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Vermont Secretary of State - Elections Division
2008 Vermont Congressional and Statewide Races
Minor Party Filing Deadline: 1/1/08, Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 1/21/08, Presidential Primary: 3/4/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 7/21/08, Primary: 9/9/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 9/12/08, Presidential Filing Deadline: 9/12/08, General Election: 11/4/08,
Last Updated: May 13, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 58.9% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 60%,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 38%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 1%, U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) 1%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 72%,
ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 14%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 7%, ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 5%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 2%, |
'04 VP nominee / Minister Chuck Baldwin (C-FL), |
| Brian P. Moore (LU-FL) 44.6%, all write-in votes 55.4% |
| Libertarian nominee |
| Green nominee |
Governor, 56.3% in '06, 3rd term, next election in 2008, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Louis Jacobson's Rundown: Safe, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Republican, |
| St. House Speaker Gaye Symington (D), |
James H. "Jim" Douglas (R), |
2000 Gov. nominee / 2002 Lt. Gov. nominee / attorney Anthony Pollina (Pr), |
| '06 candidate / marijuana activist Cris Ericson (I), |
| '06 candidate / website publisher Bob Skold (LU), |
Lt. Governor, 51.1% in '06, 3rd term, next election in 2008,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
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Brian E. Dubie (R), |
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Attorney General, 69.3% in '06, next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| William H. "Bill" Sorrell (D), |
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Secretary of State, 72.6% in '06, 5th term, next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Deborah L. Markowitz (D), |
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Treasurer, 94.0% in '06, 3rd term, next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Jeb Spaulding (D), |
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Auditor, 44.5% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Thomas M. Salmon (D), |
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Senator, 70.6% in '98, 6th term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
| Patrick J. Leahy (D), |
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Senator, 65.4% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2012, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Independent, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
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Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (I), |
At Large Congressional District, 53.2% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Peter Welch (D), |
ex-St. Auditor Randy Brock (R), |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
| = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Vermont Political Parties:
4. Vermont Media Links:
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