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Vermont Secretary of State - Elections Division
2008 Vermont Congressional and Statewide Primary 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: September 10, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
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%, |
Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL), |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA), |
| Róger Calero (SW-NY)?, |
| Gloria E. LaRiva (PSL-CA), |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA), |
| consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT), |
| Brian P. Moore (LU-FL) 44.6%, all write-in votes 55.4% |
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 Progressive Party Gov. nominee / 2002 Progessive Party Lt. Gov. nominee / attorney Anthony Pollina (I, Pr), |
| '02 Gov. nominee / '00 Democratic Congressional nominee / '04 & '06 Senate nominee Peter Diamondstone (LU), |
| '06 candidate / marijuana activist Cris Ericson (I), |
| web design Sam Young (I), |
| Anthony "Tony" O'Connor (I), |
Lt. Governor, 51.1% in '06, 3rd term, next election in 2008,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
ex-St. Rep. Thomas W. Costello (D) 64.9%,
entrepreneur Nate Freeman (D) 35.1%, |
Brian E. Dubie (R), |
Richard Kemp (PR/WI), |
| Brian Mitchell (LU), |
Attorney General, 69.3% in '06, next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| William H. "Bill" Sorrell (D), |
'06 candidate / attorney / civil engineer Karen Ann Kerin (née Charles Kerin) (R), |
Charlotte Dennett (PR/WI), |
| Rosemarie Jackowski (LU), |
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), |
Eugene J. Bifani (R), |
Marjorie Power (PR/WI), |
Treasurer, 94.0% in '06, 3rd term, next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Jeb Spaulding (D), |
No Republican |
Don Schramm (PR/WI), |
| '06 nominee V. Murray Ngoima (LU), |
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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Martha Abbott (PR/WI), |
| '02 Treasurer nominee / '04 & '06 nominee Jerry Levy (LU), |
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) 90.8%,
'04 & '06 Green Party Senate candidate Craig Barclay Hill (D) 9.2%, |
No Republican |
Iraqi War veteran Thomas J. Hermann (Pr), |
| '98 & '00 Lt. Gov. nominee / '02 '04 '06 nominee / retired nurse Jane Newton (LU), |
| '02 '04 '06 candidate / marijuana activist Cris Ericson (M), |
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:
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