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Parents > United States > Vermont > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 2014 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 2014 - 05:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 2014 - 06:00pm Central
Term Start January 08, 2015 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2017 - 12:00pm
ContributorJ.R.
Last ModifiedRBH January 24, 2015 10:11pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Comments: Peter Shumlin fell 7,036 votes short of a majority in the General Election of 2014. The joint assembly convened on January 8, 2015, to hear the report of the canvassing committee and, in the case of the office of Governor, to vote by joint ballot for the three candidates who received the greatest number of votes.

On the first ballot, when the ballots were taken and counted, the result was as follows:

Total votes cast: 179
Total necessary for election: 91
Dan Feliciano: 0
Scott Milne: 69
Peter Shumlin: 110

Peter Shumlin was declared to be the Governor of the State of Vermont for the two years next ensuing.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2012
NamePeter Shumlin Votes170,749 (57.80%)
Term01/10/2013 - 01/10/2015 Margin59,809 (+20.25%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/2016
NamePhil Scott Votes166,817 (52.91%)
Term01/03/2017 - 01/03/2019 Margin27,564 (+8.74%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 26, 2014 VT Governor - D Primary
Peter Shumlin
D 19,828
Aug 26, 2014 VT Governor - R Primary
Scott E. Milne
R 16,010
Aug 26, 2014 VT Governor - LBU Primary
Peter I. Diamondstone
LBU 149
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
02/22/2013 11/04/2014
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Peter Shumlin ----3 9
Leaning Call: Peter Shumlin (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Peter Shumlin (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

08/18/2014 10/23/2014

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name (I) Gov. Peter Shumlin Scott E. Milne Dan Feliciano Em Peyton Peter I. Diamondstone Bernard Peters Cris Ericson
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Independent Liberty Union Independent Independent
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 89,509 (46.36%) 87,075 (45.10%) 8,428 (4.37%) 3,157 (1.64%) 1,673 (0.87%) 1,434 (0.74%) 1,089 (0.56%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,434 (-1.26%) -81,081 (-41.99%) -86,352 (-44.72%) -87,836 (-45.49%) -88,075 (-45.61%) -88,420 (-45.79%)
Predict Avg.47.50% 35.00% 0.00% 8.50% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 01/01/2014 01/01/2014 01/01/2014 01/01/2014 01/01/2014 01/01/2014 01/01/2014
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MATCHUP POLLS (4 from 2 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg45.74%-- 34.93%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
YouGov 
10/16/14-10/23/14
47.00% 1.0 35.00% 6.0 0.00% -- 0.00% 11.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
09/20/14-10/01/14
46.00% 1.0 29.00% 6.0 0.00% -- 11.00% 9.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
08/18/14-09/02/14
45.00% -- 35.00% -- 0.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
08/28/14-08/29/14
48.00% -- 36.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
LBR Old LW
MORE CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name (W) Write-In  
PartyNonpartisan  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 722 (0.37%)  
Margin-88,787 (-45.98%)  
Predict Avg.0.00%  
Cash On Hand $--  
Website  
Entry Date 01/01/2014  
MATCHUP POLLS (4 from 2 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%--  
YouGov 
10/16/14-10/23/14
0.00% --
YouGov 
09/20/14-10/01/14
0.00% --
YouGov 
08/18/14-09/02/14
0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
08/28/14-08/29/14
0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
 


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