2004 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 2004 Vermont gubernatorial election took place November 2, 2004 for the post of Governor of Vermont. Incumbent Republican Governor Jim Douglas was re-elected. Douglas defeated Peter Clavelle, the Progressive Mayor of Burlington who ran as a Democrat.

Candidates

 * Peter Clavelle, Mayor of Burlington, switched party affiliation from Progressive to Democratic to run in this election, and was cross-nominated by the Progressive Party.

Candidates

 * Jim Douglas, incumbent Governor of Vermont

Campaign
Clavelle attempted to link Douglas and President George W. Bush with bumper stickers saying "Jim = George". Douglas countered this by a willingness to criticize the national Republican Party, such as over the Bush administration's environmental policies.

The two main candidates faced each other in 18 debates during the campaign.

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

 * Chittenden (largest municipality: Burlington)
 * Washington (largest municipality: Barre)
 * Windsor (largest municipality: Hartford)