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Elections in Vermont |
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The 2010 Vermont gubernatorial general election took place on November 2, 2010. Vermont is one of only two states where the Governor serves for a two-year term (the other being neighboring New Hampshire). The statewide primary election took place on August 24, 2010.
On August 27, 2009, incumbent Republican Governor Jim Douglas announced he would not run for reelection.[2] Following Douglas' announcement, the Democratic Governors Association said the race was in its top tier of elections for a change of political parties.[3] The non-partisan Cook Political Report currently also rated the gubernatorial election as a toss-up.[4]
On November 2, the voters posted an unofficial 117,561-113,227 electoral victory for Democrat Peter Shumlin.[5] Due to the other 4 candidates getting under 2,000, but most over 1,000 votes the total for Shumlin was close to the 50% plus 1 that is needed to not have the legislature vote on the winner as per the Vermont constitution. But regardless of whether Shumlin got the majority or simply a plurality of the vote, his main rival Republican Brian Dubie conceded the race around 9 am on November 3.[6]
Republican primary
Candidate
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Susan Bartlett of Hyde Park, State Senator[8]
- Matt Dunne, Google Executive and former State Senator of Hartland[9]
- Deborah Markowitz of Montpelier, elected Secretary of State of Vermont in 1998[10]
- Doug Racine of Richmond, State Senator, former Lieutenant Governor, and 2002 Democratic nominee[10]
- Peter Shumlin of Putney, Senate President Pro Tempore[11]
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.[12] The recount began September 8.[13] Racine conceded on September 10.[14]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 will not have a candidate on the ballot.[16]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Martha Abbott | 257 | 69.6 | |
Progressive | write-in | 112 | 30.4 | |
Total votes | 369 | 100 |
Independent and third party candidates
- Cris Ericson, "United States Marijuana Party" Verification of party name as the "United States Marijuana Party"[clarification needed]
- Dan Feliciano, independent
- Ben Mitchell, Liberty Union Party
- Em Payton, independent, of Putney
- Dennis Steele, Independent
Polling
Poll source | Dates administered | Brian Dubie (R) | Peter Shumlin (D) |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | Em Peyton | 684 | 0.28% | n/a | |
Write-ins | 660 | 0.27% | n/a | ||
Liberty Union | Ben Mitchell | 429 | 0.18% | -0.33% | |
Majority | 4,331 | ||||
Total votes | 241,605 | 100 | |||
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:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
References
- ^ a b http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2010GeneralCanvass.pdf
- ^ Pershing, Ben (August 28, 2009). "Republican Governor Won't Seek Reelection in Democratic Vermont". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Vermont Now Top-Tier Governor's Race" (Press release). Democratic Governors Association, via PR Newswire. August 27, 2009.
- ^ "Governors | The Cook Political Report". Cookpolitical.com. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ^ "Election Results: Governor". wcax.com.
- ^ "Dubie concedes to Shumlin in Vermont governor race". burlingtonfreepress.com. 2010-11-03.
- ^ Sneyd, Ross (1 October 2009). "Dubie will run for governor". Vermont Public Radio.
- ^ "Sen. Bartlett Enters 2010 Governor's Race". WCAX News. 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ "Dunne will run: Times Argus Online". Timesargus.com. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ a b Hallenbeck, Terri (2009-02-24). "Democrats crowd race for governor". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ "Sen. Shumlin Confirms He'll Run for Governor | www.rherald.com | Randolph Herald". www.rherald.com. 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ a b "Shumlin wins; Racine calls for recount". The Burlington Free Press. August 27, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
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- ^ Remsen, Nancy (September 10, 2010). "Racine concedes". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
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- ^ "Abbott drops out of governor's race". The Burlington Free Press. August 28, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
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External links
- Vermont Secretary of State - Elections & Campaign Finance Division
- Vermont Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions for 2010 Vermont Governor from Follow the Money
- Vermont Governor 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
- 2010 Vermont Gubernatorial General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
- Election 2010: Vermont Governor from Rasmussen Reports
- 2010 Vermont Governor Race from Real Clear Politics
- 2010 Vermont Governor's Race from CQ Politics
- Race Profile in The New York Times
- Vermont League of Conservation Voters 2010 candidates Q&A from VT LCV
- Official campaign websites