2016 Vermont elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont on November 8, 2016. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election as well as Vermont's Class III Senate seat and at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 9, 2016.

President of the United States

United States Senate

United States House of Representatives

Governor

Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott (since 2011) ran for Governor.^[1]

Republican primary

Randy Brock, former State Auditor (2005-2007) and State Senator (2009-2013), was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Brock	37,361	80.5
	Republican	Write-ins	1,394	3.0
Total votes			38,755	100%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Kesha Ram, State Representative
Shap Smith, Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
Dave Zuckerman, State Senator, farmer (also ran in Progressive primary)

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dave Zuckerman	31,027	42.7
	Democratic	Shap Smith	26,569	36.6
	Democratic	Kesha Ram	12,133	16.7
	Democratic	Write-ins	323	0.46
Total votes			70,052	100%

Progressive primary

Candidates

Boots Wardinski, farmer, activist
Dave Zuckerman, State Senator, farmer (write-in) (also ran in Democratic primary)

Results

Progressive primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Dave Zuckerman (write-in)	228	50.67
	Progressive	Boots Wardinski	150	33.33
	Progressive	Write-ins (other)	72	16.0
Total votes			450	100%

Liberty Union nomination

Boots Wardinski ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Lieutenant Governor. He also unsuccessfully ran in the Progressive primary.

General election

Candidates

Randy Brock (R)
Boots Wardinski (LU)
Dave Zuckerman (P/D)

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Randy Brock (R)	David Zuckerman (P/D)	Boots Wardinksi (LU)	Other	Undecided
RRH Elections	October 24–26, 2016	1,052	± 3.0%	39%	40%	1%	—	20%
Castleton Polling Institute	?	579	± 3.9%	26%	43%	1%	8%	20%

Results

General election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive/Democratic	Dave Zuckerman	159,738	52.09
	Republican	Randy Brock	139,344	45.44
	Liberty Union	Boots Wardinski	7,038	2.3
	Write-in	Write-ins	559	0.18
Total votes			306,679	100%

Secretary of State

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jim Condos (since 2011) ran again for a fourth term.

Democratic primary

Incumbent Jim Condos was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Condos	59,818	81.2
	Democratic	Write-ins	219	0.0
Total votes			60,037	100%

Liberty Union nomination

Mary Alice Herbert, candidate for Secretary of State in 2012, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Secretary of State.

General election

Candidates

Jim Condos (D/R)^[4]
Mary Alice "Mal" Herbert (LU)

Results

General election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Condos (incumbent)	255,201	89.38
	Liberty Union	Mary Alice Herbert	29,711	10.41
	Write-in	Write-ins	603	0.21
Total votes			285,515	100%

Treasurer

2016 Vermont treasurer election

← 2014

November 8, 2016

2018 →


Nominee	Beth Pearce	Don Schramm	Murray Ngoima
Party	Democratic	Progressive	Liberty Union
Alliance	Republican
Popular vote	234,566	37,301	12,453
Percentage	82.3%	13.1%	4.4%

Treasurer before election

Beth Pearce
Democratic

Elected Treasurer

Beth Pearce
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Beth Pearce (since 2011) ran again for a fourth term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Beth Pearce, incumbent (also ran in Republican primary)
Richard Dunne, policy consultant

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beth Pearce	40,939	56.0
	Democratic	Richard Dunne	20,929	28.6
	Democratic	Write-ins	73	0.01
Total votes			61,941	100%

Republican primary

Candidates

Beth Pearce, incumbent (write-in) (also ran in Democratic primary)
Wendy Wilton, nominee for Treasurer in 2012 (write-in)

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Beth Pearce (write-in)	1,467	48.48
	Republican	Richard Dunne (write-in)	573	18.94
	Republican	Wendy Wilton (write-in)	180	5.95
	Republican	Write-ins (other)	806	26.64
Total votes			3,026	100%

Progressive primary

Candidates

Don Schramm, nominee for Treasurer in 2014, 2012, 2010, and 2008 (write-in)

Results

Progressive primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Don Schramm (write-in)	112	38.89
	Progressive	Write-ins (other)	176	61.11
Total votes			288	100%

Liberty Union nomination

Murray Ngoima, nominee for Treasurer in 2014, 2010, and 2008, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Treasurer.

