2009 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election

American municipal election in Vermont January 2025 April 2022 2009 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election 2,554 (28.4%) 2,951 (32.9%) 2,063 (23.0%) 1,306 (14.6%) Best round 4,313 (48.0%) 4,061 (45.2%) 1,306 (14.6%) First round 2,585 (28.8%) Independent (United States) Presidential Mayor No Bob Kiss Vermont Progressive Party Vermont Progressive Party Bob Kiss Vermont Flag of Burlington, Vermont (1990-2017).jpg Democratic Party (United States) March 3, 2009 File:Bob Kiss (cropped).jpg 150x150px Bob Kiss Kurt Wright File:Kurt Wright.jpg Andy Montroll Dan Smith Vermont Progressive Party Republican Party (United States) 2006 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election 2006 2012 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election 2012 200px First round results by ward 200px Second round results by ward 200px Final round results by ward 3 200px Kiss: #D78281 30–40% #CC5E5D 40–50% #C64C4B 50–60% #9E3D3C 60–70% #772E2D 70–80%Wright: #FF9A50 50–60% #EE8E50 60–70%Montroll: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% The 2009 Burlington mayoral election was the second mayoral election since the city's 2005 change to instant-runoff voting (IRV), also known as ranked-choice voting (RCV), after the 2006 mayoral election.4. How did this change to IRV come about? Over 64% of Burlington voters voted in favor of the IRV Charter amendment in March 2005, and it went into effect on May 12, 2005, when the governor signed the ratification bill, H.505, which had been passed by both the House and Senate. In the 2009 election, incumbent Burlington mayor (Bob Kiss) won reelection as a member of the Vermont Progressive Party,Mayor Bob Kiss http://www.ci.burlington.vt.us/mayor/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071129081028/http://www.ci.burlington.vt.us/mayor/ November 29, 2007 November 16, 2007 City of Burlington defeating Kurt Wright in the final round with 48% of the vote (51.5% excluding exhausted ballots). The election created controversy as a result of several election pathologies.Baruth Philip March 12, 2009 Voting Paradoxes and Perverse Outcomes: Political Scientist Tony Gierzynski Lays Out A Case Against Instant Runoff Voting http://vermontdailybriefing.com/?p=1213 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110726125814/http://vermontdailybriefing.com/?p=1213 July 26, 2011 Vermont Daily Briefing Unlike the city's first IRV election three years prior, Kiss was neither the plurality winner nor the majority-preferred candidate (Democrat Andy Montroll),Point/Counterpoint: Terry Bouricius Attempts To Rip Professor Gierzynski A New One Over Instant Runoff Voting Controversy (Now With All New Gierzynski Update!) http://vermontdailybriefing.com/?p%3D1215 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110726125759/http://vermontdailybriefing.com/?p=1215 July 26, 2011 December 30, 2010Stensholt Eivind 2015 What Happened in Burlington? SSRN Electronic Journal Elsevier BV 10-12 10.2139/ssrn.2670462 1556-5068 free 11250/2356264 and Kiss was declared winner as a result of 750 votes cast against his candidacy (ranking him last). The election is a well-known example of a center squeeze, a kind of spoiler effect in IRV that favors more-extreme candidates over more-moderate ones. The controversy surrounding the election ended in a successful 2010 citizen's initiative which repealed IRV by a vote of 52% to 48%.March 2, 2010 Burlington voters repeal IRV http://www.wcax.com/story/12074080/burlington-voters-repeal-irv https://web.archive.org/web/20160409132306/http://www.wcax.com/story/12074080/burlington-voters-repeal-irv April 9, 2016 March 28, 2016 Wcax.comApril 27, 2010 Instant run-off voting experiment ends in Burlington : Rutland Herald Online http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100427/NEWS03/4270339/1004/NEWS03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055602/http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100427/NEWS03/4270339/1004/NEWS03# March 4, 2016 April 1, 2016 Rutlandherald.comMarch 2, 2010 Official Results Of 2010 Annual City Election https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/sites/default/files/CT/ElectionResults/20100302/election_summary_report_20100302.pdf City of