2010 Vermont gubernatorial election

none related races 2010 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 2010 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont presidential no 2008 Vermont gubernatorial election 2008 November 2, 2010 2012 Vermont gubernatorial election 2012 File:Peter Shumlin 2012 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Peter Shumlin Democratic Party (United States) 119,543 49.48% 145 File:Brian Dubie headshot.jpg Brian Dubie Republican Party (United States) 115,212 47.69% 28 x220px County results x220px Municipality results Shumlin: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Dubie: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Governor Jim Douglas Republican Party (United States) Peter Shumlin Democratic Party (United States) The 2010 Vermont gubernatorial general election took place on November 2.https://ballotpedia.org/Vermont_gubernatorial_election,_2010 Vermont Gubernatorial Election, 2010 Ballotpedia Lucy Burns Institute Middleton, WI January 19, 2021 Vermont and New Hampshire are the only two states where the governor serves a two-year term instead of four.Allen Anne Wallace February 3, 2019 Vermont governors are divided on question of 4-year terms https://vtdigger.org/2019/02/03/vermont-governors-divided-question-4-year-terms/ VT Digger MOntpelier, VT Primary elections took place on August 24. Incumbent Republican governor Jim Douglas was not a candidate for re-election.August 27, 2009 Vermont Governor Douglas will not seek re-election https://vermontbiz.com/news/2009/august/27/vermont-governor-douglas-will-not-seek-re-election Vermont Biz.com Vermont Business Magazine South Burlington, VT Brian Dubie, the incumbent lieutenant governor, was the Republican nominee. The Democratic nomination was won by Peter Shumlin, the President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate. The result was a 119,543 (49.5 percent) to 115,212 (47.7 percent) plurality for Shumlin. Several minor candidates got between 600 and 2,000 votes each. In accordance with the Vermont Constitution, if no candidate receives a majority, the contest is decided by the Vermont General Assembly.Dobbs Taylor November 6, 2014 Wait, The Legislature Is Choosing The Governor? https://www.vpr.org/post/wait-legislature-choosing-governor Vermont Public Radio Colchester, VT In such races, the combined Vermont House and Senate almost always chooses the candidate who won a plurality. Dubie indicated on November 3 that he did not intend to ask for a recount or contest the election in the legislature, and conceded to Shumlin.Galloway Anne November 3, 2010 Dubie concedes; Shumlin holds victory presser at noon https://vtdigger.org/2010/11/03/dubie-concedes/ VT Digger Montpelier, VT On January 6, 2011, with 173 of 180 members voting, 87 votes were necessary for a choice.Remsen Nancy January 7, 2011 'Regular Guy' Phil Scott sworn in as lt. governor https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68012017/regular-guy/ The Burlington Free Press Burlington, VT 4 Newspapers.com The General Assembly elected Shumlin on the first ballot, 145–28. Republican primary Candidate Brian Dubie, lieutenant governorhttp://www.vpr.net/news_detail/85987/ Dubie will run for governor 1 October 2009 Ross Sneyd Vermont Public Radio Democratic primary Candidates Susan Bartlett, state senatorSen. Bartlett Enters 2010 Governor's Race WCAX News 2009-05-04 http://www.wcax.com/global/story.asp?s=10476836 2009-05-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20120224223027/http://www.wcax.com/global/story.asp?s=10476836 2012-02-24 dead Matt Dunne, Google executive and former state senatorhttp://www.timesargus.com/article/20091103/NEWS02/911030349/1003/NEWS02 Dunne will run: Times Argus Online Timesargus.com 2009-11-03 2010-08-21 August 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100821021042/http://www.timesargus.com/article/20091103/NEWS02/911030349/1003/NEWS02 dead Deborah Markowitz, secretary of state of Vermont Doug Racine, state senator, former lieutenant governor and nominee for governor in 2002Hallenbeck Terri Democrats crowd race for governor The Burlington Free Press 2009-02-24 http://burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20090224/NEWS03/90224001 