General election

Candidates

Murray Ngoima (LU)
Beth Pearce (D/R)
Don Schramm (P)

Results

General election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beth Pearce (incumbent)	234,566	82.3
	Progressive	Don Schramm	37,301	13.1
	Liberty Union	Murray Ngoima	12,453	4.4
	Write-in	Write-ins	667	0.07
Total votes			284,987	100%

Attorney General

Vermont attorney general election, 2016

← 2014

November 8, 2016

2018 →


Nominee	T.J. Donovan	Deborah Bucknam	Rosemarie Jackowski
Party	Democratic	Republican	Liberty Union
Popular vote	200,020	88,431	11,844
Percentage	66.56%	29.43%	4.0%

Attorney General before election

T.J. Donovan
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

T.J. Donovan
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General William Sorrell, the state's longest-serving Attorney General (since 1997), did not run for reelection.^[5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

T.J. Donovan, Chittenden County state's attorney
H. Brooke Paige, businessman, perennial candidate (also ran for Governor)

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	T.J. Donovan	49,017	67.0
	Democratic	H. Brooke Paige	11,917	16.3
	Democratic	Write-ins	214	0.0
Total votes			61,148	100%

Republican primary

Deborah Bucknam, a private practice attorney, was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Deborah Bucknam	31,173	67.2
	Republican	Write-ins	1,477	3.0
Total votes			32,650	100%

Liberty Union nomination

Rosemarie Jackowski, journalist, teacher, activist, nominee for Attorney General in 2014, and 2012, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Attorney General.

General election

Candidates

Deborah Bucknam (R)
T.J. Donovan (D)
Rosemarie Jackowski (LU)

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	T.J. Donovan (D)	Deborah Bucknam (R)	Rosemarie Jackowski (LU)	Other	Undecided
Castleton Polling Institute	?	579	± 3.9%	54%	12%	3%	8%	21%

Results

General election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	T.J. Donovan	200,020	66.56
	Republican	Deborah Bucknam	88,431	29.43
	Liberty Union	Rosemarie Jackowski	11,844	4.0
	Write-in	Write-ins	203	0.07
Total votes			300,498	100%

Auditor of Accounts

Vermont auditor election, 2016

← 2014

November 8, 2016

2018 →


Nominee	Doug Hoffer	Dan Feliciano	Marina Brown
Party	Democratic	Republican	Liberty Union
Popular vote	159,695	113,231	15,099
Percentage	55.4%	39.28%	5.24%

Auditor before election

Doug Hoffer
Democratic

Elected Auditor

Doug Hoffer
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic/Progressive Auditor Doug Hoffer (since 2013) ran again for a third term.

Democratic primary

Incumbent Doug Hoffer was unopposed in the Democratic primary. (Also ran in Progressive primary)

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doug Hoffer	57,135	99.58
	Democratic	Write-ins	241	0.01
Total votes			57,376	100%

Republican primary

Dan Feliciano, strategic policy consultant, Libertarian nominee for Governor in 2014 and 2010, was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Feliciano	29,753	98.29
	Republican	Write-ins	517	1.71
Total votes			30,270	100%

Progressive primary

Incumbent Doug Hoffer was unopposed in the Progressive primary. (Also ran in Democratic primary)

Results

Progressive primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Doug Hoffer (write-in)	220	80.88
	Progressive	Write-ins (other)	52	19.12
Total votes			272	100%

Liberty Union nomination

Marina Brown, nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2014, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Auditor.

General election

Candidates

Marina Brown (LU)
Dan Feliciano (R)
Doug Hoffer (D/P)

Results

General election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doug Hoffer (incumbent)	159,695	55.4
	Republican	Dan Feliciano	113,231	39.28
	Liberty Union	Marina Brown	15,099	5.24
	Write-in	Write-ins	228	0.07
Total votes			288,253	100%

State legislature

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

Senate

Party		# of seats
	Democratic	19
	Republican	9^[6]
	Progressive	2
Total		30

House of Representatives

Party		# of seats
	Democratic	85
	Republican	53
	Progressive	6
	Independent	6
Total		150

And the results of the elections for both chambers was:

Senate

Party		# of seats
	Democratic	21
	Republican	7
	Progressive	2
Total		30

House of Representatives

Party		# of seats
	Democratic	83
	Republican	53
	Progressive	7
	Independent	7
Total		150

References

^ Hallenbeck, Terri (September 8, 2015). "Scott Pins Gubernatorial Campaign on 'Fiscal Responsibility'". Seven Days.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Vermont Primary results
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Vermont General election canvass
^ Sec. Condos received enough write-in votes in the Republican primary to receive their nomination
^ Craven, Jasper (September 28, 2015). "AG BILL SORRELL WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION". vtdigger.org.
^ One Republican Senator, Norman H. McAllister was suspended. [1] Archived 2016-10-09 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Hallenbeck, Terri (September 8, 2015). "Scott Pins Gubernatorial Campaign on 'Fiscal Responsibility'". Seven Days.

[sos-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Vermont Primary results

[sos2-3] Vermont General election canvass

[4] Sec. Condos received enough write-in votes in the Republican primary to receive their nomination

[5] Craven, Jasper (September 28, 2015). "AG BILL SORRELL WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION". vtdigger.org.

[6] One Republican Senator, Norman H. McAllister was suspended. [1] Archived 2016-10-09 at the Wayback Machine

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