Burlington May 4, 2019 March 10, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210310103824/https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/sites/default/files/CT/ElectionResults/20100302/election_summary_report_20100302.pdf dead Instant-runoff voting in Burlington Background Instant-runoff voting Instant-runoff voting in the United States#Vermont 2006 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election Since Bernie Sanders' election as mayor in 1981, his allies and the Vermont Progressive Party had continuously held the mayoralty except for two years.Smith 2008 The number of registered voters in Burlington rose from 24,991 in 2006, to 33,200 in 2009.Voters 2009 The city of Burlington, Vermont, approved IRV for use in mayoral elections with a 64% vote in 2005,4. How did this change to IRV come about? Over 64% of Burlington voters voted in favor of the IRV Charter amendment in March 2005, and it went into effect on May 12, 2005, when the governor signed the ratification bill, H.505, which had been passed by both the House and Senate. at a time when IRV was used only in a few local elections in the United States.http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5669646,00.html Vt. City Offers Instant Runoff in Race Ross Sneyd March 16, 2006 The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20060316031012/http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5669646,00.html March 16, 2006 dead June 3, 2018 The 2006 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election was decided by two rounds of IRV tallying, selecting candidate Bob Kiss of the Vermont Progressive Party (VPP). In the election, Kiss prevailed over Democrat Hinda Miller and Republican Kevin Curley. With his election Kiss became the second member of the VPP to be elected to the office after Peter Clavelle. Nominations Progressive Kiss officially launched his campaign on January 7, 2009.Launch 2009 Democratic On December 3, 2008, the Democrats unanimously selected to give their nomination to Montroll, who was nominated by Representative Johannah Leddy Donovan.Dem Nom 2008 Montroll's website was hacked two times during the campaign to feature materials about Turkey and the statements "Oooo Yeah" and "DumansaL Was Here" before being signed by "White Devil".Hack 2009 Republican Kurt Wright, president of the city council, announced his campaign on December 11, 2008.Rep Nom 2008 Other Dan Smith, the son of Peter Plympton Smith, announced that he would run as an independent on December 2, 2008.Smith 2008 His cousin Emily served as his campaign manager.Smith Lost 2009 Campaign During the campaign raised $50,986 and spent $51,193, Wright raised $39,365 and spent $34,585, Montroll raised $24,202 and spent $23,021, and Kiss raised $20,265 and spent $19,946. In the last ten days of the campaign Wright raised and spent more than his opponents. Kiss received $5,000 from family members, Montroll received $4,875, Smith received $3,800, and Wright received nothing.Finance 2009 5 of the 7 city councilors up for reelection declined to run, including Montroll and Wright who ran for mayor instead.Council 2009 The Republicans lost a seat while the Democrats gained one resulting in a composition of 7 Democrats, 3 Progressives, 2 Republicans, and 2 independents.Council Election 2009Council Composition 2009 2009 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election debates No. Number Date & Time Host Moderator Link ParticipantsKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant   black #FFFFDD  A  Absent   black #ff9090  N  Non-invitee   black #CCFFCC  I  Invitee#FFF Progressive#FFF Republican#FFF Democratic#000 Independent Bob Kiss Kurt Wright Andy Montroll Dan Smith 1Debate 2008Debate 2 2009 January 8, 20098:00 a.m. EDT Burlington Business Association Brad Robertson Mike Townsend P P P P 2Seven Days Debate 2009 February 5, 2009 Seven Days Ken Picard Shay Totten P P P P 3Town Debate 2009Time 2009 February 10, 20095:00 p.m. EDT Town Meeting Television P P P P 4Three Debate 2009 February 15, 2009 Vermont Interfaith Action P A P P 5Syn Debate 2009 February 22, 2009 P P P P Results A recount was requested by Wright,Recount 2009 but he withdrew his demand on March 10, after 43% of the votes were recounted.Withdrew 2009 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election, 