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Vermont Secretary of State - Elections Division
2008 Vermont Congressional and Statewide Results
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: November 15, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 58.9% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Obama, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Obama, Cook Political Report: Solid Obama, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely Obama, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Obama, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 67.4%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 30.4%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) 1.0%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.3%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL) 0.1%, |
| Róger Calero (SW-NY) 0.0%, |
| Gloria E. LaRiva (PSL-CA) 0.0%, |
| Brian P. Moore (LU-FL) 0.0%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (WI-GA), |
Governor, 56.3% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Louis Jacobson's Rundown: Safe, Rothenberg Political Report: Clear Republican Advantage, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Republican, |
| St. House Speaker Gaye Symington (D) 21.7%, |
James H. "Jim" Douglas (R) 53.4%, |
2000 Progressive Party Gov. nominee / 2002 Progessive Party Lt. Gov. nominee / attorney Anthony Pollina (I, Pr) 21.8%, |
| Anthony "Tony" O'Connor (I) 0.9%, |
| web design Sam Young (I) 0.7%, |
| '02 Gov. nominee / '00 Democratic Congressional nominee / '04 & '06 Senate nominee Peter Diamondstone (LU) 0.5%, |
| '06 candidate / marijuana activist Cris Ericson (I) 0.5%, |
| write in votes 0.0%, |
Lt. Governor, 51.1% in '06, 3rd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| ex-St. Rep. Thomas W. Costello (D) 39.1%, |
Brian E. Dubie (R) 55.0%, |
Richard Kemp (Pr) 4.5%, |
| Brian "Ben" Mitchell (LU) 1.1%, |
| write in votes 0.0%, |
Attorney General, 69.3% in '06,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| William H. "Bill" Sorrell (D) 72.6%, |
'06 candidate / attorney / civil engineer Karen Ann Kerin (née Charles Kerin) (R, L) 18.6%, |
Charlotte Dennett (PR) 5.9%, |
| Rosemarie Jackowski (LU) 2.5%, |
| write in votes 0.1%, |
Secretary of State, 72.6% in '06, 5th term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Deborah L. Markowitz (D) 70.8%, |
Eugene J. Bifani (R) 23.2%, |
Marjorie Power (PR) 4.5%, |
| Leslie Marmorale (LU) 1.2%, |
| write in votes 0.0%, |
Treasurer, 94.0% in '06, 3rd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Jeb Spaulding (D, R) 89.9%, |
Don Schramm (PR) 7.6%, |
| '06 nominee V. Murray Ngoima (LU) 2.1%, |
| write in votes 0.1%, |
Auditor, 44.5% in '06, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Thomas M. Salmon (D, R) 83.8%, |
Martha Abbott (PR) 12.2%, |
| '02 Treasurer nominee / '04 & '06 nominee Jerry Levy (LU) 3.7%, |
| write in votes 0.2%, |
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, R) 83.2%, |
activist Mike Bethel (I) 4.8%, |
| Jerry Trudell (I) 3.6%, |
| Iraqi War veteran Thomas J. Hermann (Pr) 3.0%, |
| '02 '04 '06 candidate / marijuana activist Cris Ericson (M) 2.6%, |
| '98 & '00 Lt. Gov. nominee / '02 '04 '06 nominee / retired nurse Jane Newton (LU) 1.7%, |
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. |
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