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{{Infobox election
| election_name      = 2016 Vermont elections
| country            = Vermont
| type               = presidential
| ongoing            = no
| previous_election  = 2014 Vermont elections
| previous_year      = 2014
| next_election      = 2018 Vermont elections
| next_year          = 2018
| turnout =
}}
{{ElectionsVT}}
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 [[United States Senate|Senate]] seat and at-large seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. [[Partisan primary|Primary election]]s were held on August 9, 2016.

==President of the United States==
{{main|2016 United States presidential election in Vermont}}
{{see also|2016 Vermont Democratic primary}}

==United States Senate==
{{main|2016 United States Senate election in Vermont}}

==United States House of Representatives==
{{main|2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}

==Governor==
{{main|2016 Vermont gubernatorial election}}

==Lieutenant governor==
{{Infobox election
| election_name      = Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2016
| country            = Vermont
| type               = presidential
| ongoing            = no
| previous_election  = 2014 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election
| previous_year      = 2014
| next_election      = 2018 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election
| next_year          = 2018
| election_date      = November 8, 2016
| image1             = File:David Zuckerman LT GOV VT.png
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1           = '''[[David Zuckerman (politician)|Dave Zuckerman]]'''
| party1             = Vermont Democratic Party
| alliance1          = [[Vermont Progressive Party|Progressive]]
| popular_vote1      = '''159,738'''
| percentage1        = '''52.09%'''
| image2             = File:Randy Brock for Vermont Lt Governor 2016 - 20151020-IMG 7818 (cropped).jpg
| nominee2           = [[Randy Brock]]
| party2             = Vermont Republican Party
| alliance2          = —
| popular_vote2      = 139,344
| percentage2        = 45.44%
| map_image          = 2016 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_size           = 210px
| map_caption        = County results<br />'''Zuckerman:''' {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}<br />'''Brock:''' {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} 
| title              = Lieutenant Governor
| before_election    = [[Phil Scott]]
| before_party       = Vermont Republican Party
| after_election     = [[David Zuckerman (politician)|Dave Zuckerman]]
| after_party        = [[Vermont Democratic Party|Democratic]]/[[Vermont Progressive Party|Progressive]]
}}
Incumbent Republican [[List of lieutenant governors of Vermont|lieutenant governor]] [[Phil Scott]], who was first elected in 2010, did not run for reelection, and instead ran successfully for [[2016 Vermont gubernatorial election|governor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2015/09/08/scott-pins-gubernatorial-campaign-on-fiscal-responsibility|title=Scott Pins Gubernatorial Campaign on 'Fiscal Responsibility'|work=[[Seven Days (newspaper)|Seven Days]]|first=Terri|last=Hallenbeck|date=September 8, 2015}}</ref>

===Republican primary===
[[Randy Brock]], former [[Vermont Auditor of Accounts|State Auditor]] (2005–2007) and [[Vermont Senate|State Senator]] (2009–2013), was unopposed in the Republican primary.

====Results====
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results<ref name=sos>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/779080/primaryofficialresults-6.pdf |title=Vermont Primary results |access-date=2016-10-20 |archive-date=2018-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108070710/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/779080/primaryofficialresults-6.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Randy Brock
| party = Vermont Republican Party
| votes = 37,361
| percentage = 80.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins''
| party = Vermont Republican Party
| votes = 1,394
| percentage = 3.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 38,755
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Democratic primary===
====Candidates====
*[[Kesha Ram]], State Representative
*[[Shap Smith]], Speaker of the [[Vermont House of Representatives]]
*[[David Zuckerman (politician)|Dave Zuckerman]], state senator, farmer (also ran in Progressive primary)

====Results====
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results<ref name=sos />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dave Zuckerman
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 31,027
| percentage = 42.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Shap Smith
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 26,569
| percentage = 36.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Kesha Ram
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 12,133
| percentage = 16.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins''
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 323
| percentage = 0.46

}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 70,052
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Progressive primary===
====Candidates====
*Boots Wardinski, farmer, activist
*Dave Zuckerman, state senator, farmer (write-in) (also ran in Democratic primary)

