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2012 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 2012 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012, to elect the Governor of Vermont. Incumbent Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin won re-election to a second term, making this the only one of his gubernatorial elections in which he won a majority of the vote. In his 2010 and 2014 races, the Vermont General Assembly was required to choose a winner in accordance with the state constitution, because no candidate won a majority. This is the last time that Democrats carried Grand Isle, Lamoille, and Rutland counties in a gubernatorial election.

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Republican nomination

Candidates

Declined

Progressive nomination

Candidates

  • Martha Abbott, chairwoman of the Vermont Progressive Party (resigned nomination in order to aid Shumlin by avoiding split in progressive/liberal votes)

General election

Candidates

  • Randy Brock (R), state senator and former state auditor
  • Dave Eagle (Liberty Union)
  • Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana), perennial candidate who also ran for the U.S. Senate
  • Emily Peyton (Independent)
  • Peter Shumlin (D), incumbent

Debates

Predictions

Polling

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

External links

Campaign sites (Archived)