2012 Vermont Senate election
November 6, 2012
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The 2012 Vermont Senate election was held on November 6, 2012, to determine which party would control the Vermont Senate for the following two years in the 2013-2014 Vermont General Assembly. All 30 seats were up for election and the primary was held on August 28, 2012. Prior to the election, 21 seats were held by Democrats, 8 seats were held by Republicans and a single seat was held by the Progressives. The general election saw the Democrats holding on to their majority without losing any seats, while the Republicans lost a single seat and the Progressives gained a single seat.[1][2]
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[3] | Safe D | October 24, 2012 |
Retirements
Democrats
- Addison District: Harold W. Giard retired.
- Chittenden District: Hinda Miller retired.
- Franklin District: Sara Branon Kittell retired.
Republicans
- Rutland District: Margaret Flory retired.
- Franklin District: Randy Brock retired.
- Essex-Orleans District: Vincent Illuzzi retired.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Claire D. Ayer (incumbent) | 12,925 | 46.40% | |
| Democratic | Christopher A. Bray | 9,904 | 35.50% | |
| Independent | Robert Wagner | 5,059 | 18.10% | |
| Total votes | 27,888 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dick Sears (incumbent) | 13,718 | 55.40% | |
| Democratic | Robert Hartwell (incumbent) | 11,048 | 44.60% | |
| Total votes | 24,766 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jane Kitchel (incumbent) | 9,934 | 34.10% | |
| Republican | Joe Benning (incumbent) | 7,969 | 27.40% | |
| Republican | David Dill | 5,619 | 19.30% | |
| Democratic | Stephen Amos | 5,584 | 19.20% | |
| Total votes | 29,106 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tim Ashe (incumbent) | 37,357 | 13.30% | |
| Democratic | Virginia V. Lyons (incumbent) | 34,957 | 12.40% | |
| Democratic | Sally Fox (incumbent) | 34,909 | 12.40% | |
| Progressive | David Zuckerman | 32,253 | 11.40% | |
| Republican | Diane B. Snelling (incumbent) | 31,523 | 11.20% | |
| Democratic | Philip Baruth (incumbent) | 30,924 | 11.00% | |
| Democratic | Debbie Ingram | 23,441 | 8.30% | |
| Independent | Bob kiss | 12,324 | 4.40% | |
| Independent | Patrick Brown | 12,217 | 4.30% | |
| Tea Party | Shelley Palmer | 8,362 | 3.00% | |
| Independent | Robert Letovsky | 8,321 | 3.00% | |
| Independent | Sean Selby | 6,157 | 2.20% | |
| Green | Larkin Forney | 5,618 | 2.00% | |
| Progressive | Richard Jeroloman | 3,322 | 1.20% | |
| Total votes | 281,703 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Progressive gain from Democratic | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert A. Starr (incumbent) | 8,228 | 30.60% | |
| Democratic | John S. Rodgers | 7,379 | 27.40% | |
| Republican | Robert W. Lewis | 7,234 | 26.90% | |
| Republican | Jay Dudley | 4,087 | 15.20% | |
| Total votes | 26,928 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Norman H. McAllister | 7,732 | 23.50% | |
| Democratic | Donald Collins | 7,433 | 22.60% | |
| Republican | Dustin Allard Degree | 7,407 | 22.50% | |
| Democratic | Caroline Bright | 7,043 | 21.40% | |
| Independent | Judith McLaughlin | 1,999 | 6.10% | |
| Peace and Prosperity | Peter Moss | 1,291 | 3.90% | |
| Total votes | 32,905 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Mazza (incumbent) | 8,974 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 8,974 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard A. Westman (incumbent) | 6,026 | 56.60% | |
| Democratic | Jerry Colby | 4,609 | 43.40% | |
| Total votes | 10,635 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark MacDonald (incumbent) | 7,618 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 7,618 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Carris (incumbent) | 17,086 | 34.40% | |
| Republican | Kevin J. Mullin (incumbent) | 16,606 | 33.50% | |
| Republican | Margaret Flory (incumbent) | 15,936 | 32.10% | |
| Total votes | 7,618 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William T. Doyle (incumbent) | 17,179 | 25.40% | |
| Democratic | Ann Cummings (incumbent) | 16,557 | 24.40% | |
| Progressive | Anthony Pollina (incumbent) | 14,730 | 21.70% | |
| Republican | Bernard Barnett | 8,913 | 13.20% | |
| Republican | Dexter LeFavour | 6,156 | 9.10% | |
| Independent | Jeremy Hansen | 4,097 | 6.20% | |
| Total votes | 67,738 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Progressive hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeanette White (incumbent) | 13,123 | 47.40% | |
| Democratic | Peter Galbraith (incumbent) | 12,339 | 44.60% | |
| Liberty Union | Jeremy Hansen | 2,214 | 8.00% | |
| Total votes | 27,676 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Campbell (incumbent) | 16,249 | 23.40% | |
| Democratic | Richard McCormack (incumbent) | 15,217 | 21.80% | |
| Democratic | Alice Nitka (incumbent) | 14,899 | 21.30% | |
| Republican | Dick Tracy | 9,617 | 13.80% | |
| Republican | Jeff Whittemore | 7,162 | 10.30% | |
| Republican | Paul Gibbs Jr. | 6,651 | 9.50% | |
| Total votes | 69,795 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ^ "Vermont State Senate elections, 2012". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
- ^ "Elections Results Archive". electionarchive.vermont.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
- ^ Daigneau, Elizabeth; Jacobson, Louis (October 23, 2012). "The Latest Chamber-by-Chamber Analysis of the 2012 State Legislative Elections". Governing. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2025-11-27.