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Vermont Auditor of Accounts,2012
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Auditor before election; Thomas M. Salmon; Republican	Elected Auditor ; Doug Hoffer; Democratic

2012 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Lieutenant Governor before election; Phil Scott; Republican	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; Phil Scott; Republican

Vermont's 2012 general elections were held on November 6, 2012. Primary elections were held on August 28, 2012.

Governor

Incumbent Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin (since 2011) ran for re-election.^[1]

Lieutenant governor

Republican incumbent Phil Scott, who has held the position of Lieutenant Governor (since 2011) ran for re-election to a second term.^[2]

Cassandra Gekas, the former health care advocate for the Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG), sought the Democratic nomination to challenge Scott.^[3]

Republican primary

Incumbent Phil Scott was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Cassandra Gekas was unopposed for the nomination.

Liberty Union

Ben Mitchell was unopposed for the nomination.

General election

Candidates

Ben Mitchell (LU)
Cassandra Gekas (D)
Phil Scott (R)

Results

2012 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Scott (incumbent)	162,787	57.1
	Democratic	Cassandra Gekas	115,015	40.4
	Liberty Union	Ben Mitchell	6,975	2.4
	Write-in	Write-ins	257	0.1
Total votes			285,034	100%

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.^[5]^[2]

Condos received 86.6% of the votes cast for the office of SoS.

Treasurer

Democratic incumbent Beth Pearce, who was appointed to the position of Vermont State Treasurer in 2011, was elected to her first full term.^[2]

Wendy Wilton, the Rutland City Treasurer and former State Representative, was the Republican nominee.^[2] Don Schramm, a retired businessman, was the Progressive nominee for the third election in a row.^[6]

Vermont State Treasurer election, 2012^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beth Pearce	147,700	52.32%
	Republican	Wendy Wilton	114,947	40.72%
	Progressive	Don Schramm	12,497	4.43%
	Liberty Union	Jessica Diamondstone	6,939	2.46%
	Write-ins		198	0.07%
Majority			32,573	11.5%
Turnout			282,281
	Democratic hold		Swing

Attorney general

Incumbent William Sorrell, who had held the position of Vermont Attorney General since 1997, ran for re-election and defeated T. J. Donovan for the Democratic nomination.^[8]

Democratic primary results:^[8]

Sorrell, 21,124 (50.8%)

Donovan, 20,410 (49.1%)

For the general election, Jack McMullen, a businessman who ran for the U.S. Senate in 1998 and 2004, was the Republican nominee.^[2] Ed Stanak, a retired state employee and former president of the Vermont State Employees Union, was the Progressive candidate.^[5] Rosemarie Jackowski was on the ballot as the nominee of the Liberty Union Party.^[8]

In the general election, Sorrell won another term.^[8] The results were:^[8]

Sorrell, 164,441 (57.9%)

McMullen, 94,588 (33.3%)

Stanak, 15,629 (5.5%)

Jackowski, 8,533 (3.0%)

Write-in, 588 (0.2%)

Auditor

On May 18, 2012, incumbent Auditor Thomas M. Salmon announced he would not be running for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Vincent Illuzzi, Essex/Orleans State Senate

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vincent Illuzzi	8,140	98.1
	Republican	Write-ins	155	1.9
Total votes			8,295	100%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Doug Hoffer, self-employed policy analyst, nominee for Auditor in 2010

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doug Hoffer	29,009	97.4
	Democratic	Write-ins	784	2.6
Total votes			29,793	100%

General Election

Candidates

Doug Hoffer (D/P)
Vincent Illuzzi (R)
Jerry Levy (LU)

Results

Vermont Auditor of Accounts election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doug Hoffer	140,805	51.3
	Republican	Vincent Illuzzi	123,806	45.1
	Liberty Union	Jerry Levy	9,381	3.4
	Write-in	Write-ins	276	0.1
Total votes			274,268	100%

General Assembly

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).

Open seats

Chittenden: Democratic incumbent Hinda Miller retired.^[9]
Essex-Orleans: Republican incumbent Vincent Illuzzi is running for state auditor.^[2]
Franklin: Republican incumbent Randy Brock is running for governor.^[10] Democratic incumbent Sara Kittell retired.^[11]

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).

Open seats

Caledonia-2: Democratic incumbent and House Majority Leader Lucy Leriche retired.^[9]
Caledonia-4: Republican incumbent Howard Crawford retired.^[12]
Chittenden-6-3 (Chittenden-3-3 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Jason Lorber retired.^[13]
Chittenden-6-6: This is a new seat, with no incumbent.
Chittenden-6-7 (Chittenden-3-6 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Kenneth Atkins retired.^[12]
Chittenden-7-4 (Chittenden-3-9 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Bert Munger retired.^[12]
Essex-Caledonia: Republican incumbent Janice L. Peaslee retired.^[14]
Franklin-2 (Franklin-1 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Gary Gilbert retired.^[12]
Franklin-3-1 (Franklin-3 prior to redistricting): Republican incumbent Dustin Allard Degree is seeking a state Senate seat.^[15]
Franklin-5 (Franklin-6 prior to redistricting): Republican incumbent Norman H. McAllister is seeking a state Senate seat.^[11]
Franklin-6 (Franklin-2 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Richard Howrigan retired.^[12]
Lamoille-3 (Lamoille-4 prior to redistricting): Republican incumbent Adam Howard retired.^[12]
Orleans-1: Republican incumbent Robert Lewis is seeking a state Senate seat.^[16]
Rutland-6 (Rutland-7 prior to redistricting): Republican incumbent Joe Acinapura retired.^[12]
Windham-2-3 (Windham-3-3 prior to redistricting): Progressive incumbent Sarah Edwards retired.^[17]
Windham-Bennington-Windsor-1: Republican incumbent Oliver Olsen retired.^[2]
Windsor-2: Democratic incumbent Ernest Shand retired.^[18]
Windsor-4-2 (Windsor-6-2 prior to redistricting): Democratic incumbent Charles Bohi retired.^[19]