2004 Vermont elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont on November 2, 2004. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election as well as Vermont's at-large seat in the U.S. House and Class 3 U.S. Senate seat. The 2004 presidential election was also held at the same time.
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Governor
Lieutenant governor
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Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Brian E. Dubie (since 2003) ran again for a second term.
Republican primary
Brian E. Dubie was unopposed in the Republican primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brian E. Dubie (incumbent) | 15,275 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 15,275 | 100% |
Candidates
- Robert Wolcott Backus, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 2000
- Cheryl Pratt Rivers, Member of the Vermont Senate from Windsor County (1991-2003)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cheryl Pratt Rivers | 14,819 | 52.7 | |
Democratic | Robert Wolcott Backus | 12,931 | 46.0 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 374 | 1.3 | |
Total votes | 28,124 | 100% |
Progressive primary
Steve Hingtgen, member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Chittenden 7-2 (1999-2003) and Chittenden 3-3 (2003-2005), ran unopposed in the Progressive primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Steve Hingtgen | 621 | 91.2 | |
Progressive | Write-ins | 60 | 8.8 | |
Total votes | 681 | 100% |
Debates and forums
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Brian E. Dubie (incumbent) | 170,270 | 56.0 | +14.8 | |
Democratic | Cheryl Pratt Rivers | 108,600 | 35.7 | +3.5 | |
Progressive | Steve Hingtgen | 21,553 | 7.1 | -17.7 | |
Liberty Union | Peter Stevenson | 3,291 | 1.1 | -0.8 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 210 | 0.01 | n/a | |
Total votes | 303,924 | 100% | |||
Republican hold | Swing | +8.8 | |||
Secretary of State
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Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Deborah Markowitz (since 1999) ran unopposed for a fourth term.
Democratic primary
Markowitz ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Deborah Markowitz (incumbent) | 25,723 | 99.8 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 60 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 25,783 | 100% |
Republican primary
Markowitz also ran unopposed in the Republican primary as a write-in candidate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Deborah Markowitz (incumbent) (write-in) | 1,042 | 74.7 | |
Republican | Write-ins (other) | 352 | 25.3 | |
Total votes | 1,394 | 100% |
Candidates
- Deborah Markowitz (D)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Deborah Markowitz (incumbent) | 270,744 | 99.4 | +40.6 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 1,737 | 0.6 | n/a | |
Total votes | 272,481 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | +40.6 | |||
Treasurer
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Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Jeb Spaulding (since 2003) ran unopposed for a second term.
Democratic primary
Spaulding ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jeb Spaulding (incumbent) | 24,730 | 99.8 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 41 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 24,771 | 100% |
Republican primary
Spaulding also ran unopposed in the Republican primary as a write-in candidate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeb Spaulding (incumbent) (write-in) | 1,026 | 73.3 | |
Republican | Write-ins (other) | 373 | 26.7 | |
Total votes | 1,399 | 100% |
Candidates
- Jeb Spaulding (D)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jeb Spaulding (incumbent) | 273,705 | 99.4 | +42.2 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 1,537 | 0.6 | n/a | |
Total votes | 222,798 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | +42.2 | |||
Attorney general
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Incumbent Attorney General William H. Sorrell (since 1997) ran again for a fifth term.
Democratic primary
Sorrell was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William H. Sorrell (incumbent) | 23,942 | 98.8 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 286 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | 24,228 | 100% |
Candidates
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dennis Carver | 5,973 | 44.7 | |
Republican | Sylvia R. Kennedy | 4,669 | 35.0 | |
Republican | Karen Ann Kerin | 2,161 | 16.2 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 549 | 4.1 | |
Total votes | 13,352 | 100% |
Candidates
- Susan A. Davis, Progressive nominee for State Representative from Orleans 2 in 2002
- Boots Wardinski, Liberty Union nominee for Attorney General in 2002, for State Representative in 2000, 1998, 1996, and for State Senator in 1992 and 1990, farmer
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Susan A. Davis | 264 | 43.3 | |
Progressive | Boots Wardinski | 224 | 36.8 | |
Progressive | Write-ins | 124 | 20.3 | |
Total votes | 612 | 100% |
Liberty Union nomination
After losing the Progressive primary, Boots Wardinski ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination.
Libertarian nomination
After losing the Republican primary, Karen Ann Kerin, Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in 2000 and 2002, ran unopposed for the Libertarian State Committee's nomination.
Grassroots nomination
James Mark Leas ran unopposed for the Grassroots State Committee's nomination.
Candidates
- Karen Ann Kerin (L)
- Dennis Carver (R)
- Susan A. Davis (P)
- William H. Sorrell (D)
- Boots Wardinski (LU)
- James Mark Leas (GR)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | William H. Sorrell (incumbent) | 169,726 | 59.8 | +3.2 | |
Republican | Dennis Carver | 90,285 | 28.7 | -1.7 | |
Progressive | Susan A. Davis | 14,351 | 5.2 | -2.1 | |
Grassroots | James Mark Leas | 8,769 | 3.1 | +0.3 | |
Libertarian | Karen Ann Kerin | 6,357 | 2.2 | +0.4 | |
Liberty Union | Boots Wardinski | 2,944 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 267 | 0.1 | n/a | |
Total votes | 292,699 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Auditor of Accounts
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Incumbent Democratic Auditor Elizabeth M. Ready (since 2001) ran again for a third term.
Democratic primary
Ready ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Elizabeth M. Ready (incumbent) | 23,692 | 100.0 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 273 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 23,965 | 100% |
Republican primary
Randy Brock ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy Brock | 12,069 | 96.9 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 385 | 3.1 | |
Total votes | 12,454 | 100% |
Liberty Union nomination
Jerry Levy, Liberty Union nominee for Treasurer in 2002, U.S. Senate in 2000, 1998, 1994, 1992, 1988, 1986, and 1982, Vermont Secretary of State in 1984, and Auditor in 1980, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination.
Candidates
- Randy Brock (R)
- Jerry Levy (LU)
- Elizabeth M. Ready (D)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Randy Brock | 152,848 | 52.1 | +9.8 | |
Democratic | Elizabeth M. Ready (incumbent) | 122,498 | 41.7 | -9.6 | |
Liberty Union | Jerry Levy | 17,685 | 6.0 | +5.0 | |
Write-in | Write-ins | 390 | 0.1 | n/a | |
Total votes | 293,421 | 100% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | +9.8 | |||