Vermont Treasurer election, 2020

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Vermont Treasurer
Election details
	Filing deadline: May 28, 2020
	Primary: August 11, 2020; General: November 3, 2020; Pre-election incumbent(s):; Elizabeth Pearce (D)
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	Poll times: Open between 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.; close at 7 p.m.; Voting in Vermont
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Vermont held an election for treasurer on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for August 11, 2020. The filing deadline was May 28, 2020.

Incumbent Elizabeth Pearce won election in the general election for Vermont Treasurer.

Election procedure changes in 2020[edit]

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Vermont modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results[edit]

General election candidates

Elizabeth Pearce (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
Carolyn Whitney Branagan (Republican Party)
Cris Ericson (Vermont Progressive Party)
Alex Wright (Independent)

Democratic primary candidates

Elizabeth Pearce (Incumbent) ✔

Republican primary candidates

Carolyn Whitney Branagan ✔

Third Party primary candidates

Vermont Progressive Party

Cris Ericson ✔

Past elections[edit]

2018[edit]

See also: Vermont Treasurer election, 2018

General election

General election for Vermont Treasurer

Incumbent Elizabeth Pearce defeated Richard Morton in the general election for Vermont Treasurer on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Elizabeth Pearce (D)	67.6	179,451
	Richard Morton (R)	32.3	85,824
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	161

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 265,436
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

H. Brooke Paige (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont Treasurer

Incumbent Elizabeth Pearce advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont Treasurer on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Pearce	100.0	58,379

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,379
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont Treasurer

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont Treasurer on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	100.0	20,313

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,313
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2016

See also: Vermont Treasurer election, 2016

The general election for treasurer was held on November 8, 2016.

Incumbent Elizabeth Pearce defeated Don Schramm and Murray Ngoima in the Vermont treasurer election.

Vermont Treasurer, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Elizabeth Pearce Incumbent	82.50%	234,566
	Progressive Party	Don Schramm	13.12%	37,301
	Liberty Union Party	Murray Ngoima	4.38%	12,453
Total Votes				284,320
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

2014

See also: Vermont down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Democratic incumbent Elizabeth Pearce won re-election on November 4, 2014.

Vermont Treasurer, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Beth Pearce Incumbent	74.5%	124,925
	Progressive	Don Schramm	17.4%	29,120
	Liberty Union	Murray Ngoima	8.1%	13,540
Total Votes				167,585
Election results via New York Times

2012

See also: Vermont down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Elizabeth Pearce was elected Vermont Treasurer in 2012. She ran unopposed in the August 28 Democratic primary.^[1] Republican Wendy Wilton and Progressive Party candidate Don Schramm were also unopposed in their respective parties' primaries. The three candidates, in addition to Liberty Union Party candidate Jessica Diamondstone, ran in the general election on November 6, 2012.^[2] Pearce defeated her challengers to win re-election in the general election.^[3]

Vermont Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Elizabeth Pearce Incumbent	52.3%	147,700
	Republican	Wendy Wilton	40.7%	114,947
	Progressive	Don Schramm	4.4%	12,497
	Liberty Union	Jessica Diamondstone	2.5%	6,939
	Independent	Write-in	0.1%	198
Total Votes				282,281
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

2010

On November 2, 2010, Jeb Spaulding won re-election to the office of Vermont Treasurer. He defeated Don Schramm (Progressive) and Murray Ngoima (Liberty Union) in the general election.

Vermont Treasurer, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic/Republican	Jeb Spaulding Incumbent	90%	204,048
	Progressive	Don Schramm	7.6%	17,332
	Liberty Union	Murray Ngoima	2.1%	4,832
	Write-In	Various	0.2%	492
Total Votes				226,704
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State.

2008

On November 4, 2008, Jeb Spaulding won re-election to the office of Vermont Treasurer. He defeated Don Schramm (Progressive) and Murray Ngoima (Liberty Union) in the general election.

Vermont Treasurer, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic/Republican	Jeb Spaulding Incumbent	90%	267,338
	Progressive	Don Schramm	7.7%	22,811
	Liberty Union	Murray Ngoima	2.2%	6,423
	Write-In	Various	0.2%	506
Total Votes				297,078
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State.

2006

On November 7, 2006, Jeb Spaulding won re-election to the office of Vermont Treasurer. He defeated V. Murray Ngoima (Liberty Union) in the general election.

Vermont Treasurer, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic/Republican	Jeb Spaulding Incumbent	94%	229,952
	Liberty Union	V. Murray Ngoima	5.7%	14,018
	Write-In	Various	0.2%	530
Total Votes				244,500
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State.

2004

On November 2, 2004, Jeb Spaulding won re-election to the office of Vermont Treasurer. He ran unopposed in the general election.

Vermont Treasurer, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic/Republican	Jeb Spaulding Incumbent	99.4%	273,705
	Write-In	Various	0.6%	1,537
Total Votes				275,242
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State.

2002

On November 5, 2002, Jeb Spaulding won election to the office of Vermont Treasurer. He defeated John V. LaBarge (R), Teresa Bouchard (Vermont Grassroots) and Jerry Levy (Liberty Union) in the general election.

Vermont Treasurer, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jeb Spaulding	57.2%	127,459
	Republican	John V. LaBarge	36%	80,229
	Vermont Grassroots	Teresa Bouchard	4.8%	10,757
	Liberty Union	Jerry Levy	1.9%	4,199
	Write-In	Various	0.1%	154
Total Votes				222,798
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State.

2000

On November 7, 2000, James H. Douglas won re-election to the office of Vermont Treasurer. He defeated Claude Delucia (Progressive) in the general election.

Vermont Treasurer, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican/Democratic	James H. Douglas Incumbent	86.1%	234,331
	Progressive	Claude Delucia	13.7%	37,153
	Write-In	Various	0.3%	694
Total Votes				272,178
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State.

External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

[results-1] Vermont Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," August 28, 2012

[list-2] Vermont Secretary of State Elections Division, "2012 Candidate Listing," accessed October 19, 2012

[general-3] Vermont Public Radio, "Campaign 2012 Election Results" accessed November 6, 2012

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