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Vermont elections, 2016

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Vermont elections, 2016

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.

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Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott (since 2011) is vacating the office to run for Governor.

Republican primary

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

Candidates

  • Kesha Ram, State Representative
  • Shap Smith, Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
  • David Zuckerman, State Senator
  • Candidates

  • Boots Wardinski, farmer
  • Candidates

  • Randy Brock, Republican
  • Boots Wardinski, Liberty Union
  • David Zuckerman, Progressive/Democratic
  • Attorney General

    Incumbent Democratic Attorney General William Sorrell, the state's longest-serving Attorney General (since 1997), is not running for reelection.

    Candidates

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

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

    Candidates

  • Deb Bucknam, Republican
  • T.J. Donovan, Democratic
  • Rosemarie Jackowski, Liberty Union
  • Secretary of State

    Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jim Condos (since 2011) is seeking a fourth term.

    Democratic primary

    Incumbent Jim Condos was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

    Candidates

  • Jim Condos, Democratic/Republican
  • Mary Alice "Mal" Herbert, Liberty Union
  • Treasurer

    Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Beth Pearce (since 2011) is seeking a fourth term.

    Candidates

  • Beth Pearce, incumbent
  • Richard Dunne, policy consultant
  • Candidates

  • Beth Pearce, Democratic/Republican
  • Murray Ngoima, Liberty Union
  • Don Schramm, Progressive
  • Auditor of Accounts

    Incumbent Democratic/Progressive Auditor Doug Hoffer (since 2013) is seeking a third term.

    Democratic primary

    Incumbent Doug Hoffer was unopposed for the Democratic nomination

    Republican primary

    Dan Feliciano, a strategic policy consultant, was unopposed in the Republican primary.

    Candidates

  • Marina Brown, Liberty Union
  • Dan Feliciano, Republican
  • Doug Hoffer, Democratic/Progressive
  • State legislature

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

    And the results of the elections for both houses was:

    References

    Vermont elections, 2016 Wikipedia