2022 Vermont elections

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A general election were held in the U.S. state of Vermont in 2022. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election as well as Vermont's Class 3 U.S. Senate seat and its lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. Senate

U.S. House

Governor

Lieutenant governor

Attorney general

State treasurer

2022 Vermont State Treasurer election

← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →
 
Nominee Mike Pieciak H. Brooke Paige
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 182,571 95,440
Percentage 62.53% 32.69%

County results
Pearce:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Paige:      50–60%

State Treasurer before election

Beth Pearce
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Mike Pieciak
Democratic

Incumbent state treasurer Beth Pearce was eligible to seek a sixth term in office, but instead chose to retire due to a diagnosis of cancer.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Endorsements

Republican primary

After winning the primary, Paige indicated that he would drop out and let the Vermont Republican Party choose a replacement nominee.[6] However, the party's executive committee could not find another candidate in time, and Paige continued as the Republican nominee.[7]

Candidates

Nominee
  • H. Brooke Paige, newsstand owner and perennial candidate[8][6][7]
Withdrew before primary
  • Kevin Divney, financial analyst[8]
Declined
  • Wendy Wilton, former Rutland City Treasurer, former state representative, and nominee for state treasurer in 2012[6]

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary
  • Don Schramm, cofounder of Burlington Co-housing[8][9]

Secretary of state

2022 Vermont Secretary of State election

← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →
 
Nominee Sarah Copeland-Hanzas H. Brooke Paige
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 179,087 95,666
Percentage 61.34% 32.77%

County results
Copeland-Hanzas:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Paige:      50–60%

Secretary of State before election

Jim Condos
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Sarah Copeland-Hanzas
Democratic

Incumbent secretary of state Jim Condos is retiring.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in Primary
Declined

Endorsements

Sarah Copeland-Hanzas
State legislators
Chris Winters
Statewide officials

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • H. Brooke Paige, newsstand owner and perennial candidate[8]

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary

State auditor

2022 Vermont State Auditor election

← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →
 
Nominee Doug Hoffer Richard Morton
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Progressive
Popular vote 178,714 94,613
Percentage 61.21% 32.41%

County results
Hoffer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Morton:      50–60%

State Auditor before election

Doug Hoffer
Democratic

Elected State Auditor

Doug Hoffer
Democratic

Incumbent state auditor Doug Hoffer is running for re-election to a fifth term in office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary
  • H. Brooke Paige, newsstand owner and perennial candidate[8][6]
Replacement nominee

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary
  • Marielle Blais, vice chair of the Vermont Progressive Party[8][19][9]
Replacement nominee
  • Doug Hoffer, incumbent state auditor (cross-endorsement of the Democratic nominee)[21]

General Assembly

Ballot measures

November 8, 2022, general election
No. Description Result Yes No Type
Votes % Votes %
2[22] Amends the Vermont Constitution to ban slavery as punishment for a crime. Yes 237,097 88.7 30,254 11.3 Legislative
5[23] Amends the Vermont Constitution to add a right to reproductive autonomy. Yes 211,157 76.7 63,996 23.3 Legislative
Source

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mike Pieciak, former financial regulation commissioner, is running for Vermont state treasurer". May 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Outgoing Financial Regulation Commissioner announces run for Vermont state treasurer". May 6, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Pieciak to run for state treasurer | Vermont Business Magazine".
  4. ^ "Citing health challenges, state Treasurer Beth Pearce to retire". May 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "As Mike Pieciak's political star rises, his role regulating EB-5 projects looms in the background". October 18, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Vermont GOP set to nominate candidates for auditor, attorney general; still searching for treasurer". August 22, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Paige to run as GOP candidate for Vt. Secretary of State and Treasurer". August 26, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Buckle up: Vermont's Robust August Primary Contests Take Shape".
  9. ^ a b c "Election information resources". Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Chris Winters, Condos' No. 2, is running for secretary of state". February 17, 2022.
  11. ^ Cutler, Calvin (May 3, 2022). "Copeland Hanzas launches campaign for Vt. secretary of state". wcax.com.
  12. ^ a b "Representative Sarah Copeland Hanzas to run for Secretary of State". Vermont Business Magazine. May 3, 2022.
  13. ^ Cutler, Calvin (March 14, 2022). "Montpelier city clerk running for secretary of state". www.wcax.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  14. ^ McCallum, Kevin (February 17, 2022). "Vermont's Deputy Secretary of State Announces Run for Top Job". Seven Days.
  15. ^ Team, WCAX News (February 17, 2022). "Deputy Vt. secretary of state seeks top job". www.wcax.com. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Deputy Secretary Chris Winters to run for Secretary of State | Vermont Business Magazine". vermontbiz.com.
  17. ^ Mearhoff, Sarah (February 15, 2022). "Secretary of State Jim Condos announces retirement after 11 years in post". VTDigger. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  18. ^ "Secretary of State Jim Condos will not seek re-election | Vermont Business Magazine". vermontbiz.com.
  19. ^ a b "Politics1 – Online Guide to Vermont Politics".
  20. ^ "Final Reading: Full plates – VTDigger". May 6, 2022.
  21. ^ "Three Vt. Democratic primary winners to run as fusion candidates". August 25, 2022.
  22. ^ "Vermont Proposal 2, Prohibit Slavery and Indentured Servitude Amendment (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  23. ^ "Vermont Proposal 5, Right to Personal Reproductive Autonomy Amendment (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

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