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The state of Vermont held elections in 2014. Below are the dates of note:
2014 elections and events in Vermont | ||||
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Filing deadline for all candidates | June 12, 2014 ![]() | |||
Voter registration deadline for primary election | August 20, 2014 ![]() | |||
Primary election date | August 26, 2014 ![]() | |||
Voter registration deadline for general election | October 29, 2014 ![]() | |||
General election date | November 4, 2014 ![]() |
Below are the types of elections that were scheduled in Vermont in 2014:
Vermont State Legislature
Elections for the Vermont State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014. Heading into the election, the Democratic Party controlled the chamber.
Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014. Heading into the election, the Democratic Party controlled the chamber.
The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Vermont took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. House from the state's At-Large Congressional District.
Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Vermont utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1][2][3][4]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by 5 p.m. on August 26, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 29, 2014.[5]
Incumbent: The incumbent heading into the election was Peter Welch (D), who was first elected in 2006.
Vermont has a single At-Large Congressional District, which is made up of the entire state.
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held the one congressional seat from Vermont.
Members of the U.S. House from Vermont -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | |
Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 1 |
General election candidates
August 26, 2014, Republican primary results
Six state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Vermont.
The following offices were elected in 2014 in Vermont:
Peter Shumlin - Incumbent
Scott Milne[12]
Pete Diamondstone - Liberty Union Party candidate[12]
Dan Feliciano - Libertarian Party[13]
Emily Peyton[14]
Bernard Peters
Cris Ericson (Marijuana Party) - Paralegal and marijuana legalization activist[15]
Note: Emily Peyton was defeated in the Republican primary but filed for the general election as an independent. Cris Ericson also ran for a U.S. House seat in 2014.
H. Brooke Paige[12] Note: Paige filed to run for both attorney general and governor.[16]
Steve Berry[12]
Phillip Scott - Incumbent
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Dean Corren - Vermont Progressive Party and Democratic candidate[17][18]
Marina Brown - Liberty Union Party candidate[19]
Bill Sorrell - Incumbent
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Shane McCormack[22]
Rosemarie Jackowski - Liberty Union Party candidate[12]
H. Brooke Paige[12] Note: Paige filed to run for both attorney general and governor.[23]
Jim Condos - Incumbent
Ben Eastwood - Vermont Progressive Party candidate[12]
Mary Alice Hebert - Liberty Union Party candidate[12]
Office | Incumbent | Assumed Office | Incumbent running? | General Election Candidates | 2015 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
Treasurer | Elizabeth Pearce ![]() |
2011 | Yes[12] | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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No |
State Auditor | Doug Hoffer ![]() |
2013 | Yes[12] | ![]() ![]() |
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No |
Elections for the Vermont State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014.
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Vermont State Senate:
Vermont State Senate | |||
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Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
Democratic Party | 21 | 20 | |
Republican Party | 7 | 9 | |
Vermont Progressive Party | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 30 | 30 |
Addison District • Bennington District • Caledonia District • Chittenden District • Essex-Orleans District • Franklin District • Grand Isle District • Lamoille District • Orange District • Rutland District • Washington District • Windham District • Windsor District
Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014.
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Vermont House of Representatives:
Vermont House of Representatives | |||
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Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
Democratic Party | 96 | 85 | |
Republican Party | 45 | 53 | |
Vermont Progressive Party | 5 | 6 | |
Independent | 4 | 6 | |
Total | 150 | 150 |
Addison 1 • Addison 2 • Addison 3 • Addison 4 • Addison 5 • Addison-Rutland • Bennington 1 • Bennington 2-1 • Bennington 2-2 • Bennington 3 • Bennington 4 • Bennington-Rutland • Caledonia 1 • Caledonia 2 • Caledonia 3 • Caledonia 4 • Caledonia-Washington • Chittenden 1 • Chittenden 2 • Chittenden 3 • Chittenden 4-1 • Chittenden 4-2 • Chittenden 5-1 • Chittenden 5-2 • Chittenden 6-1 • Chittenden 6-2 • Chittenden 6-3 • Chittenden 6-4 • Chittenden 6-5 • Chittenden 6-6 • Chittenden 6-7 • Chittenden 7-1 • Chittenden 7-2 • Chittenden 7-3 • Chittenden 7-4 • Chittenden 8-1 • Chittenden 8-2 • Chittenden 8-3 • Chittenden 9-1 • Chittenden 9-2 • Chittenden 10 • Essex-Caledonia • Essex-Caledonia-Orleans • Franklin 1 • Franklin 2 • Franklin 3-1 • Franklin 3-2 • Franklin 4 • Franklin 5 • Franklin 6 • Franklin 7 • Grand Isle-Chittenden • Lamoille 1 • Lamoille 2 • Lamoille 3 • Lamoille-Washington • Orange 1 • Orange 2 • Orange-Caledonia • Orange-Washington-Addison • Orleans 1 • Orleans 2 • Orleans-Caledonia • Orleans-Lamoille • Rutland 1 • Rutland 2 • Rutland 3 • Rutland 4 • Rutland 5-1 • Rutland 5-2 • Rutland 5-3 • Rutland 5-4 • Rutland 6 • Rutland-Bennington • Rutland-Windsor 1 • Rutland-Windsor 2 • Washington 1 • Washington 2 • Washington 3 • Washington 4 • Washington 5 • Washington 6 • Washington 7 • Washington-Chittenden • Windham 1 • Windham 2-1 • Windham 2-2 • Windham 2-3 • Windham 3 • Windham 4 • Windham 5 • Windham 6 • Windham-Bennington • Windham-Bennington-Windsor • Windsor 1 • Windsor 2 • Windsor 3-1 • Windsor 3-2 • Windsor 4-1 • Windsor 4-2 • Windsor 5 • Windsor-Orange 1 • Windsor-Orange 2 • Windsor-Rutland
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in Vermont, please visit our absentee voting by state page.
Vermont is one of 34 states that has early voting with no specific requirements as to who can vote early. Early voting begins 45 days before an election and ends on the day prior to Election Day.[25] The average number of days prior to an election that voters can cast an early ballot is 21 days in states with a definitive starting date.
Vermont ranked 38th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. Vermont received an overall score of 59 percent.[26]
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