2022 Vermont elections

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2022 Vermont elections
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  2020 November 8, 20222024 

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont in 2022. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election as well as Vermont's Class 3 U.S. Senate seat and its lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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U.S. Senate

U.S. House

Governor

Lieutenant governor

Attorney general

State treasurer

2022 Vermont State Treasurer election
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  2020 November 8, 2022 2024  
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Nominee Mike Pieciak H. Brooke Paige
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote182,57195,440
Percentage62.53%32.69%

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Pearce:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Paige:     50–60%

State Treasurer before election

Beth Pearce
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Mike Pieciak
Democratic

Incumbent state treasurer Beth Pearce was eligible to seek a sixth term in office, but instead chose to retire due to a diagnosis of cancer. Pieciak swept the election, securing every county except for Essex. He performed well across the state, crossing the margin of 80% in 12 municipalities. Those included Burlington, the most populous city in the state, the neighboring city of Winooski and the capital city of Montpelier. Conversely, Paige recorded his best result in the northern part of the state, narrowly failing to reach 70% in the town of Victory. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Endorsements

Republican primary

After winning the primary, Paige indicated that he would drop out and let the Vermont Republican Party choose a replacement nominee. [7] However, the party's executive committee could not find another candidate in time, and Paige continued as the Republican nominee. [8]

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrew before primary
  • Kevin Divney, financial analyst [9]
Declined
  • Wendy Wilton, former Rutland City Treasurer, former state representative, and nominee for state treasurer in 2012 [7]

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary
  • Don Schramm, cofounder of Burlington Co-housing [9] [10]

Secretary of state

2022 Vermont Secretary of State election
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Nominee Sarah Copeland-Hanzas H. Brooke Paige
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote179,08795,666
Percentage 61.34%32.77%

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Copeland-Hanzas:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100%
Paige:     50–60%     60–70%

Secretary of State before election

Jim Condos
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Sarah Copeland-Hanzas
Democratic

Incumbent secretary of state Jim Condos retired.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in Primary
Declined

Endorsements

Sarah Copeland-Hanzas
State legislators
Chris Winters
Statewide officials

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary

State auditor

2022 Vermont State Auditor election
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Nominee Doug Hoffer Richard Morton
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Progressive
Popular vote 178,71494,613
Percentage 61.21%32.41%

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Hoffer:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Morton:     50–60%     60–70%

State Auditor before election

Doug Hoffer
Democratic

Elected State Auditor

Doug Hoffer
Democratic

Incumbent state auditor Doug Hoffer ran for re-election to a fifth term in office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary
Replacement nominee

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary
  • Marielle Blais, vice chair of the Vermont Progressive Party [9] [20] [10]
Replacement nominee
  • Doug Hoffer, incumbent state auditor (cross-endorsement of the Democratic nominee) [22]

General Assembly

Ballot measures

November 8, 2022, general election
No.DescriptionResultYesNoType
Votes%Votes%
2 [23] Amends the Vermont Constitution to ban slavery as punishment for a crime. Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes238,46688.7%30,33511.3% Legislative
5 [24] Amends the Vermont Constitution to add a right to reproductive autonomy. Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes212,32376.8%64,23923.2% Legislative
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