====Results====
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Progressive primary results<ref name=sos />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dave Zuckerman (write-in)
| party = Vermont Progressive Party
| votes = 228
| percentage = 50.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Boots Wardinski
| party = Vermont Progressive Party
| votes = 150
| percentage = 33.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins (other)''
| party = Vermont Progressive Party
| votes = 72
| percentage = 16.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 450
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Liberty Union nomination===
Boots Wardinski ran unopposed for the [[Liberty Union Party|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====
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! style="width:200px;"| Poll source
! style="width:160px;"| Date(s)<br />administered
! class=small | Sample<br />size
! <small>Margin of</small><br />error
! style="width:100px;"| Randy<br/>Brock (R)
! style="width:100px;"| David<br/>Zuckerman (P/D)
! style="width:100px;"| Boots<br/>Wardinksi (LU)
! style="width:100px;"| Other
! Undecided
|-
| [https://ru.scribd.com/document/329241969/VT-Gov-PMI-and-Google-Consumer-Surveys-for-RRH-Elections-Oct-2016 RRH Elections]
| align=center| October 24–26, 2016
| align=center| 1,052
| align=center| ± 3.0%
| align=center| 39%
| {{party shading/Vermont Progressive}} align=center| '''40%'''
| align=center| 1%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 20%
|-
| [http://digital.vpr.net/post/vpr-poll-overall-results-full-data#stream/0 Castleton Polling Institute]
| align=center| ?
| align=center| 579
| align=center| ± 3.9%
| align=center| 26%
| {{party shading/Vermont Progressive}} align=center| '''43%'''
| align=center| 1%
| align=center| 8%
| align=center| 20%
|}

====Results====
{{Election box begin no change
| title = General election results<ref name=sos2>[https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/800300/2016gegeneralofficialresults.pdf Vermont General election canvass]</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate no change
| candidate = Dave Zuckerman
| color = {{party color|Vermont Progressive Party}}
| party = [[Vermont Progressive Party|Progressive]]/[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| votes = 159,738
| percentage = 52.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Randy Brock
| party = Vermont Republican Party
| votes = 139,344
| percentage = 45.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Boots Wardinski
| party = Liberty Union Party
| votes = 7,038
| percentage = 2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins''
| party = Write-in
| votes = 559
| percentage = 0.18
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 306,679
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Secretary of State==
{{Infobox election
| election_name      = Vermont secretary of state election, 2016
| country            = Vermont
| type               = presidential
| ongoing            = no
| previous_election  = 2014 Vermont Secretary of State election
| previous_year      = 2014
| next_election      = 2018 Vermont Secretary of State election
| next_year          = 2018
| election_date      = November 8, 2016
| image1             = James C. Condos (cropped).jpg
| nominee1           = '''[[Jim Condos]]'''
| party1             = Vermont Democratic Party
| popular_vote1      = '''255,201'''
| percentage1        = '''89.38%'''
| image2             = Malherbert01 (cropped).jpg
| nominee2           = [[Mary Alice Herbert]]
| party2             = Liberty Union Party
| popular_vote2      = 29,711
| percentage2        = 10.41%
| title              = Secretary of State
| before_election    = [[Jim Condos]]
| before_party       = Vermont Democratic Party
| after_election     = [[Jim Condos]]
| after_party        = Vermont Democratic Party
}}
Incumbent Democratic [[Secretary of State of Vermont|Secretary of State]] [[James C. Condos|Jim Condos]] (since 2011) ran again for a fourth term.

===Democratic primary===
Incumbent Jim Condos was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

====Results====
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results<ref name=sos />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jim Condos
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 59,818
| percentage = 81.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins''
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 219
| percentage = 0.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 60,037
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Liberty Union nomination===
[[Mary Alice Herbert]], candidate for secretary of state in [[Vermont elections, 2012|2012]], ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for secretary of state.

===General election===
====Candidates====
*Jim Condos (D/R)<ref>Sec. Condos received enough write-in votes in the Republican primary to receive their nomination</ref>
*Mary Alice "Mal" Herbert (LU)

====Results====
{{Election box begin no change
| title = General election results<ref name=sos2 />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jim Condos (incumbent)
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 255,201
| percentage = 89.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mary Alice Herbert
| party = Liberty Union Party
| votes = 29,711
| percentage = 10.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins''
| party = Write-in
| votes = 603
| percentage = 0.21
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 285,515
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Treasurer==
{{Infobox election
| election_name      = 2016 Vermont treasurer election
| country            = Vermont
| type               = presidential
| ongoing            = no
| previous_election  = 2014 Vermont State Treasurer election
| previous_year      = 2014
| next_election      = 2018 Vermont State Treasurer election
| next_year          = 2018
| election_date      = November 8, 2016
| image1             = Beth Pearce.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1           = '''[[Beth Pearce]]'''
| party1             = Vermont Democratic Party
| alliance1          = Vermont Republican Party
| popular_vote1      = '''234,566'''
| percentage1        = '''82.3%'''
| image2             = 3x4.svg 
| nominee2           = Don Schramm
| party2             = Vermont Progressive Party
| popular_vote2      = 37,301
| percentage2        = 13.1%
| title              = Treasurer
| before_election    = [[Beth Pearce]]
| before_party       = Vermont Democratic Party
| after_election     = [[Beth Pearce]]
| after_party        = Vermont Democratic Party
}}
Incumbent Democratic [[Vermont State Treasurer|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====
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results<ref name=sos />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Beth Pearce
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 40,939
| percentage = 56.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Richard Dunne
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 20,929
| percentage = 28.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins''
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 73
| percentage = 0.01
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 61,941
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Republican primary===
====Candidates====
*Beth Pearce, incumbent (write-in) (also ran in Democratic primary)
*Wendy Wilton, nominee for Treasurer in [[Vermont elections, 2012|2012]] (write-in)

====Results====
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results<ref name=sos />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Beth Pearce (write-in)
| party = Vermont Republican Party
| votes = 1,467
| percentage = 48.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Richard Dunne (write-in)
| party = Vermont Republican Party
| votes = 573
| percentage = 18.94
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Wendy Wilton (write-in)
| party = Vermont Republican Party
| votes = 180
| percentage = 5.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins (other)''
| party = Vermont Republican Party
| votes = 806
| percentage = 26.64
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 3,026
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Progressive primary===
====Candidates====
*Don Schramm, nominee for Treasurer in [[Vermont elections, 2014#Treasurer|2014]], [[Vermont elections, 2012#Treasurer|2012]], [[Vermont elections, 2010#Treasurer|2010]], and [[Vermont elections, 2008#Treasurer|2008]] (write-in)

====Results====
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Progressive primary results<ref name=sos />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Don Schramm (write-in)
| party = Vermont Progressive Party
| votes = 112
| percentage = 38.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins (other)''
| party = Vermont Progressive Party
| votes = 176
| percentage = 61.11
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 288
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Liberty Union nomination===
Murray Ngoima, nominee for Treasurer in [[Vermont elections, 2014#Treasurer|2014]], [[Vermont elections, 2010#Treasurer|2010]], and [[Vermont elections, 2008#Treasurer|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====
{{Election box begin no change
| title = General election results<ref name=sos2 />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Beth Pearce (incumbent)
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 234,566
| percentage = 82.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Don Schramm
| party = Vermont Progressive Party
| votes = 37,301
| percentage = 13.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Murray Ngoima
| party = Liberty Union Party
| votes = 12,453
| percentage = 4.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins''
| party = Write-in
| votes = 667
| percentage = 0.07
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 284,987
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Attorney general==
{{Infobox election
| election_name      = Vermont attorney general election, 2016
| country            = Vermont
| type               = presidential
| ongoing            = no
| previous_election  = Vermont attorney general election, 2014
| previous_year      = 2014
| next_election      = Vermont attorney general election, 2018
| next_year          = 2018
| election_date      = November 8, 2016
| image1             = [[File:T.J. Donovan.jpg|x120px]]
| nominee1           = '''[[T.J. Donovan]]'''
| party1             = Vermont Democratic Party
| popular_vote1      = '''200,020'''
| percentage1        = '''66.56%'''
| image2             = [[File:No image.svg|x100px]]
| nominee2           = Deborah Bucknam
| party2             = Vermont Republican Party
| popular_vote2      = 88,431
| percentage2        = 29.43%
| title              = Attorney General
| before_election    = [[T.J. Donovan]]
| before_party       = Vermont Democratic Party
| after_election     = [[T.J. Donovan]]
| after_party        = Vermont Democratic Party
}}
Incumbent Democratic [[Vermont Attorney General|attorney general]] [[William Sorrell]], the state's longest-serving attorney general (since 1997), did not run for reelection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vtdigger.org/2015/09/28/ag-bill-sorrell-will-not-seek-re-election-in-2016/|title=AG BILL SORRELL WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION|first=Jasper|last=Craven|date=September 28, 2015|work=vtdigger.org}}</ref>