2009 (Summary analysis) Vermont Progressive Party Bob Kiss 3 4313 48.0 2585 4500 Vermont Republican Party Kurt Wright 3 4061 45.2 2951 4500 Vermont Democratic Party Andy Montroll 2 2554 28.4 2063 4500 Independent politician Dan Smith 1 1306 14.5 1306 4500 Green Party (United States) James Simpson 1 35 0.4 35 4500 Write-in 1 36 0.4 36 4500 606 6.7 4 4500 606 6.7 The elimination rounds were as follows:http://www.burlingtonvotes.org/20090303/2009%20Burlington%20Mayor%20Round.htm ChoicePlus Pro 2009 Burlington Mayor Round Detail Report July 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725111725/http://www.burlingtonvotes.org/20090303/2009%20Burlington%20Mayor%20Round.htm July 25, 2011 usurped January 3, 2018 Candidates1st round2nd round3rd roundCandidate PartyVotes%% Active±Votes%% Active±Votes%% ActiveKurt Wright Republican 2,95132.9%32.9% +343 3,29436.7%37.3% +767 4,06145.2%48.5% Bob Kiss Progressive 2,58528.8%28.8% +396 2,98133.2%33.8% +1332 4,31348.0%51.5% Andy Montroll Democrat 2,06323.0%23.0% +491 2,55428.4%28.9% Eliminated Dan Smith Independent 1,30614.5%14.5% Eliminated James Simpson Green 350.4%0.4% Eliminated Write-in   400.4%0.4% Eliminated Exhausted   00.0%0.0% +147 1511.7%   +455 6066.7%   Total   8980100.0%   8980100.0%   8980100.0%   Analysis FairVote touted the 2009 election as one of its major success stories, with IRV helping the city avoid the cost of a traditional runoff election (which likely would not have changed who won). They also argued IRV prevented a spoiler effect that would have occurred under plurality.Bouricius Terry March 17, 2009 Response to Faulty Analysis of Burlington IRV Election http://www.fairvote.org/response-to-faulty-analysis-of-burlington-irv-election October 1, 2017 FairVote.org successfully prevented the election of the candidate who would likely have won under plurality rules, but would have lost to either of the other top finishers in a runoff Later analyses stated the race was spoiled, however, with Wright acting as a spoiler pulling moderate votes from Montroll, who would have defeated Kiss in a one-on-one race.Laatu Juho Smith Warren D. March 2009 THE RANK-ORDER VOTES IN THE 2009 BURLINGTON MAYORAL ELECTION https://rangevoting.org/JLburl09.txtLewyn Michael 2012 Two Cheers for Instant Runoff Voting Phoenix L. Rev. en 6 117 2276015 election where Democratic candidate for mayor was Condorcet winner but finished third behind Republican and 'Progressive (However, when Montroll's votes were transferred, they went largely to Kiss, not to Wright.) FairVote also claimed the election as a success story because 99.9% of voters filled out at least one preference on their ranked-choice ballot. 16.5% of voters only selected one candidate, with 28.5% of Wright's and 29% of Kiss' voters doing so. 37.8% of the voters did not select a third candidate.Analysis 2009 7% of ballots did not rank either of the candidates in the last round, leaving them unrepresented.Voter Paradox in the 2009 Burlington IRV Mayoral Race http://rangevoting.org/UVMburl09.pdf Figure: Percent of voters who made a 1st choice, 2nd choice, etc., 2006 and 2009 Burlington mayoral election. 2 choices = 83.5% Some mathematicians and voting theorists criticized the election results as revealing several pathologies associated with instant-runoff voting, noting that Kiss was elected as a result of 750 votes cast against him (ranking Kiss in last place).Felsenthal Dan S. Tideman Nicolaus 2014 Interacting double monotonicity failure with direction of impact under five voting methods Mathematical Social Sciences 67 57–66 10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2013.08.001 0165-4896 A display of non-monotonicity under the Alternative Vote method was reported recently, for the March 2009 mayoral election in Burlington, Vermont.Ornstein Joseph T. Norman Robert Z. October 1, 2014 Frequency of monotonicity failure under Instant Runoff Voting: estimates based on a spatial model of elections Public Choice en 161 1–2 1–9 10.1007/s11127-013-0118-2 0048-5829 30833409 Although the Democrat was the Condorcet winner (a majority of voters preferred him in all two way contests), he received the fewest first-place votes and so was eliminated ... 