2012 Vermont Senate election

none December 2025 ly 2012 Vermont Senate election Vermont Legislative Popular No 2010 Vermont Senate election 2010 2014 Vermont Senate election 2014 All 30 seats in the Vermont Senate 15 (plus the Lt. Gov.) November 6, 2012 150x150px File:3x4.svg John F. Campbell Democratic Party (United States) January 5, 2011 Windsor District 21 21 File:Bernie_Sanders_and_Bill_Doyle_(cropped).jpg William T. Doyle Republican Party (United States) 2010 Washington District 8 7 1 File:Anthony_Pollina_(cropped).jpg Anthony Pollina Vermont Progressive Party Washington District 1 2 1 President pro tempore John F. Campbell Democratic Party (United States) John F. Campbell Democratic Party (United States) The 2012 Vermont Senate election was held on November 6, 2012, to determine which party would control the Vermont Senate for the following two years in the 2013-2014 Vermont General Assembly. All 30 seats were up for election and the primary was held on August 28, 2012. Prior to the election, 21 seats were held by Democrats, 8 seats were held by Republicans and a single seat was held by the Progressives. The general election saw the Democrats holding on to their majority without losing any seats, while the Republicans lost a single seat and the Progressives gained a single seat.https://ballotpedia.org/Vermont_State_Senate_elections,_2012 Vermont State Senate elections, 2012 ballotpedia.org 2025-11-27https://electionarchive.vermont.gov/elections/search/year_from:2012/year_to:2012/office_id:9 Elections Results Archive electionarchive.vermont.gov 2025-11-27 Predictions SourceRankingAs of GoverningDaigneau Elizabeth Jacobson Louis October 23, 2012 The Latest Chamber-by-Chamber Analysis of the 2012 State Legislative Elections https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-latest-chamber-by-chamber-analysis-2012-state-legislative-elections.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20210224195701/https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-latest-chamber-by-chamber-analysis-2012-state-legislative-elections.html 2021-02-24 2025-11-27 Governing en | Safe D October 24, 2012 Retirements Democrats Addison District: Harold W. Giard retired. Chittenden District: Hinda Miller retired. Franklin District: Sara Branon Kittell retired. Republicans Rutland District: Margaret Flory retired. Franklin District: Randy Brock retired. Essex-Orleans District: Vincent Illuzzi retired. Results Addison District Addison District election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Claire D. Ayer (incumbent) 12,925 46.40% Democratic Party (United States) Christopher A. Bray 9,904 35.50% Independent (United States) Robert Wagner 5,059 18.10% 27,888 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Bennington District Bennington District election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Dick Sears (incumbent) 13,718 55.40% Democratic Party (United States) Robert Hartwell (incumbent) 11,048 44.60% 24,766 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Caledonia District Caledonia District election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Jane Kitchel (incumbent) 9,934 34.10% Republican Party (United States) Joe Benning (incumbent) 7,969 27.40% Republican Party (United States) David Dill 5,619 19.30% Democratic Party (United States) Stephen Amos 5,584 19.20% 29,106 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Chittenden District Chittenden District election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Tim Ashe (incumbent) 37,357 13.30% Democratic Party (United States) Virginia V. Lyons (incumbent) 34,957 12.40% Democratic Party (United States) Sally Fox (incumbent) 34,909 12.40% Vermont Progressive Party David Zuckerman 32,253 11.40% Republican Party (United States) Diane B. Snelling (incumbent) 31,523 11.20% Democratic Party (United States) Philip Baruth (incumbent) 30,924 11.00% Democratic Party (United States) Debbie Ingram 23,441 8.30% Independent (United States) Bob kiss 12,324 4.40% Independent (United States) Patrick Brown 12,217 4.30% Tea Party movement Shelley Palmer 8,362 3.00% Independent (United States) Robert Letovsky 8,321 3.00% Independent (United States) Sean Selby 6,157 2.20% Green Party (United States) Larkin Forney 5,618 2.00% Vermont Progressive Party Richard Jeroloman 3,322 1.20% 281,703 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Vermont Progressive Party Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Essex-Orleans District Essex-Orleans District election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Robert A. Starr (incumbent) 8,228 30.60% Democratic Party (United States) John S. Rodgers 7,379 27.40% Republican Party (United States) Robert W. Lewis 7,234 26.90% Republican Party (United States) Jay Dudley 4,087 15.20% 26,928 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Franklin District Franklin District election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Norman H. McAllister 7,732 23.50% Democratic Party (United States) Donald Collins 7,433 22.60% Republican Party (United States) Dustin Allard Degree 7,407 22.50% Democratic Party (United States) Caroline Bright 7,043 21.40% Independent (United States) Judith McLaughlin 1,999 6.10% Peace and Prosperity Peter Moss 1,291 3.90% 32,905 100.0% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Grand Isle District Grand Isle District election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Richard Mazza (incumbent) 8,974 100.0% 8,974 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Lamoille District Lamoille District election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Richard A. Westman (incumbent) 6,026 56.60% Democratic Party (United States) Jerry Colby 4,609 43.40% 10,635 100.0% Republican Party (United States) Orange District Orange District election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Mark MacDonald (incumbent) 7,618 100.0% 7,618 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Rutland District Rutland District election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Bill Carris (incumbent) 17,086 34.40% Republican Party (United States) Kevin J. Mullin (incumbent) 16,606 33.50% Republican Party (United States) Margaret Flory (incumbent) 15,936 32.10% 7,618 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Washington District Washington District election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) William T. Doyle (incumbent) 17,179 25.40% Democratic Party (United States) Ann Cummings (incumbent) 16,557 24.40% Vermont Progressive Party Anthony Pollina (incumbent) 14,730 21.70% Republican Party (United States) Bernard Barnett 8,913 13.20% Republican Party (United States) Dexter LeFavour 6,156 9.10% Independent (United States) Jeremy Hansen 4,097 6.20% 67,738 100.0% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Vermont Progressive Party Windham District Windham District election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Jeanette White (incumbent) 13,123 47.40% Democratic Party (United States) Peter Galbraith (incumbent) 12,339 44.60% Liberty Union Party Jeremy Hansen 2,214 8.00% 27,676 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Windsor District Windsor District election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) John F. Campbell (incumbent) 16,249 23.40% Democratic Party (United States) Richard McCormack (incumbent) 15,217 21.80% Democratic Party (United States) Alice Nitka (incumbent) 14,899 21.30% Republican Party (United States) Dick Tracy 9,617 13.80% Republican Party (United States) Jeff Whittemore 7,162 10.30% Republican Party (United States) Paul Gibbs Jr. 6,651 9.50% 69,795 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Category:2012 Vermont elections Category:Vermont Senate elections Category:November 2012 in the United States Category:2012 state legislature elections in the United States