic Doug Racine 18,079 24.6
Democratic Deborah Markowitz 17,579 23.9
Democratic Matt Dunne 15,323 20.8
Democratic Susan Bartlett 3,759 5.1
Democratic Write-in 560 0.8
Total votes 73,576 100

Progressive primary

Candidates
  • Martha Abbott, state party chair; Abbott won the primary, then withdrew from the election, so the party did not have a candidate on the ballot.[15] The Party had promised not to play a "spoiler" role in the election if Shumlin supported single-payer health care, which he did.[16]

Results
Vermont Progressive primary results[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Martha Abbott 257 69.6
Progressive Write-in 112 30.4
Total votes 369 100

Independent and third-party candidates

Polling
Poll source Dates administered Brian
Dubie (R)		 Peter
Shumlin (D)
Rasmussen Reports October 28, 2010 45% 50%
Vermont Public Radio October 12, 2010 44% 43%
Rasmussen Reports September 13, 2010 46% 49%
Rasmussen Reports June 17, 2010 55% 36%
Rasmussen Reports March 18, 2010 51% 33%

Results
2010 Vermont gubernatorial election[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Peter Shumlin 119,543 49.44% +27.8%
Republican Brian Dubie 115,212 47.69% -5.7%
Independent Dennis Steele 1,917 0.79% n/a
Marijuana Cris Ericson 1,819 0.75% n/a
Independent Dan Feliciano 1,341 0.56% n/a
Independent Emily Peyton 684 0.28% n/a
Liberty Union Ben Mitchell 429 0.18% -0.33%
Write-in 660 0.27% n/a
Plurality 4,331
Total votes 241,605 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

Because Vermont does not allow its governor to be elected with fewer than 50% plus 1 of the total votes cast, the Vermont General Assembly officially elected Peter Shumlin as Vermont's governor. The vote took place on January 6, 2011.

2010 gubernatorial election results, Legislative Joint Assembly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Peter Shumlin 145 80.6% N/A
Republican Brian Dubie 28 15.6% N/A
Total votes 173 of 180 96.2% N/A

See also
  • List of Governors of Vermont
  • United States gubernatorial elections, 2010

References
  1. Pershing, Ben (August 28, 2009). "Republican Governor Won't Seek Reelection in Democratic Vermont". The Washington Post.
  2. "Vermont Now Top-Tier Governor's Race" (Press release). Democratic Governors Association, via PR Newswire. August 27, 2009.
  3. "Governors | The Cook Political Report". Cookpolitical.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  4. "Election Results: Governor". wcax.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-06. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  5. "Dubie concedes to Shumlin in Vermont governor race". burlingtonfreepress.com. 2010-11-03.
  6. Sneyd, Ross (1 October 2009). "Dubie will run for governor". Vermont Public Radio.
  7. "Sen. Bartlett Enters 2010 Governor's Race". WCAX News. 2009-05-04. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  8. "Dunne will run: Times Argus Online". Timesargus.com. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  9. Hallenbeck, Terri (2009-02-24). "Democrats crowd race for governor". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  10. "Sen. Shumlin Confirms He'll Run for Governor | www.rherald.com | Randolph Herald". www.rherald.com. 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  11. "Shumlin wins; Racine calls for recount". The Burlington Free Press. August 27, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  12. Judge will speed up Vt. primary recount, Bennington Banner, September 3, 2010
  13. Remsen, Nancy (September 10, 2010). "Racine concedes". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  14. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2010-08-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. "Abbott drops out of governor's race". The Burlington Free Press. August 28, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  16. Molly Worthen (April 5, 2014). "As Vermont Goes, So Goes the Nation?". The New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  17. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2015-03-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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