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.
United States Senate [ edit ]
Independent incumbent Bernie Sanders was elected to a third term.
United States House of Representatives [ edit ]
Democratic incumbent Peter Welch was elected to a seventh term.
Incumbent Republican Phil Scott was elected to a second term.
Lieutenant governor [ edit ]
Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
County resultsZuckerman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Turner: 40–50% 50–60%
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.
Progressive primary [ edit ]
Zuckerman also again ran as a write-in candidate in the Progressive primary and was unopposed.
Liberty Union nomination [ edit ]
Murray Ngoima, candidate for Treasurer in 2010 , 2014 , and 2016 , ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for lieutenant governor.
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
David Zuckerman (P/D)
Don Turner (R)
Other
Undecided
Gravis Marketing
October 30 – November 1, 2018
885
± 3.3%
53%
38%
–
9%
Vermont secretary of state election, 2018
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.
Liberty Union nomination [ edit ]
Mary Alice Herbert , candidate for Secretary of State in 2016 , ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for secretary of state.
Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Democratic".[ 2]
Vermont treasurer election, 2018
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 August 24, allowing the state Republican party to name a replacement.[ 3] On August 29, the Vermont Republican Party selected Rick Morton, the current state party treasurer.[ 4]
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 August 24, allowing the state Republican party to name a replacement.[ 3] On August 29, the Vermont Republican Party selected State Representative Janssen Willhoit (Caledonia-3) as their attorney general nominee.[ 4]
Liberty Union nomination [ edit ]
Rosemarie Jackowski, candidate for Attorney General in 2016 , ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for attorney general.
Auditor of Accounts [ edit ]
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 August 24, allowing the state Republican party to name a replacement.[ 3] On August 29, the Vermont Republican Party selected Rick Kenyon, a tax preparer from Brattleboro .[ 4]
Progressive primary [ edit ]
Hoffer also again ran as a write-in candidate in the Progressive primary and was unopposed.
Liberty Union nomination [ edit ]
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:
Party
# of seats
Democratic
21
Republican
7
Progressive
2
Total
30
House of Representatives [ edit ]
Party
# of seats
Democratic
83
Republican
53
Progressive
7
Independent
7
Total
150
And the results of the elections for both chambers was:
Party
# of seats
Democratic
22
Republican
6
Progressive
2
Total
30
Party
# of seats
Democratic
95
Republican
43
Progressive
7
Independent
5
Total
150
All county level offices were up for election. The balance of political power before and after the elections for each office was:[ 6]
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
David R. Fenster
Republican
Assistant Judge
Alice George
Republican
Irene Poole
Democratic
Probate Judge
Eleanor Smith
Democratic
Sheriff
Donald M. Keeler
Republican
High Bailiff
Ron Holmes
Democratic
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Dennis Wygmans
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Patricia Ross
Democratic
Jacqueline Mclean
Democratic
Probate Judge
Eleanor Smith
Democratic
Sheriff
Peter Dorey Newton
Democratic
High Bailiff
Charles S. Clark Jr.
Rep/Dem
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Erica Albin Marthage
Democratic
Assistant Judge
James H. Colvin
Democratic
Wesley L. Mook
Democratic
Probate Judge
D. Justine Scanlon
Democratic
Sheriff
Chad D. Schmidt
Republican
High Bailiff
Frederick C. Gilbar
Democratic
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Erica Albin Marthage
Democratic
Assistant Judge
James H. Colvin
Democratic
Wesley L. Mook
Democratic
Probate Judge
D. Justine Scanlon
Democratic
Sheriff
Chad D. Schmidt
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
Frederick C. Gilbar
Democratic
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Lisa A. Warren
Republican
Assistant Judge
John S. Hall
Republican
Roy C. Vance
Dem/Rep
Probate Judge
Ernest Tobias Balivet
Dem/Rep
Sheriff
Dean Shatney
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
James A. Hemond
Rep/Dem
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Lisa A. Warren
Dem/Rep
Assistant Judge
John S. Hall
Rep/Dem
Roy C. Vance
Dem/Rep
Probate Judge
William W. Cobb
Democratic
Sheriff
Dean Shatney
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
Stephen Bunnell
Rep/Dem
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
T.J. Donovan
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Charles Delaney
Prog/Rep/Dem
Connie Cain Ramsey
Democratic
Probate Judge
Susan L. Flower
Dem/Rep
Sheriff
Kevin M. McLaughlin
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
Daniel L. Gamelin
Dem/Prog/Rep
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Sarah F. George
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Suzanne Brown
Dem/Rep
Connie Cain Ramsey
Democratic
Probate Judge
Gregory J. Glennon
Democratic
Sheriff
Kevin M. McLaughlin
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
Daniel L. Gamelin
Dem/Prog/Rep
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Vincent Illuzzi
Republican
Assistant Judge
Calvin Colby
Republican
Allen D. Hodgdon
Republican
Probate Judge
Republican
Sheriff
Trevor Colby
Republican
High Bailiff
Vacant
N/A
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Vincent Illuzzi
Prog/Rep/Dem/Lib
Assistant Judge
Calvin Colby
Republican
Allen D. Hodgdon
Republican
Probate Judge
Republican
Sheriff
Trevor Colby
Rep/Prog
High Bailiff
Vacant
N/A
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
James A. Hughes
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Kelly Gosselin
Democratic
Robert Johnson
Republican
Probate Judge
Larry Bruce
Dem/Rep
Sheriff
Robert W. Norris
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
Roberta Allard
Democratic
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
James A. Hughes
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Kelly Gosselin
Democratic
Robert Johnson
Dem/Rep
Probate Judge
Vaughn Comeau
Republican
Sheriff
Roger Langevin
Democratic
High Bailiff
Roberta Allard
Democratic
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Douglas Disabito
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Sherri Potvin
Democratic
Joanne R. Batchelder
Republican
Probate Judge
George Ned Spear
Republican
Sheriff
Ray C. Allen
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
Kevin G. Winch
Independent
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Douglas Disabito
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Sherri Potvin
Democratic
Joanne R. Batchelder
Rep/Dem
Probate Judge
George Ned Spear
Democratic
Sheriff
Ray C. Allen
Dem/Prog/Rep
High Bailiff
Kevin G. Winch
Independent
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Paul Finnerty
Dem/Rep
Assistant Judge
Joel W. Page
Democratic
Karen Bradley
Democratic
Probate Judge
James Dean R. Mahoney
Independent
Sheriff
Roger M. Marcoux Jr.
