Election
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont on November 6, 2018. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election, as well as Vermont's Class I Senate seat and at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 14, 2018.
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont on November 6, 2018. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election, as well as Vermont's Class I Senate seat and at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 14, 2018.
Independent incumbent Bernie Sanders was elected to a third term.
Democratic incumbent Peter Welch was elected to a seventh term.
Incumbent Republican Phil Scott was elected to a second term.
Incumbent Progressive/Democratic lieutenant governor Dave Zuckerman (since 2017) was elected to a second term.
Zuckerman was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
House Republican Minority Leader Don H. Turner Jr. ran uncontested in the Republican primary.
Zuckerman also again ran as a write-in candidate in the Progressive primary and was unopposed.
Murray Ngoima, candidate for Treasurer in 2010, 2014, and 2016, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for lieutenant governor.
Incumbent Democratic secretary of state Jim Condos (since 2011) was elected to a fifth term.
Condos was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
H. Brooke Paige, a perennial candidate, was unopposed in the Republican primary. Paige also ran in and won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, attorney general, treasurer and auditor of accounts.
Mary Alice Herbert, candidate for Secretary of State in 2016, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for secretary of state.
Incumbent Democratic treasurer Beth Pearce (since 2011) was elected to a fifth term.
Pearce was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
H. Brooke Paige, a perennial candidate, was unopposed in the Republican primary. Paige also ran in and won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, attorney general, secretary of state and state auditor of accounts.
Paige withdrew on August 24, allowing the state Republican party to name a replacement. On August 29, the Vermont Republican Party selected Rick Morton, the current state party treasurer.
Incumbent Democratic attorney general T. J. Donovan (since 2017) was elected to a second term.
Donovan was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
H. Brooke Paige, a perennial candidate, was unopposed in the Republican primary. Paige also ran in and won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, secretary of state, state treasurer and state auditor of accounts.
Paige withdrew on August 24, allowing the state Republican party to name a replacement. On August 29, the Vermont Republican Party selected State Representative Janssen Willhoit (Caledonia-3) as their attorney general nominee.
Rosemarie Jackowski, candidate for attorney general in 2016, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for attorney general.
Incumbent Democratic/Progressive Auditor Doug Hoffer (since 2013) was elected to a fourth term.
Hoffer was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
H. Brooke Paige, a perennial candidate, was unopposed in the Republican primary. Paige also ran in and won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, attorney general, secretary of state and state treasurer.
Paige withdrew on August 24, allowing the state Republican party to name a replacement. On August 29, the Vermont Republican Party selected Rick Kenyon, a tax preparer from Brattleboro.
Hoffer also again ran as a write-in candidate in the Progressive primary and was unopposed.
Marina Brown, candidate for Auditor in 2016, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Auditor.
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:
And the results of the elections for both chambers was:
All county level offices were up for election. The balance of political power before and after the elections for each office was:
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