2009 mayoral election in Burlington, VT, which illustrates the key features of an upward monotonicity failure Several electoral reform advocates branded the election a failure after Kiss was elected despite 54% of voters voting for Montroll over Kiss,http://scorevoting.net/Burlington.html Burlington Vermont 2009 IRV mayoral election Gierzynski Anthony Hamilton Wes March 2009 RangeVoting.org October 1, 2017 Montroll was favored over Republican Kurt Wright 56% to 44% ... and over Progressive Bob Kiss 54% to 46% ... In other words, in voting terminology, Montroll was a 'beats-all winner,' also called a 'Condorcet winner' ... However, in the IRV election, Montroll came in third! ... voters preferred Montroll over every other candidate ... Montroll is the most-approved Smith Warren D.Bristow-Johnson Robert 2023 The failure of Instant Runoff to accomplish the purpose for which it was adopted: a case study from Burlington Vermont Constitutional Political Economy 10.1007/s10602-023-09393-1 violating the principle of majority rule.Ellenberg Jordan https://archive.org/details/hownottobewrongp0000elle How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking May 29, 2014 Penguin 9780698163843 385 en a majority of voters liked the centrist candidate Montroll better than Kiss, and a majority of voters liked Montroll better than Wright ... yet Montroll was tossed in the first round. registrationStensholt Eivind October 7, 2015 What Happened in Burlington? NHH Dept. Of Business and Management Science en Discussion Paper No. 2015/26 10.2139/ssrn.2670462 2670462 K was elected even though M was a clear Condorcet winner and W was a clear Plurality winner. free 11250/2356264 Tournament matrix The results of every possible one-on-one election can be completed as follows: 60x60pxAndy Montroll (D)6262 (Montroll) – 591 (Simpson)4570 (Montroll) – 2997 (Smith)4597 (Montroll) – 3664 (Wright)4064 (Montroll) – 3476 (Kiss)4/4 Wins 60x60pxBob Kiss (P)5514 (Kiss) – 844 (Simpson)3944 (Kiss) – 3576 (Smith)4313 (Kiss) – 4061 (Wright)3/4 Wins60x60pxKurt Wright (R)5270 (Wright) – 1310 (Simpson)3971 (Wright) – 3793 (Smith)2/4 Wins60x60pxDan Smith (I)5570 (Smith) – 721 (Simpson)1/4 Wins60x60pxJames Simpson (G)0/4 Wins This leads to an overall preference ranking of: Montroll – defeats all candidates below, including Kiss (4,064 to 3,476) Kiss – defeats all candidates below, including Wright (4,313 to 4,061) Wright – defeats all candidates below, including Smith (3,971 to 3,793) Smith – defeats Simpson (5,570 to 721) and the write-in candidates Montroll was therefore preferred over Kiss by 54% of voters, preferred over Wright by 56% of voters, over Smith by 60%, and over Simpson by 91% of voters.Stensholt Eivind What Happened in Burlington? SSRN Electronic Journal Elsevier BV 2015 1556-5068 10.2139/ssrn.2670462 10-12 11250/2356264 free https://www.electionscience.org/library/irv-and-core-support/ IRV and Core Support The Center for Election Science en-US December 4, 2019 April 7, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240407002040/https://electionscience.org/library/irv-and-core-support/ dead Hypothetical results under various voting systems Because all ballots were fully released, it is possible to reconstruct the winners under other voting methods. While Wright would have won under plurality, Kiss won under IRV, and if they voted again the same way that they marked their preferential ballot, he would have won under a two-round vote or a traditional nonpartisan blanket primary. Montroll, being the Condorcet winner, would have won if the ballots were counted using ranked pairs (or any other Condorcet method).Graham-Squire Adam T. McCune David 2023-06-12 An Examination of Ranked-Choice Voting in the United States, 2004–2022 Representation en 1–19 10.1080/00344893.2023.2221689 2301.12075 Analyses suggested Montroll also would have won under most rated voting methods, including score voting, approval voting, majority judgment, or STAR voting.April 2024 Effect on IRV in Burlington Repeal of RCV 2 March 2010 3,972 3,669 7,641 There was post-election controversy regarding the IRV method, and in March 2010 a citizen's initiative resulted in the repeal of IRV in Burlington.http://vermontdailybriefing.com/?p=1213 Voting Paradoxes and Perverse Outcomes: Political Scientist Tony Gierzynski Lays Out A Case Against Instant Runoff Voting Gierzynski Tony March 12, 2009 Vermont Daily Briefing