Republican
High Bailiff
Eben E. Merrill
Republican
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Todd A. Shove
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Joel W. Page
Democratic
Madeline M. Motta
Democratic
Probate Judge
James Dean R. Mahoney
Independent
Sheriff
Roger M. Marcoux Jr.
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
Claude D. Ammons Jr.
Democratic
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
William J. Porter
Republican
Assistant Judge
Joyce McKeeman
Democratic
Victoria Weiss
Democratic
Probate Judge
Bernard Lewis
Republican
Sheriff
Bill Bohnyak
Rep/Dem
High Bailiff
Michael P. Welch
Republican
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
William J. Porter
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Joyce McKeeman
Democratic
Victoria Weiss
Democratic
Probate Judge
Kathryn C. A. Kennedy
Democratic
Sheriff
Bill Bohnyak
Democratic
High Bailiff
George Contois
Democratic
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Jennifer Barrett
Republican
Assistant Judge
Benjamin Batchelder
Republican
Curtis A. Hardy
Rep/Dem
Probate Judge
John P. Monette
Independent
Sheriff
Jennifer Harlow
Democrat
High Bailiff
Philip Brooks
Republican
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Jennifer Barrett
Dem/Rep
Assistant Judge
Benjamin Batchelder
Dem/Rep
Curtis A. Hardy
Democratic
Probate Judge
Robert B. Chimileski
Independent
Sheriff
Jennifer Harlow
Democrat
High Bailiff
Philip Brooks
Republican
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Rose Kennedy
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Jean H. Coloutti
Republican
David W. Lewis
Republican
Probate Judge
Kevin P. Candon
Democratic
Sheriff
Stephen P. Benard Sr.
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
Penelope Garofano
Republican
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Rose Kennedy
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Jean H. Coloutti
Dem/Rep
David W. Lewis
Dem/Rep
Probate Judge
Karl C. Anderson
Republican
Sheriff
Stephen P. Benard Sr.
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
David Fox
Democratic
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Scott R. Williams
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Miriam Conlon
Democratic
Otto Kinzel Trautz
Dem/Rep
Probate Judge
Jeffrey P. Kilgore
Democratic
Sheriff
W. Samuel Hill
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
Marc Poulin
Democratic
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Rory T. Thibault
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Miriam Conlon
Democratic
Otto Kinzel Trautz
Dem/Rep
Probate Judge
Jeffrey P. Kilgore
Democratic
Sheriff
W. Samuel Hill
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
Marc Poulin
Democratic
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Tracy Kelly Shriver
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Patricia W. Duff
Democratic
Paul Kane
Democratic
Probate Judge
Robert M. Pu
Democratic
Sheriff
Keith D. Clark
Democratic
High Bailiff
Stefan A. Golec
Republican
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Tracy Kelly Shriver
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Patricia W. Duff
Democratic
Lamont Barnett
Democratic
Probate Judge
Jodi P. French
Democratic
Sheriff
Keith D. Clark
Democratic
High Bailiff
Mark Anderson
Democratic
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Michael Kainen
Dem/Rep
Assistant Judge
Jack W. Anderson
Democratic
Ellen Terie
Democratic
Probate Judge
Joanne Ertel
Democratic
Sheriff
Michael Chamberlain
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
Michael E. Manley
Democratic
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
David Cahill
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Jack W. Anderson
Democratic
Eleen Terie
Democratic
Probate Judge
Frederick M. Glover
Democratic
Sheriff
Michael Chamberlain
Democratic
High Bailiff
Michael E. Manley
Democratic
^ Listed on the ballot as '"Democratic/Progressive"
^
"Vermont midterm election results: The winners and losers" . November 7, 2019. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019 .
^ Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever" . Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
^ a b c Meyn, Colin (August 24, 2018). "Republicans on the clock after Paige withdraws from five statewide races" . VTDigger .
^ a b c Hirschfeld, Peter (August 29, 2018). "Vermont GOP Picks 5 Replacement Nominees For General Election Races" . VPR .
^ "OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE CANVASSING COMMITTEE UNITED STATES AND VERMONT STATEWIDE OFFICES GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 6, 2018" (PDF) . Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved September 23, 2019 .
^ "VT Elections Database » Vermont Election Statistics" . Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019 .
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