Vermont

VERMONT

3 Electoral Votes

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vermont Secretary of State)

Total Population, July 1, 2003	619,107
Total Registration, Nov. 2004	444,077*	There is no party registration in Vermont.

Vermont has: 14 counties.

Government
Governor: Jim Douglas (R) first elected Nov. 2002/Jan. 2003, re-elected Nov. 2004.
State Legislature: Vermont General Assembly House: 150 seats Senate: 30 seats
Local: Municipalities and Regions NACO Counties
U.S. House: 1I - At-Large Bernie Sanders (I).
U.S. Senate: Jim Jeffords (I) first elected 1988; switched from Rep. to Indep. May 24, 2001; up for re-election in 2006, Patrick Leahy (D) first elected 1974, re-elected in 2004.

Statewide incumbent officeholders were all re-elected: Gov. Jim Douglas (R) defeated Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle (D) by a 58.7% to 37.9% margin, Sen. Pat Leahy (D) gained 70.6% of the vote against Jack McMullen (R), and At-Large Rep. Bernie Sanders (I) easily won. Democrats were pleased with their showing in the General Assembly. In the House they finished with 83 seats to 60 for the Republicans (down from 74), 6 for Progressives, and 1 Independent. In the Senate they gained a 21 to 9 majority.

The Green Mountain State

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General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Vermont recognizes the Democratic, Progressive, and Republican parties as major parties and the Constitution, Green, Libertarian, and Liberty Union parties as minor parties.>

Official Results
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.)	1,102	(0.3)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	121,180	(38.8)
Calero/Hawkins (SWP)	244	-
+Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)	184,067	(58.9)
Nader/Camejo (Ind.)	4,494	(1.4)
Parker/Gutierrez (Lib.Un.)	265	-
Write Ins	957	(0.3)
Total........312,309

Registered Voters: 444,077* Total Counted: 314,220
Turnout: 70.8 % of registered
Absentee votes counted: 60,102 19.1%

*"This number is inflated due to statutorily mandated delay in removing names of persons who have moved to another voting district, but who have not notified the clerk in writing of the change."

2004 Overview
After the excitement of Howard Dean's bid for the Democratic nomination, the general election presidential race was a low key affair. The Kerry-Edwards ticket easily carried the state, securing a plurality of 62,887 votes. Kerry won 13 of 14 counties; Bush prevailed only in sparsely populated Essex County in the northeast corner of the state.
General Election Details

[State primary: September 14, 2004]

Past Results

1996

Clinton (Dem.).........137,894	(53.35)
Dole (Rep.)...............80,352	(31.09)
Perot (Ref.)...............31,024	(12.00)
Nader (Ind.)................5,585	(2.16)
Others (6+w/ins).........3,594	(1.39)
Total........258,449

1992

Clinton (Dem.).........133,592 (46.11)

Bush (Rep.)..............88,122 (30.42)

Perot (Ind.)................65,991
(22.78)

Others (6+w/ins).........1,996
(0.69)

Total........289,701

2000

Browne/Olivier (Lib.)	784	(0.27)
Buchanan/Foster (Ref.)	2,192	(0.74)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	119,775	(40.70)
+Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)	149,022	(50.63)
Hagelin/Goldhaber (NLP)	219	(0.07)
Harris/Trowe (SWP)	70	(0.02)
Lane/Wilkinson	1,044	(0.35)
McReynolds/Hollis(Lib.Un.)	161	(0.05)
Nader/LaDuke (Grn.)	20,374	(6.92)
Phillips/Frazier (Const.)	153	(0.05)
Write Ins	514	(0.17)
Total........294,308

Registered Voters: 391,303 Total Counted: 297,146
Absentee votes counted: 57,031 19.0%

2000 Overview
Vermont was a safe state for Gore, and the Gore-Lieberman ticket carried it with a plurality of 29,247 votes (9.93 percentage points) over Bush-Cheney. Gore won in 10 counties; Bush carried 4. Ralph Nader achieved one of his best showings nationwide, gaining 6.92% of the vote. While the presidential race did not draw much resources or attention; the governor's race was hotly contested, and the issue of gay civil unions continued to color the landscape as it contributed to a dramatic shift in the state House of Representatives.
General Election Activity

Notes: Voter registatration deadline was Oct. 28, 2000.
Deadline for filing statements of nomination was Sept. 21, 2000.

2004 Presidential Primary -- Tuesday, March 2, 2004

Procedures for presidential primaries in Vermont are outlined in Vermont Statutes--Title 17 (Elections) Chapter 57 (Presidential Elections), Subchapter 1. Statutes §2701 sets the presidential primary on the first Tuesday in March. §2703 outlines the petition process major party candidates must follow to appear on the primary ballot. Petitions with the signatures of one thousand voters and filing fee of $2,000 must be filed with the secretary of state by the third Monday of January preceding the primary election.

"There is no party registration in Vermont. ...for ONLY the Presidential Primary each voter must request one Major Party ballot and the election official must record the major party ballot chosen next to the name of the voter on the entrance checklist with a D, P, or R."
Official Canvass
Registered Voters ............................................. 401,238
Total votes counted ........................................... 112,327 .................... 28.00%
Absentee votes counted....................................... 10,485....................... 9.33%
Votes counted, Democratic Party......................... 83,116..................... 73.99%
Votes counted, Republican Party......................... 27,673...................... 24.64%

Democrats

Wesley K. Clark *	2,749	3.31%
+Howard Dean	44,393	53.41%
John F. Kerry	26,171	31.49%
Dennis J. Kucinich	3,396	4.09%
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.	386	0.46%
Write-in, John Edwards	5,113	6.15%
Other Combined Write-in	673	0.81%
Total Votes Counted	83,116

Republicans

+George W. Bush	25,415	91.84%
Write-in Votes	874	3.16%
Total Votes Counted	27,673

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