https://web.archive.org/web/20151019001805/http://vermontdailybriefing.com/?p=1213 October 19, 2015 September 27, 2017 The initially "stagnant" repeal campaign drew renewed interest as Kiss became embroiled in a series of controversies.https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/irv-repeal-signed-into-law/Content?oid=2178268 IRV Repeal Signed into Law April 26, 2010 Seven Days In December 2009, a group called "One Person, One Vote", made up of Republicans and Democrats unhappy with the election outcome, held a press conference to announce that they had collected enough signatures for an initiative to repeal IRV.https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/burlington-residents-seek-repeal-of-instant-runoff-voting/Content?oid=2177125 Burlington Residents Seek Repeal of Instant Runoff Voting Totten Shay Seven Days March 17, 2018 en We waited to bring in the signatures because we didn't want this to be about Kurt Wright losing after being ahead, or Andy Montroll who had more first and second place votes and didn't win. We wanted this to be about IRV.https://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/one-person-one-vote-press-conference One Person, One Vote Press Conference December 29, 2009 CCTV Center for Media and Democracy en April 10, 2018 According to a local columnist, the vote was a referendum on Kiss's mayoralty; Kiss had allegedly become a "lame duck" because of a scandal relating to Burlington Telecom and other local issues. However, in an interview with Vermont Public Radio, Kiss disputed that claim,http://vprarchive.vpr.net/vpr-news/bob-kiss-on-irv-burlington-telecom-and-the-moran-plant/ Bob Kiss on IRV, Burlington Telecom and the Moran Plant – VPR Archive vprarchive.vpr.net en-US April 10, 2018 and those gathering signatures for the repeal stated that it was specifically a rejection of IRV itself. Locals argued the system was convoluted, turned the 2009 election into a "gambling game" by disqualifying Montroll for having won too many votes,https://www.aspentimes.com/news/irv-much-worse-than-old-runoffs/ IRV much worse than old runoffs Dopp Kathy June 10, 2009 The Aspen Times March 17, 2018 en and "eliminated the most popular moderate candidate and elected an extremist". David Zuckerman stated that the success of the repeal was due to Kiss' unpopularity and scandals in his administration. Rob Richie, the executive director of FairVote, said that ranked choice would have been more popular had it been used for the city council as well.Repeal 2010 The IRV repeal initiative in March 2010 won 52% to 48%. It earned a majority of the vote in only two of the city's seven wards, but the vote in those 2009 strongholds for Kurt Wright was lopsided against IRV.http://www.wcax.com/story/12074080/burlington-voters-repeal-irv Burlington voters repeal IRV March 2, 2010 Wcax.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160409132306/http://www.wcax.com/story/12074080/burlington-voters-repeal-irv April 9, 2016 March 28, 2016http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100427/NEWS03/4270339/1004/NEWS03 Instant run-off voting experiment ends in Burlington : Rutland Herald Online April 27, 2010 Rutlandherald.com April 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055602/http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100427/NEWS03/4270339/1004/NEWS03 March 4, 2016 deadhttps://www.burlingtonvt.gov/sites/default/files/CT/ElectionResults/20100302/election_summary_report_20100302.pdf Official Results Of 2010 Annual City Election March 2, 2010 City of Burlington May 4, 2019 March 10, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210310103824/https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/sites/default/files/CT/ElectionResults/20100302/election_summary_report_20100302.pdf dead Republican Governor Jim Douglas signed the repeal into law in April 2010, saying "Voting ought to be transparent and easy to understand, and affects the will of the voters in a direct way. I'm glad the city has agreed to a more traditional process." The repeal reverted the system back to a 40% rule that requires a top-two runoff if no candidate exceeds 40% of the vote. Had the 2009 election occurred under these rules, Kiss and Wright would have advanced to the runoff. If the same voters had participated in the runoff as in the