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VT Lt. Governor

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> United States > Vermont > Lieutenant Governor

Office

Lieutenant Governor

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

September 17, 2010 - 05:00pm

Polls Open

November 02, 2010 - 05:00am

Polls Close

November 02, 2010 - 06:00pm

Term Start

January 06, 2011 - 12:00pm

Term End

January 10, 2013 - 12:00pm

Turnout

38.65% Total Population

Contributor

Christie-Toomey '16

Last Modified

RBH September 06, 2011 11:07pm

Data Sources

[Link]

Description

Term commencing on the first Thursday next after the first Monday of January following their election.

Since no candidate won a majority, the legislature elected the Lt. Governor.

Legislators elected Phil Scott by a margin of 150 to 22 over Steve Howard. Peter Garritano received 1 vote. [Link]

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Republican	Won	11/04/2008
	Name	Brian Dubie	Votes	171,744 (55.08%)
	Term	01/03/2009 - 01/03/2011	Margin	49,791 (+15.97%)

NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Republican	Won	11/06/2012
	Name	Phil Scott	Votes	162,767 (57.11%)
	Term	01/10/2013 - 01/10/2015	Margin	47,752 (+16.75%)

PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 24, 2010	VT Lt. Governor - PRG Primary	Marjorie Power
Aug 24, 2010	VT Lt. Governor - R Primary	Phil Scott
Aug 24, 2010	VT Lieutenant Governor - D Primary	Steven James Howard