2008 Vermont elections

none February 2026 September 2023 2008 Vermont elections Vermont presidential no 2006 Vermont elections 2006 2008 11 04 2010 Vermont elections 2010 The Vermont election in 2008 consisted of elections for federal, state, and local elections. All state offices are for two years; all terms expired in 2008. Elections included the gubernatorial, all state offices, including all state senators and representatives, the federal Congress, and the presidential. There was no federal Senate election. A primary election in August determined which candidates parties would choose to run in the general election in November. An earlier primary selected Vermont's choices for candidates for president. 72% of the voters, 327,301, turned out for the general election. This was the highest percentage, so far, in the 21st century.Terri Hallenbeck Primary Indifference? Political season collides with vacation season http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010100724012 Burlington Free Press Burlington, Vermont 1A, 4A 25 July 2010 A record 26% of young voters turned out.Pier LaFarge My Turn: Young people demand climate action Burlington Free Press Burlington, Vermont 5B 11 August 2010 Federal elections Presidential 2008 United States presidential election in Vermont Democrat Barack Obama carried the state's three electoral votes in the general election. Primary Polls On February 24, 2008, polls showed Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. Hillary Clinton by an average margin of 24% (57% to 33%), with 10% Not Sure.http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/vermont/vermont_democratic_presidential_primary Vermont Democratic Presidential Primary Rasmussenreports.com 2008-02-24 2008-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20080228173644/http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/vermont/vermont_democratic_presidential_primary 2008-02-282008 Vermont Democratic Presidential Primary https://web.archive.org/web/20080509183202/http://www.pollster.com/08-VT-Dem-Pres-Primary.php May 9, 2008 Democratic Party Results Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries Key: Withdrewprior to contest Vermont Democratic presidential primary, 2008CandidateVotesPercentageDelegates Barack Obama 91,901 59.31% 9 Hillary Clinton 59,806 38.59% 6 John Edwards 1,936 1.25% 0 Dennis Kucinich 1,010 0.65% 0 Write-in candidates 307 0.20% 0 Totals 154,960 100.00% 15 Republican Party Results +Official Results Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates John McCain 28,417 71.32% 17 Mike Huckabee 5,698 14.30% 0 Ron Paul 2,635 6.61% 0 Mitt Romney* 1,809 4.45% 0 Rudy Giuliani* 931 2.24% 0 Write-in 353 0.89% 0 Total 39,843 100% 17 * Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary U.S. House 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont Democratic Congressman Peter Welch decided to run for a second term in Congress. Welch encountered no major-party opposition and defeated a series of independent candidates. Governor 2008 Vermont gubernatorial election 2008 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont Republican Party Jim Douglas (incumbent) 170,492 53.43 -2.93% Independent Anthony Pollina 69,791 21.87 N/A Vermont Democratic Party Gaye Symington 69,534 21.79 -19.37% Independent Tony O'Connor 3,106 0.97 N/A Independent Sam Young 2,490 0.78 N/A Liberty Union Party Pete Diamondstone 1,710 0.54 +0.30% Independent Cris Ericson 1,704 0.53 -0.41% write-ins 258 0.08 N/A 100,701 31.56% 319,085 Republican Party (United States) Lieutenant governor 2008 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election 2008 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election results 2008 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Vermont https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=50&year=2008&f=0&off=6&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas August 10, 2026 Republican Party (United States) Brian Dubie 171,744 55.08% +3.91% Democratic Party (United States) Thomas W. Costello 121,953 39.11% -6.36% Progressive Party (Vermont) Richard Kemp 14,249 4.57% +2.40% Liberty Union Party Ben Mitchell 3,639 1.17 +0.02% 207 0.07 +0.03% 260,430 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Attorney general 2008 Vermont Attorney General election State treasurer 2008 Vermont State Treasurer election Auditor of Accounts 2008 Vermont Auditor of Accounts election Secretary of State 2008 Vermont Secretary of State election See also 2008 Vermont Democratic primary 2008 Vermont Republican primary References Vermont