Vermont Attorney General election, 2018

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Election details
Filing deadline: May 31, 2018
Primary: August 14, 2018
General: November 6, 2018
Pre-election incumbent(s):
T.J. Donovan (Democrat)
How to vote
Poll times: Open between 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.; close at 7 p.m.
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State executive elections in 2018
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Vermont held an election for attorney general on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2018.


Democratic Party For more information about the Democratic primary, click here.
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SETTING THE STAGE
  • Heading into the 2018 election, the sitting attorney general of Vermont was T.J. Donovan (D), who was first elected in 2016.
  • In 2018, Vermont was under under a divided government. It had held this status since Gov. Phillip Scott (R) took office in January 2017. Vermont was also under divided triplex control.
  • Vermont was won by the Democratic candidate in each of the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016. The widest margin of victory was Barack Obama's 37 percent margin in 2008, while the narrowest was Al Gore's ten percent margin in 2000.


    • Candidates and election results

    General election

    General election for Attorney General of Vermont

    Incumbent T.J. Donovan defeated Janssen Willhoit and Rosemarie Jackowski in the general election for Attorney General of Vermont on November 6, 2018.

    Candidate
    %
    Votes
    ✔
    Image of T.J. Donovan
    		T.J. Donovan (D)
     
    70.1
     
    		187,093
    Image of Janssen Willhoit
    		Janssen Willhoit (R)
     
    26.3
     
    		70,226
    Image of Rosemarie Jackowski
    		Rosemarie Jackowski (Liberty Union Party)
     
    3.6
     
    		9,536
     Other/Write-in votes
     
    0.1
     
    		166

    Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

    		Total votes: 267,021
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    Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

    Democratic primary election

    Democratic primary for Attorney General of Vermont

    Incumbent T.J. Donovan advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Vermont on August 14, 2018.

    Candidate
    %
    Votes
    ✔
    Image of T.J. Donovan
    		T.J. Donovan
     
    100.0
     
    		58,714

    Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

    		Total votes: 58,714
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    Republican primary election

    Republican primary for Attorney General of Vermont

    H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Vermont on August 14, 2018.

    Candidate
    %
    Votes
    ✔
    Image of H. Brooke Paige
    		H. Brooke Paige
     
    100.0
     
    		16,853

    There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

    		Total votes: 16,853
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    State overview

    Partisan control

    This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Vermont heading into the 2018 elections.

    Congressional delegation

    State executives

    • As of September 2018, Democrats held four of 10 state executive positions, Republicans held one, and the remaining five positions were officially nonpartisan.
    • The governor of Vermont was Republican Phil Scott. The state held elections for governor on November 6, 2018.

    State legislature

    • Democrats controlled both chambers of the Vermont General Assembly. They had a 80-53 majority in the state House and a 21-7 majority in the state Senate.

    Trifecta status

    • Vermont was under divided government, meaning that the two parties shared control of the state government. Phil Scott (R) served as governor, while Democrats controlled the state legislature.

    2018 elections

    See also: Vermont elections, 2018

    Vermont held elections for the following positions in 2018:

    Demographics

    Demographic data for Vermont
     VermontU.S.
    Total population:626,088316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):9,2173,531,905
    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)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Vermont.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

    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).[3]

    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.[4]

    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: 1992-2024
    Ten years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
    Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

    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 21 22 23 24
    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 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 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 D D D D


    Pivot Counties

    See also: Pivot Counties by state

    One of 14 Vermont counties—7.14 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

    Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
    County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
    Essex County, Vermont 16.65% 13.40% 14.48%

    In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Vermont with 56.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 30.3 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Vermont cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 60.0 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Vermont supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 70.0 to 26.7 percent. The state, however, favored Democrats in every election between between 2000 and 2016.

    Presidential results by legislative district

    The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Vermont. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[5][6]

    In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won all 104 state House districts in Vermont with an average margin of victory of 35.6 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 92 out of 104 state House districts in Vermont with an average margin of victory of 29.4 points. Clinton won 27 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
    In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 12 out of 104 state House districts in Vermont with an average margin of victory of 6.1 points.


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    Vermont Attorney General election, 2018 - Google News

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Polls may have opened earlier than 10:00 a.m.; 10:00 a.m. was the latest poll opening time.
    2. ↑ Polls may have opened earlier than 10:00 a.m.; 10:00 a.m. was the latest poll opening time.
    3. ↑ Vermont Demographics, "Vermont Cities by Population," accessed September 6, 2018
    4. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Election Results Archive," accessed September 6, 2018
    5. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
    6. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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