Vermont gubernatorial election, 2016

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2016 Vermont gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of Vermont, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

The primaries will be held on August 9.^[1]

Incumbent Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin has decided not to run for re-election to a fourth term in office.^[2]

Background

Two-term Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin ran for re-election in 2014 and was widely expected to win easily. However, he only took a plurality of the vote, 46.36%, to Republican Scott Milne's 45.1%, and thus the result was decided by the Vermont General Assembly. The Assembly picked Shumlin by 110 votes to 69. Shumlin announced in June 2015 that he would not run for a fourth term.^[3]

Vermont and New Hampshire are the only states in the country whose governors are elected every two years.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Matt Dunne, former State Senator and candidate for Governor in 2010^[4]
Peter W. Galbraith, former State Senator and former United States Ambassador to Croatia^[5]^[6]
Sue Minter, former Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Transportation and former State Representative^[7]
H. Brooke Paige, former CEO of Remington News Service, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012 and Democratic candidate for Governor and Attorney General in 2014 (may concurrently run again for Attorney General as a write-in candidate in the Republican primary)^[8]
Cris Ericson, perennial candidate from the United States Marijuana Party^[9]

Withdrawn

Shap Smith, Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives^[10]^[11] (running for Lieutenant Governor)

Potential

Chuck Ross, Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets and former State Representative^[5]

Declined

Tim Ashe, State Senator^[5]
James C. Condos, Secretary of State of Vermont and former State Senator (running for re-election)^[2]
T.J. Donovan, Chittenden County State's Attorney and candidate for Vermont Attorney General in 2012 (running for Vermont Attorney General)^[12]
M. Jane Kitchel, State Senator^[5]
Deborah Markowitz, Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, former Secretary of State of Vermont and candidate for Governor in 2010^[13]
Doug Racine, former Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Human Services, former Lieutenant Governor, nominee for Governor in 2002 and candidate for Governor in 2010^[14]
Peter Shumlin, incumbent Governor^[2]
Miro Weinberger, Mayor of Burlington^[5]
Peter Welch, U.S. Representative and nominee for Governor in 1990^[15]

Endorsements

Sue Minter

Individuals

Philip H. Hoff, former Governor of Vermont^[16]
Madeleine M. Kunin, former Governor of Vermont, former Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, and former United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein^[7]
Doug Racine, former Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Human Services, former Lieutenant Governor, nominee for Governor in 2002 and candidate for Governor in 2010^[14]
Mary Sullivan, State Representative^[14]

Organizations

EMILY's List^[17]

Matt Dunne

Individuals

Bill McKibben, climate activist^[18]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Matt Dunne	Sue Minter	Other	Undecided
Castleton Polling Institute	February 3–17, 2016	895	± 3.27%	19%	11%	18%	51%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Phil Scott, Lieutenant Governor^[19]^[20]
Bruce Lisman, retired banker^[21]

Potential

Brian Dubie, former Lieutenant Governor and nominee for Governor in 2010^[5]
Dan Feliciano, consultant and Libertarian nominee for Governor in 2014^[5]

Declined

Randy Brock, former State Senator, former Vermont Auditor of Accounts and nominee for Governor in 2012 (running for Lieutenant Governor)^[22]
Scott Milne, businessman and nominee for Governor in 2014 (running for U.S. Senate)^[23]

Endorsements

Phil Scott

Current and Former Vermont State Officials

Jim Douglas, former Governor of Vermont^[24]

Vermont State Senators

Dick Mazza, State Senator (D-Grand Isle)^[25]
Joe Benning, Vermont Senate Minority Leader (R-Caledonia)^[26]
Brian Collamore, Vermont Senate Assistant Minority Leader (R-Rutland)^[27]
Richard Westman, Vermont State Senator (R-Lamoille)^[27]
Dustin Allard Degree, Vermont State Senator (R-Franklin)^[27]
Margaret Flory, Vermont State Senator (R-Rutland)^[27]
Kevin Mullin, Vermont State Senator (R-Rutland)^[27]
Helen Riehle, Vermont State Senator (R-Chittenden)^[27]
William T. Doyle, Vermont State Senator (R-Washington)^[27]

