2022 Vermont elections explained

Election Name:2022 Vermont elections
Country:Vermont
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 Vermont elections
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2024 Vermont elections
Next Year:2024
Election Date:November 8, 2022

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

See main article: 2022 United States Senate election in Vermont.

U.S. House

See main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont.

Governor

See main article: 2022 Vermont gubernatorial election.

Lieutenant governor

See main article: 2022 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election.

Attorney general

See main article: 2022 Vermont Attorney General election.

State treasurer

Election Name:2022 Vermont State Treasurer election
Country:Vermont
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 Vermont elections#Treasurer
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2024 Vermont elections#Treasurer
Next Year:2024
Election Date:November 8, 2022
Image1:Mike Pieciak on All Things LGBTQ (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Mike Pieciak
Party1:Vermont Democratic Party
Popular Vote1:182,571
Percentage1:62.53%
Nominee2:H. Brooke Paige
Party2:Vermont Republican Party
Popular Vote2:95,440
Percentage2:32.69%
State Treasurer
Before Election:Beth Pearce
Before Party:Vermont Democratic Party
After Election:Mike Pieciak
After Party:Vermont Democratic Party

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. Pieciak swept the election, securing every county except for Essex. He performed well across the state, crossing the margin of 80% in 12 municipalities. Those included Burlington, the most populous city in the state, the neighboring city of Winooski and the capital city of Montpelier. Conversely, Paige recorded his best result in the northern part of the state, narrowly failing to reach 70% in the town of Victory.[1]

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. However, the party's executive committee could not find another candidate in time, and Paige continued as the Republican nominee.

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrew before primary
Declined

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary

Secretary of state

Election Name:2022 Vermont Secretary of State election
Country:Vermont
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 Vermont elections#Secretary of State
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2024 Vermont Secretary of State election
Next Year:2024
Election Date:November 8, 2022
Image1:Sarah Copeland-Hanzas at Secretary of State Democratic Party Primary Forum (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Sarah Copeland-Hanzas
Party1:Vermont Democratic Party
Popular Vote1:179,087
Percentage1: 61.34%
Nominee2:H. Brooke Paige
Party2:Vermont Republican Party
Popular Vote2:95,666
Percentage2:32.77%
Map Size:175px
Secretary of State
Before Election:Jim Condos
Before Party:Vermont Democratic Party
After Election:Sarah Copeland-Hanzas
After Party:Vermont Democratic Party

Incumbent secretary of state Jim Condos retired.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in Primary
Declined

Endorsements

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary

State auditor

Election Name:2022 Vermont State Auditor election
Country:Vermont
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 Vermont elections#Auditor
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2024 Vermont elections#Auditor
Next Year:2024
Election Date:November 8, 2022
Image1:Doug Hoffer (cropped).png
Nominee1:Doug Hoffer
Party1:Vermont Democratic Party
Alliance1:Vermont Progressive Party
Popular Vote1: 178,714
Percentage1: 61.21%
Nominee2:Richard Morton
Party2:Vermont Republican Party
Popular Vote2:94,613
Percentage2:32.41%
Map Size:175px
State Auditor
Before Election:Doug Hoffer
Before Party:Vermont Democratic Party
After Election:Doug Hoffer
After Party:Vermont Democratic Party

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary
Replacement nominee

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary
Replacement nominee

General Assembly

See main article: 2022 Vermont Senate election.

See main article: 2022 Vermont House of Representatives election.

Ballot measures

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DescriptionResultYesNoType
Votes%Votes%
2[21] Amends the Vermont Constitution to ban slavery as punishment for a crime. Yes237,09788.730,25411.3Legislative
5[22] Amends the Vermont Constitution to add a right to reproductive autonomy. Yes211,15776.763,99623.3Legislative
Source

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Treasurer General Election . Vermont Secretary of State . 17 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Mike Pieciak, former financial regulation commissioner, is running for Vermont state treasurer . May 6, 2022 .
  3. Web site: Outgoing Financial Regulation Commissioner announces run for Vermont state treasurer . May 6, 2022 .
  4. Web site: Pieciak to run for state treasurer | Vermont Business Magazine .
  5. Web site: Citing health challenges, state Treasurer Beth Pearce to retire . May 4, 2022 .
  6. Web site: Paige to run as GOP candidate for Vt. Secretary of State and Treasurer . August 26, 2022 .
  7. Web site: Election information resources . September 2, 2022 . September 13, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200913091312/https://sos.vermont.gov/elections/election-info-resources/candidates/ . dead .
  8. Web site: Cutler, Calvin . May 3, 2022 . Copeland Hanzas launches campaign for Vt. secretary of state . wcax.com.
  9. Web site: Montpelier city clerk running for secretary of state. Calvin. Cutler. www.wcax.com. March 14, 2022 . March 17, 2023.
  10. Web site: Chris Winters, Condos' No. 2, is running for secretary of state. February 17, 2022.
  11. Web site: Vermont's Deputy Secretary of State Announces Run for Top Job. Kevin. McCallum. Seven Days. February 17, 2022.
  12. Web site: Team . WCAX News . Deputy Vt. secretary of state seeks top job . February 28, 2022 . www.wcax.com . February 17, 2022 . en.
  13. Web site: Deputy Secretary Chris Winters to run for Secretary of State | Vermont Business Magazine. vermontbiz.com.
  14. Web site: Mearhoff . Sarah . Secretary of State Jim Condos announces retirement after 11 years in post . . February 18, 2022 . February 15, 2022.
  15. Web site: Secretary of State Jim Condos will not seek re-election | Vermont Business Magazine. vermontbiz.com.
  16. Web site: Buckle up: Vermont's Robust August Primary Contests Take Shape .
  17. Web site: Politics1 – Online Guide to Vermont Politics .
  18. Web site: Final Reading: Full plates – VTDigger . May 6, 2022 .
  19. Web site: Vermont GOP set to nominate candidates for auditor, attorney general; still searching for treasurer . August 22, 2022 .
  20. Web site: Three Vt. Democratic primary winners to run as fusion candidates . August 25, 2022 .
  21. Web site: Vermont Proposal 2, Prohibit Slavery and Indentured Servitude Amendment (2022). Ballotpedia. March 17, 2023.
  22. Web site: Vermont Proposal 5, Right to Personal Reproductive Autonomy Amendment (2022). Ballotpedia. March 17, 2023.