Vermont 2014 Election Results

Vermont held its general election on November 4, 2014, deciding 180 legislative seats across 117 districts and 6 statewide offices led by the governorship. No chamber changed party control.

Highlights

• Democrats kept the governorship and both chambers, but with less room: Peter Shumlin (D) finished short of a majority, and voters elected a Legislature with more Republicans than it had had for many years.
• In January, lawmakers elected Shumlin by secret ballot, the same route that first put him in office in 2010. On election night he had led Scott Milne (R) by about 2,400 votes, with Libertarian Dan Feliciano taking about 4 percent; Milne declined to seek a recount but did not concede. Shumlin said he was “personally humbled” by the result. Democrats blamed the “disastrous performance” of the state’s health care technology and a sharp rise in some property taxes.
• The other statewide incumbents all won. Phil Scott (R), the only Republican among them, was re-elected lieutenant governor by about 26 points over Dean Corren (PRG). Bill Sorrell (D) beat Shane McCormack (R) for attorney general by about 21 points, and Jim Condos (D), Beth Pearce (D), and Doug Hoffer (D) kept the secretary of state, treasurer, and auditor posts.
• Republicans gained ground in both chambers, and most of the legislative seats that changed party went their way. They took two more Senate seats: Dustin Degree (R) won the Franklin seat Democrats had held, and Brian Collamore (R) completed a Republican sweep of Rutland’s three seats, finishing about 1,900 votes ahead of incumbent Bill Carris (D). Independents also took two House seats, including Laura Sibilia, who unseated John Moran (D) in Windham-Bennington.

Legislature

• House (150 seats): 93 D, 47 R, 10 other or vacant before the election, 85 D, 54 R, 11 other or vacant after; control stayed with Democrats.
• Senate (30 seats): 19 D, 7 R, 4 other or vacant before the election, 19 D, 9 R, 2 other or vacant after; control stayed with Democrats.

Statewide races

Legislative races