2009-03-03June 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Peter Shumlin, Senate president pro temporehttp://www.rherald.com/news/2009-11-19/Front_Page/Sen_Shumlin_Confirms_Hell_Run_for_Governor_001.html Sen. Shumlin Confirms He'll Run for Governor | www.rherald.com | Randolph Herald www.rherald.com 2009-11-19 2010-08-21 Peter Shumlin won the Democratic primary according to the uncertified tabulation of statewide votes released by the Office of the Secretary of State on August 27, 2010, by 197 votes over Doug Racine, who requested a recount.Shumlin wins; Racine calls for recount The Burlington Free Press August 27, 2010 http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100827/NEWS03/100827014/ August 27, 2010 October 2010 H3llBot The recount began September 8.Judge will speed up Vt. primary recount https://web.archive.org/web/20100909080602/http://www.benningtonbanner.com/ci_15988782 September 9, 2010 , Bennington Banner, September 3, 2010 Racine conceded on September 10.Remsen Nancy Racine concedes The Burlington Free Press September 10, 2010 http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100910/NEWS03/100910020/ https://archive.today/20130118194623/http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100910/NEWS03/100910020/ dead January 18, 2013 September 11, 2010 Results thumb|180px|Results by county: #5f8dd3 Shumlin—50–60% #afc6e9 Shumlin—30–40% #afe9af Racine—30–40% #f4eed7 Markowitz—30–40% #ffccaa Dunne—30–40% #ffb380 Dunne—40–50% Democratic primary resultshttp://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2010PrimaryCanvass.pdf Archived copy 2010-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20101201161417/http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2010PrimaryCanvass.pdf 2010-12-01 dead Peter Shumlin Democratic Party (United States) 18,276 24.8 Doug Racine Democratic Party (United States) 18,079 24.6 Deborah Markowitz Democratic Party (United States) 17,579 23.9 Matt Dunne Democratic Party (United States) 15,323 20.8 Susan Bartlett Democratic Party (United States) 3,759 5.1 Write-in Democratic Party (United States) 560 0.8 73,576 100 Progressive primary Candidates Martha Abbott, state party chair; Abbott won the primary, then withdrew from the election, so the party did not have a candidate on the ballot.Abbott drops out of governor's race The Burlington Free Press August 28, 2010 http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100828/NEWS03/8280302 August 29, 2010 October 2010 H3llBot The party had promised not to play a "spoiler" role in the election if Shumlin supported single-payer health care, which he did.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/opinion/sunday/as-vermont-goes-so-goes-the-nation.html As Vermont Goes, So Goes the Nation? The New York Times Molly Worthen April 5, 2014 September 28, 2014 Results Vermont Progressive primary results Martha Abbott Vermont Progressive Party 257 69.6 Write-in Vermont Progressive Party 112 30.4 369 100 Independent and third-party candidates Cris Ericson, United States Marijuana Party Dan Feliciano, Independent Ben Mitchell, Liberty Union Party Em Payton, Independent Dennis Steele, Independent General election Predictions Source Ranking As of Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-10-14_12-35-09.php https://web.archive.org/web/20101028141343/http://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-10-14_12-35-09.php dead October 28, 2010 2010 Governors Race Ratings Cook Political Report October 28, 2010 Tossup October 14, 2010 Rothenberghttp://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2010-gubernatorial-ratings-october-28-2010 Governor Ratings Rothenberg Political Report October 28, 2010 Tilt D Flip October 28, 2010 RealClearPoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/2010_elections_governor_map.html 2010 Governor Races RealClearPolitics October 28, 2010 Tossup November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2010102801/ THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS Sabato's Crystal Ball October 28, 2010 Lean D Flip October 28, 2010 CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor Race Ratings Chart: Governor CQ Politics October 28, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101005231611/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor October 5, 2010 Tossup October 28, 2010 Polling Poll source Dates administered BrianDubie (R) PeterShumlin (D)Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports October 28, 2010 45% 50%Vermont Public RadioVermont Public Radio October 12, 2010 44% 43%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports September 13, 2010 46% 49%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 17, 2010 55% 36%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports March 18, 2010 51% 33% Results thumb|200px|County flips: Republican #f48882 Hold Democratic #0671b0 Flip 2010 Vermont gubernatorial electionhttp://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2010GeneralCanvass.pdf Archived copy 2015-03-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20101201164152/http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2010GeneralCanvass.pdf 2010-12-01 dead Democratic Party (United States) Peter Shumlin 119,543 49.48% +27.8% Republican Party (United States) Brian Dubie 115,212 47.69% -5.7% Independent politician Dennis Steele 1,917 0.79% n/a United States Marijuana Party Cris Ericson 1,819 0.75% n/a Independent politician Dan Feliciano 1,341 0.56% n/a Independent politician Emily Peyton 684 0.28% n/a Liberty Union Party Ben Mitchell 429 0.18% -0.33% 660 0.27% n/a 4,331 241,605 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) By county CountyPeter ShumlinDemocraticBrian DubieRepublicanVarious candidatesOther parties#%#%#%Addison7,73950.8%7,12946.8%3702.4%Bennington7,66255.3%5,70041.2%4843.4%Caledonia4,35339.0%6,39257.3%4093.7%Chittenden32,28052.4%28,05045.6%1,2162.0%Essex79734.4%1,41361.0%1074.6%Franklin5,99936.8%9,84060.4%4512.8%Grand Isle1,49542.8%1,90654.6%922.6%Lamoille4,56447.6%4,75549.6%2742.9%Orange5,67849.5%5,41247.2%3783.3%Orleans3,87441.1%5,23555.5%3253.4%Rutland9,48341.6%12,58355.2%7383.3%Washington13,27553.1%10,97343.9%7583.0%Windham10,44260.6%6,27836.4%5153.0%Windsor11,90253.7%9,54643.0%7333.3% Totals119,54349.5%115,21247.7%6,8502.8% Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Addison (largest municipality: Middlebury) Bennington (largest municipality: Bennington) Chittenden (largest municipality: Burlington) Orange (largest city: Randolph) Washington (largest municipality: Barre) Windham (largest municipality: Brattleboro) Windsor (largest municipality: Hartford) General Assembly results Vermont's Constitution requires the Vermont General Assembly to select if no candidate obtains a majority. The combined Vermont House and Senate almost always chooses the candidate who won a plurality. The legislature officially elected Peter Shumlin on January 6, 2011. 2010 gubernatorial election results, Legislative Joint Assembly Democratic Party (United States) Peter Shumlin 145 80.6% N/A Republican Party (United States) Brian Dubie 28 15.6% N/A 173 of 180 96.2% N/A See also List of governors of Vermont 2010 United States gubernatorial elections References External links Vermont Secretary of State – Elections & Campaign Finance Division Vermont Governor Candidates https://web.archive.org/web/20081012172329/http://www.votesmart.org/election_governor_five_categories.php?state_id=VT October 12, 2008 at Project Vote Smart Campaign contributions for 2010 Vermont Governor from Follow the Money Vermont Governor 2010 from OurCampaigns.com https://archive.today/20130131143012/http://www.pollster.com/polls/vt/10-vt-gov-ge-dvs.php 2010 Vermont Gubernatorial General Election el graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com Election 2010: Vermont Governor from Rasmussen Reports 2010 Vermont Governor Race from Real Clear Politics 2010 Vermont Governor's RaceJuly 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes from CQ Politics Race Profile in The New York Times Vermont League of Conservation Voters 2010 candidates Q&A from VT LCV Official campaign websites (archived) Brian Dubie for Governor Trav Fryer for Governor Cris Ericson for Governor Emily Peyton For Governor Peter Shumlin for Governor Dennis Steele for Governor 2010 Vermont Gubernatorial Category:Contingent elections in Vermont