2018 Burlington mayoral election
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 Results by city council district
Weinberger: Weinberger—40-50% Weinberger—50–60% Weinberger—60-70%
Driscoll: Driscoll—30-40% Driscoll—40-50%
Culcleasure: Culcleasure—40-50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Burlington mayoral election was held on March 6, 2018. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Miro Weinberger defeated independent candidates Carina Driscoll, who had the support of the Vermont Progressive Party, and Infinite Culcleasure.
Weinberger won the Democratic nomination without opposition while Driscoll won the endorsement of the Progressives against Culcleasure. Driscoll attempted to unite her campaign with Culcleasure's due to the city's usage of first-past-the-post voting, but Culcleasure declined. Weinberger won against Driscoll and Culcleasure with a plurality of the vote.
Background
Miro Weinberger was elected as Mayor of Burlington, Vermont, in the 2012 mayoral election becoming the first member of the Democratic Party to hold the mayoralty since Gordon Paquette.[1][2] He was reelected in the 2015 election.[3]
After the 2017 city council election all three Democratic incumbents won reelection and the party gained one seat making the composition of the twelve-member city council six Democratic members, three Progressive members, two independent members, and one Republican member.[4]
Campaign
Candidates
Democratic
The Democratic Party gave its endorsement to Weinberger without opposition at its caucus on January 7, 2018.[5][6] Weinberger launched his mayoral campaign at the Democratic caucus. Jordan Redell served as Weinberger's campaign manager.[7]
Independents
Carina Driscoll, who had served in the Vermont House of Representatives and on the Burlington city council and was the step-daughter of former Mayor Bernie Sanders, announced that she was considering running a mayoral campaign in 2017.[8] Driscoll announced that she would run as an independent candidate for mayor on December 4, 2017.[9] Elise Greaves served as Driscoll's campaign manager.[10]
Infinite Culcleasure, a community organizer, announced that he would run as an independent candidate for mayor on December 1, 2017.[9]
At the Vermont Progressive Party's caucus Driscoll won the party's endorsement with 116 votes against Culcleasure's 84 votes after being nominated by Representative Selene Colburn.[11][12] Driscoll declined to seek the endorsement of the Democratic and Republican parties.[13]
General election
During the campaign Driscoll attempted to unite her and Culcleasure's campaigns stating that “I think there is a ton of overlap and shared common ground with who we want to represent and the work we want to do". She also attempted to unite the campaigns as due to Burlington's usage of first-past-the-post voting "the mayor can win on a plurality". However, Culcleasure refused to drop out of the election stating that "Being coerced to drop out of a campaign for public office has been one of the most anti-democratic adventures I have ever experienced".[10]
Weinberger won in the general election with 48.38% of the popular vote against Driscoll's 34.96% and Culcleasure's 16.07%.[14] During the campaign Weinberger raised over $107,000, Driscoll raised over $47,000, and Culcleasure raised over $10,000.[15]
The composition of the city council did not change as all incumbent won reelection and Sara Moore, the only incumbent to not run for reelection, was replaced by another member of the Progressive Party.[16][17]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Miro Weinberger (incumbent) | 5,749 | 48.38% | −19.89% | |
| Independent | Carina Driscoll | 4,155 | 34.96% | +34.96% | |
| Independent | Infinite Culcleasure | 1,910 | 16.07% | +16.07% | |
| Total votes | 11,884 | 100.00% | |||
Results by ward
| Ward | Weinberger | Votes | Driscoll | Votes | Culcleasure | Votes | Write-ins | Votes | Total votes[18] | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 | 47.99% | 526 | 32.66% | 358 | 18.98% | 208 | 0.36% | 4 | 100.00% | 1,096 |
| Ward 2 | 25.27% | 281 | 38.67% | 430 | 35.79% | 398 | 0.27% | 3 | 100.00% | 1,112 |
| Ward 3 | 35.58% | 528 | 41.37% | 614 | 22.84% | 339 | 0.20% | 3 | 100.00% | 1,484 |
| Ward 4 | 59.02% | 1,259 | 34.46% | 735 | 5.86% | 125 | 0.66% | 14 | 100.00% | 2,133 |
| Ward 5 | 53.01% | 1,004 | 36.75% | 696 | 9.93% | 188 | 0.32% | 6 | 100.00% | 1,894 |
| Ward 6 | 60.32% | 935 | 28.90% | 448 | 10.39% | 161 | 0.39% | 6 | 100.00% | 1,550 |
| Ward 7 | 51.25% | 900 | 40.26% | 707 | 6.95% | 122 | 1.54% | 27 | 100.00% | 1,756 |
| Ward 8 | 36.79% | 316 | 19.44% | 167 | 42.96% | 369 | 0.81% | 7 | 100.00% | 859 |
Endorsements
- Political parties
- Organizations
- Newspapers
- Local officials
- Kurt Wright, member of the Burlington, Vermont city council from the 4th district[21]
- Organizations
- Burlington Police Officers Association[13]
References
- ^ "Results of 2012 Annual City Election" (PDF). Burlington, Vermont. March 6, 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 10, 2021.
- ^ "Burlington Dems to 'play defense' in 2021 races, only one council seat is contested". VT Digger. November 27, 2020. Archived from the original on June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Statement of Votes Cast For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races" (PDF). Burlington, Vermont. March 3, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 10, 2021.
- ^ "Knodell Wins Tight Race to Keep Burlington City Council Seat". Seven Days. March 8, 2017. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Burlington Democrats endorse Mayor Miro Weinberger for third term run". WPTZ. January 7, 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Weinberger claims Democratic endorsement without a fight". Vermont Digger. January 7, 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Mayor Miro Weinberger Speech from Democratic Nominating Caucus and Miro for Mayor Re-Election Campaign Kick-Off". Vermont Digger. January 7, 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Progressives take control of Burlington City Council". Seven Days. November 3, 2017. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "UPDATED: Driscoll announces bid for Burlington mayor". Vermont Digger. December 4, 2017. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "Culcleasure rejects talk of joining Driscoll in mayor's race". Vermont Digger. February 9, 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "Burlington Progressives endorse Driscoll in mayoral race". Vermont Digger. December 7, 2017. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Carina Driscoll Says She'll Run for Burlington Mayor 'Her' Way". Seven Days. December 13, 2017. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "Burlington mayoral candidate Driscoll will not seek Dem endorsement". Vermont Digger. December 26, 2017. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "2018 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election results" (PDF). Burlington, Vermont. March 6, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2021.
- ^ "Miro Weinberger tops $100,000 in mayor's race". Vermont Digger. February 26, 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Pine, Lockridge to compete for open Burlington council seat". Seven Days. November 30, 2017. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "UPDATED: Weinberger re-elected as Burlington mayor". Seven Days. March 6, 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Statement of Votes Cast For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races" (PDF). Burlington, Vermont city clerk. March 6, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 10, 2021.
- ^ "Our Revolution backs Carina Driscoll in Burlington mayoral race". Vermont Digger. January 23, 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Can Carina Driscoll ride an anti-Weinberger wave to City Hall?". Vermont Digger. February 26, 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Incumbent Mayor Miro Weinberger announces endorsements". The Seattle Times. February 20, 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.