Vermont State Representatives

Brian K. Savage, Vermont House Assistant Minority Leader (R-Swanton)^[27]
Warren Van Wyck, Vermont State Representative (R-Ferrisburgh)^[27]
Fred Baser, Vermont State Representative (R-Bristol)^[27]
Harvey Smith, Vermont State Representative (R-New Haven)^[27]
Patti Komline, Vermont State Representative (R-Dorset)^[27]
Marcia Martel, Vermont State Representative (R-Waterford)^[27]
Scott Beck, Vermont State Representative (R-St. Johnsbury)^[27]
Janssenn Willhoit, Vermont State Representative (R-St. Johnsbury)^[27]
Martha Feltus, Vermont State Representative (R-Lyndonville)^[27]
Richard Lawrence, Vermont State Representative (R-Lyndonville)^[27]
Ronald Hubert, Vermont State Representative (R-Milton)^[27]
Kurt Wright, Vermont State Representative (R-Burlington)^[27]
Linda Myers, Vermont State Representative (R-Essex Junction)^[27]
Robert Bancroft, Vermont State Representative (R-Westford)^[27]
Joey Purvis, Vermont State Representative (R-Colchester)^[27]
Patrick Brennan, Vermont State Representative (R-Colchester)^[27]
Constance Quimby, Vermont State Representative (R-Concord)^[27]
Paul Lefebvre, Vermont State Representative (R-Island Pond)^[27]
Carolyn Branagan, Vermont State Representative (R-Georgia)^[27]
Corey Parent, Vermont State Representative (R-St. Albans)^[27]
Eileen Dickinson, Vermont State Representative (R-St. Albans)^[27]
Marianna Gamache, Vermont State Representative (R-Swanton)^[27]
Steven Beyor, Vermont State Representative (R-Highgate Springs)^[27]
Albert Pearce, Vermont State Representative (R-Richford)^[27]
Larry Fiske, Vermont State Representative (R-Enosburg Falls)^[27]
Heidi Scheuermann, Vermont State Representative (R-Stowe)^[27]
Bernard Juskiewicz, Vermont State Representative (R-Cambridge)^[27]
Rodney Graham, Vermont State Representative (R-Williamstown)^[27]
Lynn Batchelor, Vermont State Representative (R-Derby Line)^[27]
Loren Shaw, Vermont State Representative (R-Derby)^[27]
Michael Marcotte, Vermont State Representative (R-Newport)^[27]
Gary Viens, Vermont State Representative (R-Newport)^[27]
Vicki Strong, Vermont State Representative (R-Irasburg)^[27]
Mark Higley, Vermont State Representative (R-Lowell)^[27]
Patricia McCoy, Vermont State Representative (R-Poultney)^[27]
Thomas Burditt, Vermont State Representative (R-West Rutland)^[27]
William Canfield, Vermont State Representative (R-Fair Haven)^[27]
Robert Helm, Vermont State Representative (R-Fair Haven)^[27]
Thomas Terenzini, Vermont State Representative (R-Rutland Town)^[27]
Peter Fagan, Vermont State Representative (R-Rutland City)^[27]
Lawrence Cupoli, Vermont State Representative (R-Rutland City)^[27]
Butch Shaw, Vermont State Representative (R-Florence)^[27]
Dennis Devereux, Vermont State Representative (R-Belmont)^[27]
Anne Donahue, Vermont State Representative (R-Northfield)^[27]
Patti Lewis, Vermont State Representative (R-Berlin)^[27]
Robert LaClair, Vermont State Representative (R-Barre Town)^[27]
Francis McFaun, Vermont State Representative (R-Barre Town)^[27]
Michael Hebert, Vermont State Representative (R-Vernon)^[27]

Vermont Businesspeople

Scott Milne, businessman and Republican nominee for Governor in 2014^[23]

On May 6, 2016, Scott received the endorsements of all Vermont Republican legislators–which are listed above–except State Representatives Donald Turner, Doug Gage, Mary Morrissey, Job Tate, and Paul Dame.^[28] Among those five legislators who did not endorse Scott, four said they always remain neutral in a party primary election, and one is waiting until after the filing deadline to make an endorsement.^[29]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Phil Scott	Bruce Lisman	Other	Undecided
Castleton Polling Institute	February 3–17, 2016	895	± 3.27%	42%	4%	13%	40%

Progressive primary

Candidates

Potential

Anthony Pollina, State Senator, nominee for Governor in 2000 and Independent candidate for Governor in 2008^[5]^[30]

Declined

Tim Ashe, State Senator^[5]
Jane Knodell, Burlington City Councilor^[30]
Christopher Pearson, State Representative^[30]

Liberty Union primary

Candidates

Declared

Bill "Spaceman" Lee, Former Major League Baseball pitcher and Rhinoceros Party presidential candidate in 1988^[31]

References

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Vermont gubernatorial election, 2016

Contents

Background

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Potential

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Potential

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Progressive primary

Candidates

Potential

Declined

Liberty Union primary

Candidates

Declared

References

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