Vermont Treasurer election, 2020

Elections in Vermont, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Registration deadline(s): Nov. 3
• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: Yes
• Recount laws

• Early voting starts: Sept. 21
• Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
• Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
• Voter ID: No ID
• Poll times: Open between 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.; close at 7 p.m.

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Vermont Treasurer
Election details
Filing deadline: May 28, 2020
Primary: August 11, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Elizabeth Pearce (D)
How to vote
Poll times: Open between 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.; close at 7 p.m. Voting in Vermont
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Vermont held an election for treasurer on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for August 11, 2020. The filing deadline was May 28, 2020.

Incumbent Elizabeth Pearce won election in the general election for Vermont Treasurer.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Vermont modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

General election candidates

• Elizabeth Pearce  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Carolyn Whitney Branagan  (Republican Party)
• Cris Ericson  (Vermont Progressive Party)
• Alex Wright  (Independent)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Elizabeth Pearce (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Carolyn Whitney Branagan ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• H. Brooke Paige

Minor Party primary candidates

Vermont Progressive Party

• Cris Ericson ✔

Past elections

2018

See also: Vermont Treasurer election, 2018

General election

General election for Vermont Treasurer

Incumbent Elizabeth Pearce defeated Richard Morton in the general election for Vermont Treasurer on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Pearce (D)	67.6	179,451
		Richard Morton (R)	32.3	85,824
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	161

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 265,436
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• H. Brooke Paige (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont Treasurer

Incumbent Elizabeth Pearce advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont Treasurer on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Pearce	100.0	58,379

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,379
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont Treasurer

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont Treasurer on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	100.0	20,313

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,313
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2016 See also: Vermont Treasurer election, 2016 The general election for treasurer was held on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Elizabeth Pearce defeated Don Schramm and Murray Ngoima in the Vermont treasurer election. Vermont Treasurer, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Elizabeth Pearce Incumbent 82.50% 234,566      Progressive Party Don Schramm 13.12% 37,301      Liberty Union Party Murray Ngoima 4.38% 12,453 Total Votes 284,320 Source: Vermont Secretary of State 2014 See also: Vermont down ballot state executive elections, 2014 Democratic incumbent Elizabeth Pearce won re-election on November 4, 2014. Vermont Treasurer, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Beth Pearce Incumbent 74.5% 124,925      Progressive Don Schramm 17.4% 29,120      Liberty Union Murray Ngoima 8.1% 13,540 Total Votes 167,585 Election results via New York Times 2012 See also: Vermont down ballot state executive elections, 2012 Elizabeth Pearce was elected Vermont Treasurer in 2012. She ran unopposed in the August 28 Democratic primary. Republican Wendy Wilton and Progressive Party candidate Don Schramm were also unopposed in their respective parties' primaries. The three candidates, in addition to Liberty Union Party candidate Jessica Diamondstone, ran in the general election on November 6, 2012. Pearce defeated her challengers to win re-election in the general election. Vermont Treasurer General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Elizabeth Pearce Incumbent 52.3% 147,700      Republican Wendy Wilton 40.7% 114,947      Progressive Don Schramm 4.4% 12,497      Liberty Union Jessica Diamondstone 2.5% 6,939      Independent Write-in 0.1% 198 Total Votes 282,281 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State 2010 On November 2, 2010, Jeb Spaulding won re-election to the office of Vermont Treasurer. He defeated Don Schramm (Progressive) and Murray Ngoima (Liberty Union) in the general election. Vermont Treasurer, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic/Republican Jeb Spaulding Incumbent 90% 204,048      Progressive Don Schramm 7.6% 17,332      Liberty Union Murray Ngoima 2.1% 4,832      Write-In Various 0.2% 492 Total Votes 226,704 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2008 On November 4, 2008, Jeb Spaulding won re-election to the office of Vermont Treasurer. He defeated Don Schramm (Progressive) and Murray Ngoima (Liberty Union) in the general election. Vermont Treasurer, 2008 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic/Republican Jeb Spaulding Incumbent 90% 267,338      Progressive Don Schramm 7.7% 22,811      Liberty Union Murray Ngoima 2.2% 6,423      Write-In Various 0.2% 506 Total Votes 297,078 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2006 On November 7, 2006, Jeb Spaulding won re-election to the office of Vermont Treasurer. He defeated V. Murray Ngoima (Liberty Union) in the general election. Vermont Treasurer, 2006 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic/Republican Jeb Spaulding Incumbent 94% 229,952      Liberty Union V. Murray Ngoima 5.7% 14,018      Write-In Various 0.2% 530 Total Votes 244,500 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2004 On November 2, 2004, Jeb Spaulding won re-election to the office of Vermont Treasurer. He ran unopposed in the general election. Vermont Treasurer, 2004 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic/Republican Jeb Spaulding Incumbent 99.4% 273,705      Write-In Various 0.6% 1,537 Total Votes 275,242 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2002 On November 5, 2002, Jeb Spaulding won election to the office of Vermont Treasurer. He defeated John V. LaBarge (R), Teresa Bouchard (Vermont Grassroots) and Jerry Levy (Liberty Union) in the general election. Vermont Treasurer, 2002 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Jeb Spaulding 57.2% 127,459      Republican John V. LaBarge 36% 80,229      Vermont Grassroots Teresa Bouchard 4.8% 10,757      Liberty Union Jerry Levy 1.9% 4,199      Write-In Various 0.1% 154 Total Votes 222,798 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2000 On November 7, 2000, James H. Douglas won re-election to the office of Vermont Treasurer. He defeated Claude Delucia (Progressive) in the general election. Vermont Treasurer, 2000 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican/Democratic James H. Douglas Incumbent 86.1% 234,331      Progressive Claude Delucia 13.7% 37,153      Write-In Various 0.3% 694 Total Votes 272,178 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State.

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