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Vermont, Auditor

Vermont held an election for auditor on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2018.


State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Vermont from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Vermont Secretary of State.

Historical elections

Presidential elections

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Vermont every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Vermont 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 56.7% Republican Party Donald Trump 30.3% 26.4%
2012 Democratic Party Barack Obama 66.8% Republican Party Mitt Romney 31.1% 35.7%
2008 Democratic Party Barack Obama 67.5% Republican Party John McCain 30.4% 37.1%
2004 Democratic Party John Kerry 58.9% Republican Party George W. Bush 38.8% 20.1%
2000 Democratic Party Al Gore 50.6% Republican Party George W. Bush 40.7% 9.9%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Vermont from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Vermont 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Democratic Party Patrick Leahy 61.3% Republican Party Scott Milne 33.0% 28.3%
2012 Grey.png Bernie Sanders 71.0% Republican Party John Macgovern 24.9% 46.1%
2010 Republican Party Patrick Leahy 64.3% Democratic Party Len Britton 30.9% 33.4%
2006 Democratic Party Bernie Sanders 65.4% Republican Party Rich Tarrant 32.4% 33.0%
2004 Democratic Party Patrick Leahy 70.6% Republican Party Jack McMullen 24.5% 46.1%
2000 Republican Party James M. Jeffords 65.6% Democratic Party Ed Flanagan 25.4% 40.2%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every two years in Vermont.

Election results (Governor), Vermont 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Phil Scott 52.9% Democratic Party Sue Minter 44.2% 8.7%
2014 Democratic Party Peter Shumlin 46.5% Republican Party Scott Milne 45.2% 1.3%
2012 Democratic Party Peter Shumlin 58.0% Republican Party Randy Brock 37.7% 20.3%
2010 Democratic Party Peter Shumlin 49.5% Republican Party Brian Dubie 47.7% 1.8%
2008 Republican Party Jim Douglas 53.4% Grey.png Anthony Pollina 21.9% 31.5%
2006 Republican Party Jim Douglas 56.4% Democratic Party Scudder Parker 41.2% 15.2%
2004 Republican Party Jim Douglas 58.7% Democratic Party Peter Clavelle 37.9% 20.8%
2002 Republican Party Jim Douglas 44.9% Democratic Party Doug Racine 42.4% 2.5%
2000 Democratic Party Howard Dean 50.5% Republican Party Ruth Dwyer 37.9% 12.6%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

See the list below for the members elected to represent Vermont in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Vermont has one at-large representative in the House. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Trifectas, 1992-2017

“A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.”

Vermont Party Control: 1992-2020
Ten years of Democratic trifectasNo Republican trifectas

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D R R R R
Senate D R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House R D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D


Demographics

Demographic data for Vermont

VermontU.S.
Total population:626,088316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):9,2173,531,905
Gender
Female:50.8%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:94.9%73.6%
Black/African American:1.1%12.6%
Asian:1.4%5.1%
Native American:0.3%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:1.9%3%
Hispanic/Latino:1.7%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:91.8%86.7%
College graduation rate:36%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$55,176$53,889
Persons below poverty level:13.2%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Vermont.

As of July 2016, Vermont's largest cities by population were Burlington (pop. est. 42,239), Essex (pop. est. 21,519), and South Burlington (pop. est. 19,141).