first election and not changed their preferences, Kiss would have won the runoff.http://www.ci.burlington.vt.us/ct/elections/irv/ City of Burlington, Vermont Instant Runoff Voting September 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928110147/http://www.ci.burlington.vt.us/ct/elections/irv/ September 28, 2011 April 8, 2018 – FAQ 5. for IRV: Under the old [pre-IRV] system a candidate could be elected with just over 40% of the vote, meaning a candidate could win even though seen as the last choice of nearly 60% of the voters. The following decade saw continuing controversy about voting methods in Burlington. In 2011, for example, an initiative effort to increase the winning threshold from the 40% plurality to a 50% majority failed by 58.5% to 41.5%,https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/sites/default/files/CT/ElectionResults/20110301/election_summary_report_20110301.pdf Annual City Election results March 1, 2011 City of Burlington while in 2019, instant-runoff voting was once again proposed for Burlington by Councilor Jack Hanson but went unapproved by the Charter Change Committee for the March 2020 ballot.https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2019/12/03/ranked-choice-voting-proposal-advances-in-burlington Ranked-Choice Voting Proposal Advances in Burlington Seven Days en-us December 4, 2019 One year later, in July 2020, the city council voted 6–5 in support of a measure to reinstate IRV, but it was vetoed by Mayor Miro Weinberger the following month.August 10, 2020 Push for ranked-choice voting dies in Vermont's biggest city https://thefulcrum.us/ranked-choice-voting-2646939331 September 22, 2020 The Fulcrum en The council then amended the measure to apply only to the council itself, which the Mayor accepted, and on March 2, 2021, Burlington voters voted in favor of IRV for its city council by 64% to 36% (8,914 to 4,918).Swann Sara Ranked-choice voting poised to return to Vermont's largest city https://thefulcrum.us/voting/burlington-ranked-choice-voting-2650877555 The Fulcrum May 2, 2021Huntley Katharine Voters approve all Burlington ballot issues https://www.wcax.com/2021/03/03/voters-approve-all-burlington-ballot-issues/ WCAX3 May 2, 2021Burlington, Vermont, Question 4, Ranked-Choice Voting Amendment (March 2021) https://ballotpedia.org/Burlington,_Vermont,_Question_4,_Ranked-Choice_Voting_Amendment_(March_2021) Ballotpedia July 24, 2021 The charter change required approval by the Vermont legislature, which enacted it in May of 2022, and which the governor allowed to become law without his signature.Ruehsen Ella Scott paves way for ranked choice voting in Burlington council elections https://vtdigger.org/2022/05/20/scott-paves-way-for-ranked-choice-voting-in-burlington-council-elections/ 2024-03-16 VTDigger 2022-05-20 The council in September 2022, the voters in March 2023, and the legislature in May 2023 approved the expansion of use of IRV for mayor, school commissioners, and ward election officers, with first use in March 2024.Skillman Kori Burlington considers extending ranked choice voting to mayoral elections https://vtdigger.org/2022/09/13/burlington-considers-extending-ranked-choice-voting-to-mayoral-elections/ 2024-03-16 VTDigger 2022-09-13Burlington, Vermont, Question 6, Ranked-Choice Voting for Mayor, School Commissioner, and Ward Election Officer Amendment (March 2023) https://ballotpedia.org/Burlington,_Vermont,_Question_6,_Ranked-Choice_Voting_for_Mayor,_School_Commissioner,_and_Ward_Election_Officer_Amendment_(March_2023) Ballotpedia Ballotpedia 2024-03-16Crowley Patrick Senate advances Burlington’s election-related charter changes https://vtdigger.org/2023/05/10/senate-advances-burlingtons-election-related-charter-changes/ 2024-03-16 VTDigger 2023-05-10 Endorsements List of Bob Kiss endorsements Federal officials Bernie Sanders, member of the United States Senate (2007–present) and mayor of Burlington, Vermont (1981–1989)Sanders 2009 Local officials Tim Ashe, member of the Vermont Senate (2009–2021) and Burlington city council from the 3rd ward (2004–2008)Launch 2009 List of Dan Smith endorsements State officials Hinda Miller, member of the Vermont Senate (2002–2013) and candidate for mayor in 2006 electionSmith Lost 2009 List of Kurt Wright endorsements Local officials Paul Decelles, member of