Vermont, Secretary of state

Vermont held an election for secretary of state on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2018.

SETTING THE STAGE
Heading into the 2018 election, the secretary of state of Vermont was Jim Condos (D), who was first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2012, 2014, and 2016. Condos ran for re-election.
In 2018, Vermont was 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.

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.

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	Hillary Clinton	56.7%	Donald Trump	30.3%	26.4%
2012	Barack Obama	66.8%	Mitt Romney	31.1%	35.7%
2008	Barack Obama	67.5%	John McCain	30.4%	37.1%
2004	John Kerry	58.9%	George W. Bush	38.8%	20.1%
2000	Al Gore	50.6%	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	Patrick Leahy	61.3%	Scott Milne	33.0%	28.3%
2012	Bernie Sanders	71.0%	John Macgovern	24.9%	46.1%
2010	Patrick Leahy	64.3%	Len Britton	30.9%	33.4%
2006	Bernie Sanders	65.4%	Rich Tarrant	32.4%	33.0%
2004	Patrick Leahy	70.6%	Jack McMullen	24.5%	46.1%
2000	James M. Jeffords	65.6%	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	Phil Scott	52.9%	Sue Minter	44.2%	8.7%
2014	Peter Shumlin	46.5%	Scott Milne	45.2%	1.3%
2012	Peter Shumlin	58.0%	Randy Brock	37.7%	20.3%
2010	Peter Shumlin	49.5%	Brian Dubie	47.7%	1.8%
2008	Jim Douglas	53.4%	Anthony Pollina	21.9%	31.5%
2006	Jim Douglas	56.4%	Scudder Parker	41.2%	15.2%
2004	Jim Douglas	58.7%	Peter Clavelle	37.9%	20.8%
2002	Jim Douglas	44.9%	Doug Racine	42.4%	2.5%
2000	Howard Dean	50.5%	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.

Peter Welch (2007-Present)
Bernie Sanders (1991-2007)

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: 1992-2020
Ten years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas

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Demographics

Demographic data for Vermont

	Vermont	U.S.
Total population:	626,088	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	9,217	3,531,905
Gender
Female:	50.8%	50.8%
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) for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Vermont.

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).