Vermont down ballot state executive elections, 2014
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Two down ballot state executive positions were up for election in the state of Vermont in 2014. The two down ballot seats on the ballot in 2014 were the Vermont Treasurer and the Vermont Auditor. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Auditor Doug Hoffer (D) ran unopposed for another term in office. The treasurer's race featured incumbent Elizabeth Pearce (D) facing Liberty Union Party candidate Murray Ngoima and Vermont Progressive Party candidate Don Schramm. Hoffer and Pearce won election on November 4.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Vermont utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Treasurer
Candidates
Elizabeth Pearce - Incumbent 
[3]
Murray Ngoima - Liberty Union Party candidate[3]
Don Schramm
Results
| Vermont Treasurer, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Beth Pearce Incumbent |
74.5% | 124,925 | |
| Progressive | Don Schramm | 17.4% | 29,120 | |
| Liberty Union | Murray Ngoima | 8.1% | 13,540 | |
| Total Votes | 167,585 | |||
| Election results via New York Times | ||||
Campaign finance
Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $38,751 during the election. This information was last updated on May 7, 2015.[4]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Elizabeth Pearce |
Vermont Treasurer |  |
$38,751 | |
| Murray Ngoima |
Vermont Treasurer |  |
$0 | |
| Don Schramm |
Vermont Treasurer | |
$0 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $38,751 | |||
Duties
The office of the treasurer has a wide range of duties:
- invests state funds
- issues of all state bonds authorized by the general assembly
- serves as the central bank for state agencies
- manages the state's cash balances, processes checks and reconciles payroll and vendor checks
- safeguards and returns unclaimed or abandoned financial property
- administers three major pension plans, the deferred compensation plan, and the defined contribution play for state employees, teachers, and participating municipalities[5]
Past elections
2012
| Vermont Treasurer General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Pearce Incumbent |
52.3% | 147,700 | |
| Republican | Wendy Wilton | 40.7% | 114,947 | |
| Progressive | Don Schramm | 4.4% | 12,497 | |
| Liberty Union | Jessica Diamondstone | 2.5% | 6,939 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 0.1% | 198 | |
| Total Votes | 282,281 | |||
| Election results via Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Auditor
Candidates
Doug Hoffer - Incumbent [3]
Results
Doug Hoffer won re-election without opposition.
Campaign finance
Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $10,942 during the election. This information was last updated on May 7, 2015.[6]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Doug Hoffer |
Vermont Auditor | |
$10,942 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $10,942 | |||
Duties
The office of the auditor is responsible for conducting three major types of audits, all of which focus on the state's accountability to its citizens from both a financial and service delivery perspective:
- Performance audits
- Vermont's financial statement audit (CAFR)
- Vermont's single audit
- Looks at the state's usage of federal funds.[7]
Past elections
2012
| Vermont State Auditor General Election, 2012 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Doug Hoffer |
51.3% | 140,805 | |
| Republican | Vince Illuzzi | 45.1% | 123,806 | |
| Liberty Union | Jerry Levy | 3.4% | 9,381 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 0.1% | 276 | |
| Total Votes | 274,268 | |||
| Election results via Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Key deadlines
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| June 12, 2014 | Filing deadline |
| August 26, 2014 | Primary election |
| November 4, 2014 | General election |
| November 11, 2014 | Canvassing committees prepare certificates of election |
| January 8, 2015 | State executives inaugurated |
Recent news
Auditor
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Treasurer
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State,"Party Organization," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing," accessed June 13, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of Vermont 2014 elections," accessed May 8, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedabout - ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of Vermont 2014 elections," accessed May 8, 2015
- ↑ Vermont State Auditor, "2012 Annual Report," accessed December 9, 2011
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