the Burlington city councilRep Nom 2008 Craig Gutchell, member of the Burlington city councilRep Nom 2008 Dave Hartnett, Burlington Parks CommissionerRep Nom 2008 John Ewing, Burlington Parks Commissioner (Democratic)Rep Nom 2008 Organizations Burlington Firefighters AssociationFire 2009 See also Center squeeze References Works cited March 8, 2009 IRV By The Numbers 4A The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167009659/ Newspapers.com Analysis 2009 January 9, 2009 Mayoral debate: The first take 5A The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167007145/ Newspapers.com Debate 2 2009 February 18, 2009 Sanders endorse Kiss for mayor 3B The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167007981/ Newspapers.com Sanders 2009 Baird Joel March 7, 2009 Wright wants recount 1A The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167009383/ Newspapers.com Recount 2009 Barlow Daniel April 27, 2010 IRV B4 Rutland Herald https://www.newspapers.com/article/rutland-daily-herald/167032028/ Newspapers.com Repeal 2010 Briggs John January 21, 2009 5 council incumbents bow out 1B The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167007277/ Newspapers.com Council 2009 Briggs John January 8, 2009 Candidates for mayor debate today 1B The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167007058/ Newspapers.com Launch 2009 Briggs John December 24, 2008 Challengers target Kiss leadership 1B The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167006676/ Newspapers.com Debate 2008 Briggs John March 3, 2009 City: Early results promised 3B The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167008702/ Newspapers.com Voters 2009 Briggs John March 4, 2009 Democrats gain strength on council 2B The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167011193/ Newspapers.com Council Election 2009 Briggs John December 4, 2008 Democrats nominate Montroll for mayor's race 1B The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167006224/ Newspapers.com Dem Nom 2008 Briggs John January 27, 2009 Firefighters endorse Wright for mayor 2B The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167007499/ Newspapers.com Fire 2009 Briggs John February 11, 2009 Four mayoral rivals clash 1B The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167007843/ Newspapers.com Town Debate 2009 Briggs John January 23, 2009 Hackers hit Montroll site 1B The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167007676/ Newspapers.com Hack 2009 Briggs John December 3, 2008 Independent Smith announces run for mayor 1B The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167005955/ Newspapers.com Smith 2008 Briggs John January 9, 2009 Mayor candidates seek edge 1B The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167007220/ Newspapers.com Time 2009 Briggs John February 5, 2009 Mayoral candidates debate 1B The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167007765/ Newspapers.com Seven Days Debate 2009 Briggs John December 12, 2008 Republican Wright announces candidacy for mayor 1B The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167006368/ Newspapers.com Rep Nom 2008 Briggs John March 11, 2009 Wright calls off recount 1A The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167010028/ Newspapers.com Withdrew 2009 Hallenbeck Terri March 4, 2009 Independent status held Smith back 3B The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167009131/ Newspapers.com Smith Lost 2009 Hemingway Sam March 25, 2009 Winner Kiss spends the least in race for mayor 3B The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167012046/ Newspapers.com Finance 2009 Ryan Matt February 16, 2009 Candidates questioned 6A The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167008118/ Newspapers.com Three Debate 2009 Ryan Matt February 23, 2009 Candidates seek edge 6A The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167008225/ Newspapers.com Syn Debate 2009 Silverman Adam March 4, 2009 Dober wins Ward 7 council runoff 1B The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/167012559/ Newspapers.com Council Composition 2009 External links City's website Ballot data: 2009 Mayor Reports, see 2009 Burlington Mayor Final Piles Report.txt Comparative visualizations of IRV, Condorcet and Borda results. 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