===Democratic primary===
====Candidates====
*[[T.J. Donovan]], [[Chittenden County, Vermont|Chittenden County]] [[state's attorney]]
*[[H. Brooke Paige]], businessman, perennial candidate (also ran for governor)

====Results====
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results<ref name=sos />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = T.J. Donovan
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 49,017
| percentage = 67.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[H. Brooke Paige]]
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 11,917
| percentage = 16.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins''
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 214
| percentage = 0.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 61,148
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

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

====Results====
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results<ref name=sos />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Deborah Bucknam
| party = Vermont Republican Party
| votes = 31,173
| percentage = 67.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins''
| party = Vermont Republican Party
| votes = 1,477
| percentage = 3.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 32,650
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Liberty Union nomination===
Rosemarie Jackowski, journalist, teacher, activist, nominee for attorney general in [[Vermont elections, 2014|2014]], and [[Vermont elections, 2012|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====
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! style="width:200px;"| Poll source
! style="width:160px;"| Date(s)<br />administered
! class=small | Sample<br />size
! <small>Margin of</small><br />error
! style="width:100px;"| T.J.<br />Donovan (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Deborah<br />Bucknam (R)
! style="width:100px;"| Rosemarie<br>Jackowski (LU)
! style="width:100px;"| Other
! Undecided
|-
| [http://digital.vpr.net/post/vpr-poll-overall-results-full-data#stream/0 Castleton Polling Institute]
| align=center| ?
| align=center| 579
| align=center| ± 3.9%
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| '''54%'''
| align=center| 12%
| align=center| 3%
| align=center| 8%
| align=center| 21%
|}

====Results====
{{Election box begin no change
| title = General election results<ref name=sos2 />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = T.J. Donovan
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 200,020
| percentage = 66.56
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Deborah Bucknam
| party = Vermont Republican Party
| votes = 88,431
| percentage = 29.43
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Rosemarie Jackowski
| party = Liberty Union Party
| votes = 11,844
| percentage = 4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins''
| party = Write-in
| votes = 203
| percentage = 0.07
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 300,498
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Auditor of Accounts==
{{Infobox election
| election_name      = Vermont auditor election, 2016
| country            = Vermont
| type               = presidential
| ongoing            = no
| previous_election  = 2014 Vermont Auditor election
| previous_year      = 2014
| next_election      = 2018 Vermont auditor election
| next_year          = 2018
| election_date      = November 8, 2016
| image1             = [[File:Doug Hoffer (cropped).png|x120px]]
| nominee1           = '''[[Doug Hoffer]]'''
| party1             = Vermont Democratic Party
| popular_vote1      = '''159,695'''
| percentage1        = '''55.4%'''
| image2             = [[File:No image.svg|x100px]]
| nominee2           = Dan Feliciano
| party2             = Vermont Republican Party
| popular_vote2      = 113,231
| percentage2        = 39.28%
| image3             = [[File:No image.svg|x100px]]
| nominee3           = Marina Brown
| party3             = Liberty Union Party
| popular_vote3      = 15,099
| percentage3        = 5.24%
| title              = Auditor
| before_election    = [[Doug Hoffer]]
| before_party       = Vermont Democratic Party
| after_election     = [[Doug Hoffer]]
| after_party        = Vermont Democratic Party
}}
Incumbent Democratic/Progressive [[Vermont Auditor of Accounts|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====
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results<ref name=sos />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Doug Hoffer
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 57,135
| percentage = 99.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins''
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 241
| percentage = 0.01
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 57,376
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Republican primary===
Dan Feliciano, strategic policy consultant, [[Vermont Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] nominee for governor in [[Vermont gubernatorial election, 2014|2014]] and [[Vermont gubernatorial election, 2010|2010]], was unopposed in the Republican primary.

