← 2010 November 6, 2012 51.6% 44.97% | 136,347 118,815 Start date November 6, 2012 | |
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Winner Doug Hoffer | ||
Vermont's 2012 general elections were held on November 6, 2012. Primary elections were held on August 28, 2012.
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United States Senate
Incumbent Independent U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, who has held the position since 2007, is running for re-election. He is also seeking the nominations of the Democratic and Progressive parties unopposed, but is expected to decline both after the primary so that no other candidate will appear from those party lines on the general election ballot to split the vote with him.
Republican primary
Other candidates
United States House of Representatives
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative Peter Welch, who has held the position since 2007, is running for re-election.
Mark Donka, a police officer and former member of the Hartford Board of Selectmen, is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Welch.
Other general election candidates include James "Sam" Desrochers, who is running as an Independent, and Andre LaFramboise, who is running on the VoteKISS line.
Governor
Incumbent Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin, who has held the position since 2011, is running for re-election.
Randy Brock, a state Senator and former state Auditor, is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Shumlin. Martha Abbott, the chairwoman of the Vermont Progressive Party, is also running.
Other general election candidates include Cris Ericson, who is running on the U.S. Marijuana Party line, and Emily Peyton, who is running as an Independent.
Lieutenant governor
Republican incumbent Phil Scott, who has held the position of Lieutenant Governor since 2011, is running for re-election.
Cassandra Gekas, the former health care advocate for the Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG), is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Scott. Marjorie Power, an attorney and former member of the Montpelier City Council who unsuccessfully challenged Scott as the Progressive nominee in 2010, is running again; however, Power may withdraw if Gekas receives the Progressive Party endorsement.
Treasurer
Democratic incumbent Beth Pearce, who was appointed to the position of Vermont State Treasurer in 2011, is running in her first election for the position.
Wendy Wilton, the Rutland City Treasurer and former state Representative, is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Pearce. Don Schramm, a retired businessman who ran for state Treasurer as the Progressive nominee in 2008 and 2010, is running again.
Secretary of state
Democratic incumbent Jim Condos, who has held the position of Secretary of State of Vermont since 2011, is currently running unopposed in the primary as well as the general elections. Condos has also been nominated by the Progressive Party.
Liberty Union Party candidate Mary Alice Herbert was the sole declared candidate opposing Condos. She declined to debate Condos.
Condos received 86.6% of the votes cast for the office of SoS.
Auditor
Republican incumbent Tom Salmon, who has held the position of Vermont Auditor of Accounts since 2007, is not running for re-election. State Senator Vincent Illuzzi is seeking the Republican nomination to succeed Salmon.
Doug Hoffer, a policy analyst who unsuccessfully challenged Salmon as the Democratic and Progressive nominee in 2010, is running again on both party lines.
Attorney general
Democratic incumbent William Sorrell, who has held the position of Vermont Attorney General since 1997, is running for re-election.
Jack McMullen, a businessman who ran for the U.S. Senate in 1998 and 2004, is seeking the Republican nomination.
Ed Stanak, a retired state employee and former president of the Vermont State Employees union, is seeking the Progressive nomination.
State Senate
All 30 members of the Vermont Senate are up for election. The state Senate currently consists of 20 Democrats, 8 Republicans, and 2 Progressives (who caucus with the Democratic majority).
Chittenden: Democratic incumbent Hinda Miller is retiring.
Essex-Orleans: Republican incumbent Vincent Illuzzi is running for state Auditor.
Franklin: Republican incumbent Randy Brock is running for Governor. Democratic incumbent Sara Kittell is retiring.
State House of Representatives
All 150 members of the Vermont House of Representatives are up for election. The state House currently consists of 94 Democrats, 48 Republicans, 5 Progressives (who caucus with the Democratic majority), and 3 Independents (who also caucus with the Democratic majority).
Caledonia-2: Democratic incumbent and House Majority Leader Lucy Leriche is retiring.
Caledonia-4: Republican incumbent Howard Crawford is retiring.
Chittenden-6-3 (Chittenden-3-3 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Jason Lorber is retiring.
Chittenden-6-6: This is a new seat, with no incumbent.
Chittenden-6-7 (Chittenden-3-6 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Kenneth Atkins is retiring.
Chittenden-7-4 (Chittenden-3-9 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Bert Munger is retiring.
Essex-Caledonia: Republican incumbent Janice L. Peaslee is retiring.
Franklin-2 (Franklin-1 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Gary Gilbert is retiring.
Franklin-3-1 (Franklin-3 prior to redistricting): Republican incumbent Dustin Allard Degree is seeking a state Senate seat.
Franklin-5 (Franklin-6 prior to redistricting): Republican incumbent Norman H. McAllister is seeking a state Senate seat.
Franklin-6 (Franklin-2 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Richard Howrigan is retiring.
Lamoille-3 (Lamoille-4 prior to redistricting): Republican incumbent Adam Howard is retiring.
Orleans-1: Republican incumbent Robert Lewis is seeking a state Senate seat.
Rutland-6 (Rutland-7 prior to redistricting): Republican incumbent Joe Acinapura is retiring.
Windham-2-3 (Windham-3-3 prior to redistricting): Progressive incumbent Sarah Edwards is retiring.
Windham-Bennington-Windsor-1: Republican incumbent Oliver Olsen is retiring.
Windsor-2: Democratic incumbent Ernest Shand is retiring.
Windsor-4-2 (Windsor-6-2 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Charles Bohi is retiring.
Auditor of Accounts election
The 2012 Vermont Auditor of Accounts election took place on November 6,2012. Political newcomer Doug Hoffer defeated his opponent, member of the Vermont senate since 1980 Vincent Illuzzi. Doug Hoffer won the election to a full term which is two years until the Auditor gets re-elected. Vincent Illuzzi conceded the race to Doug Hoffer around 11:30p.m on November 6, 2012.
On May 18, 2012, incumbent Auditor Thomas M. Salmon announced he would not be running for re-election.