Vermont gubernatorial election, 2012

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Vermont gubernatorial election, 2012

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  Peter Shumlin 2012.jpg
Nominee Peter Shumlin Randy Brock
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 170,749[1] 110,940[1]
Percentage 57.8% 37.55%

Vermont Governor Election Results by County, 2012.svg
County results

Governor before election

Peter Shumlin
Democratic

Elected Governor

Peter Shumlin
Democratic

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2012 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012, to elect the Governor of Vermont. Incumbent governor Peter Shumlin was successful in his re-election bid.

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Republican nomination

Candidates

Declined

Progressive nomination

Candidates

General election

Candidates

  • Martha Abbott (Progressive), chairwoman of the Vermont Progressive Party
  • Randy Brock (R), state senator and former state auditor
  • Dave Eagle (Liberty Union)
  • Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana), perennial candidate, also running for the U.S. Senate[9]
  • Emily Peyton (Independent)[10]
  • Peter Shumlin (D), incumbent

Debates

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Peter
Shumlin (D)
Randy
Brock (R)
Undecided
Castleton Polling August 11–21, 2012 477 ± 4.5% 60% 26% 13%
Vermont Business Magazine May 7–16, 2012 607 ± 4.0% 60% 27% 11%
Public Policy Polling July 28–31, 2011 1,233 ± 2.8% 51% 29% 20%

Results

Election results, Governor of Vermont, November 6, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Shumlin 170,749 57.8
Republican Randy Brock 110,940 37.55
Independent Emily Peyton 5,868 1.99
Marijuana Cris Ericson 5,583 1.89
Liberty Union Dave Eagle 1,303 0.44
Other Write-ins 969 0.33
Total votes 295,412 100

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External links

Campaign sites