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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.
Democratic nomination
Candidates
Peter Shumlin, incumbent
Republican nomination
Candidates
Randy Brock
,
state senator
and former
state auditor
Declined
Brian Dubie
, former
lieutenant governor
and 2010
gubernatorial
nominee
Thom Lauzon, mayor of
Barre
Patricia McDonald,
Vermont Republican Party Chairwoman
and
former state representative
Roy Newton,
newspaper publisher
Tom Salmon
, state auditor
Phil Scott
, lieutenant governor
Mark
Snelling
, 2010 candidate for lieutenant governor and son of former governor
Richard Snelling
Progressive
nomination
Candidates
Martha Abbott,
chairwoman
of the
Vermont Progressive Party
General election
Candidates
Randy Brock, state senator and former state auditor
Dave
Eagle
Cris Ericson
,
perennial candidate
who also ran for the U.S. Senate
Emily Peyton
Peter Shumlin, incumbent
Debates
,
October 13
, 2012 -
C-SPAN
Predictions
Polling
Hypothetical polling
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Results