Vermont Treasurer election, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Nov. 6
- Early voting: Sept. 21 - Nov. 5
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 5
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Voter ID: No
- Poll times: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.[2]
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: May 31, 2018 |
| Primary: August 14, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent(s): Elizabeth Pearce (Democrat) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: Open between 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.; close at 7 p.m. Voting in Vermont |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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Vermont held an election for treasurer on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2018.
Candidates and election results
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 | ||
| 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 |
| 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 |
| Total votes: 20,313 | |||
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State overview
Partisan control
This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Vermont heading into the 2018 elections.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2016 elections, one Democrat and one Independent held the two U.S. Senate seats in Vermont.
- A Democrat held the only U.S. House seat in Vermont.
State executives
- As of September 2018, Democrats held four of 10 state executive positions, Republicans held one, and the remaining five positions were officially nonpartisan.
- The governor of Vermont was Republican Phil Scott. The state held elections for governor on November 6, 2018.
State legislature
- Democrats controlled both chambers of the Vermont General Assembly. They had a 80-53 majority in the state House and a 21-7 majority in the state Senate.
Trifecta status
- Vermont was under divided government, meaning that the two parties shared control of the state government. Phil Scott (R) served as governor, while Democrats controlled the state legislature.
2018 elections
- See also: Vermont elections, 2018
Vermont held elections for the following positions in 2018:
- 1 U.S. Senate seat
- 1 U.S. House seat
- Governor
- 5 lower state executive positions
- All 30 state Senate seats
- All 150 state House seats
- Local judges
Demographics
| Demographic data for Vermont | ||
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| Vermont | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 626,088 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 9,217 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 94.9% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 1.1% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.4% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 1.9% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 1.7% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 91.8% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 36% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $55,176 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13.2% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Vermont. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
As of July 2016, Vermont's largest cities by population were Burlington (pop. est. 42,239), Essex (pop. est. 21,519), and South Burlington (pop. est. 19,141).[3]
State election history
This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Vermont from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Vermont Secretary of State.[4]
Historical elections
Presidential elections
This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Vermont every year from 2000 to 2016.
| Election results (President of the United States), Vermont 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 |  Hillary Clinton |
56.7% |  Donald Trump |
30.3% | 26.4% |
| 2012 | Barack Obama |
66.8% | Mitt Romney |
31.1% | 35.7% |
| 2008 | Barack Obama |
67.5% | John McCain |
30.4% | 37.1% |
| 2004 | John Kerry |
58.9% | George W. Bush |
38.8% | 20.1% |
| 2000 | Al Gore |
50.6% | George W. Bush |
40.7% | 9.9% |
U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Vermont from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.
| Election results (U.S. Senator), Vermont 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 | Patrick Leahy |
61.3% | Scott Milne |
33.0% | 28.3% |
| 2012 |  Bernie Sanders |
71.0% | John Macgovern |
24.9% | 46.1% |
| 2010 | Patrick Leahy |
64.3% | Len Britton |
30.9% | 33.4% |
| 2006 | Bernie Sanders |
65.4% | Rich Tarrant |
32.4% | 33.0% |
| 2004 | Patrick Leahy |
70.6% | Jack McMullen |
24.5% | 46.1% |
| 2000 | James M. Jeffords |
65.6% | Ed Flanagan |
25.4% | 40.2% |
Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every two years in Vermont.
| Election results (Governor), Vermont 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 | Phil Scott |
52.9% | Sue Minter |
44.2% | 8.7% |
| 2014 | Peter Shumlin |
46.5% | Scott Milne |
45.2% | 1.3% |
| 2012 | Peter Shumlin |
58.0% | Randy Brock |
37.7% | 20.3% |
| 2010 | Peter Shumlin |
49.5% | Brian Dubie |
47.7% | 1.8% |
| 2008 | Jim Douglas |
53.4% | Anthony Pollina |
21.9% | 31.5% |
| 2006 | Jim Douglas |
56.4% | Scudder Parker |
41.2% | 15.2% |
| 2004 | Jim Douglas |
58.7% | Peter Clavelle |
37.9% | 20.8% |
| 2002 | Jim Douglas |
44.9% | Doug Racine |
42.4% | 2.5% |
| 2000 | Howard Dean |
50.5% | Ruth Dwyer |
37.9% | 12.6% |
Congressional delegation, 2000-2016
See the list below for the members elected to represent Vermont in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Vermont has one at-large representative in the House. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.
- Peter Welch (2007-Present)
Bernie Sanders (1991-2007)
Trifectas, 1992-2017
“A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.”
Vermont Party Control: 1992-2024
Ten years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
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Footnotes
- ↑ Polls may have opened earlier than 10:00 a.m.; 10:00 a.m. was the latest poll opening time.
- ↑ Polls may have opened earlier than 10:00 a.m.; 10:00 a.m. was the latest poll opening time.
- ↑ Vermont Demographics, "Vermont Cities by Population," accessed September 6, 2018
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Election Results Archive," accessed September 6, 2018
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