====Results====
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results<ref name=sos />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dan Feliciano
| party = Vermont Republican Party
| votes = 29,753
| percentage = 98.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins''
| party = Vermont Republican Party
| votes = 517
| percentage = 1.71
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 30,270
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

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

====Results====
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Progressive primary results<ref name=sos />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Doug Hoffer (write-in)
| party = Vermont Progressive Party
| votes = 220
| percentage = 80.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins (other)''
| party = Vermont Progressive Party
| votes = 52
| percentage = 19.12
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 272
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Liberty Union nomination===
Marina Brown, nominee for lieutenant governor in [[Vermont elections, 2014|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====
{{Election box begin no change
| title = General election results<ref name=sos2 />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Doug Hoffer (incumbent)
| party = Vermont Democratic Party
| votes = 159,695
| percentage = 55.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dan Feliciano
| party = Vermont Republican Party
| votes = 113,231
| percentage = 39.28
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Marina Brown
| party = Liberty Union Party
| votes = 15,099
| percentage = 5.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Write-ins''
| party = Write-in
| votes = 228
| percentage = 0.07
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 288,253
| percentage= 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

==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:

{{col-begin}}
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===Senate===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" style="width:150px;"| Party
! # of seats
|-
| {{party color cell|Vermont Democratic Party}}
|Democratic
| 19
|-
| {{party color cell|Vermont Republican Party}}
|Republican
| 9<ref>One Republican Senator, [[Norman H. McAllister]] was suspended. [http://www.wcax.com/story/30899314/vt-senate-votes-to-suspend-mcallister] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009110438/http://www.wcax.com/story/30899314/vt-senate-votes-to-suspend-mcallister |date=2016-10-09 }}</ref>
|-
| {{party color cell|Vermont Progressive Party}}
|Progressive
| 2
|-
!colspan=2|Total
|'''30'''
|-
|}
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===House of Representatives===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" style="width:150px;"| Party
! # of seats
|-
| {{party color cell|Vermont Democratic Party}}
|Democratic
| 85
|-
| {{party color cell|Vermont Republican Party}}
|Republican
| 53
|-
| {{party color cell|Vermont Progressive Party}}
|Progressive
| 6
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
|Independent
| 6
|-
!colspan=2|Total
|'''150'''
|-
|}
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And the results of the elections for both chambers was:

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===Senate===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" style="width:150px;"| Party
! # of seats
|-
| {{party color cell|Vermont Democratic Party}}
|Democratic
| 21
|-
| {{party color cell|Vermont Republican Party}}
|Republican
| 7
|-
| {{party color cell|Vermont Progressive Party}}
|Progressive
| 2
|-
!colspan=2|Total
|'''30'''
|-
|}
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===House of Representatives===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" style="width:150px;"| Party
! # of seats
|-
| {{party color cell|Vermont Democratic Party}}
|Democratic
| 83
|-
| {{party color cell|Vermont Republican Party}}
|Republican
| 53
|-
| {{party color cell|Vermont Progressive Party}}
|Progressive
| 7
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
|Independent
| 7
|-
!colspan=2|Total
|'''150'''
|-
|}
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==References==
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{{2016 United States elections}}

[[Category:2016 Vermont elections| ]]
[[Category:2016 elections in the United States by state|Vermont]]