2016 Vermont elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont on November 8, 2016. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election as well as Vermont's Class III Senate seat and at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 9, 2016.

Lieutenant governor
Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Phil Scott (since 2011) ran for governor.

Republican primary
Randy Brock, former State Auditor (2005–2007) and State Senator (2009–2013), was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Candidates

 * Kesha Ram, State Representative
 * Shap Smith, Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
 * Dave Zuckerman, state senator, farmer (also ran in Progressive primary)

Candidates

 * Boots Wardinski, farmer, activist
 * Dave Zuckerman, state senator, farmer (write-in) (also ran in Democratic primary)

Liberty Union nomination
Boots Wardinski ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for lieutenant governor. He also unsuccessfully ran in the Progressive primary.

Candidates

 * Randy Brock (R)
 * Boots Wardinski (LU)
 * Dave Zuckerman (P/D)

Secretary of State
Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Jim Condos (since 2011) ran again for a fourth term.

Democratic primary
Incumbent Jim Condos was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Liberty Union nomination
Mary Alice Herbert, candidate for secretary of state in 2012, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for secretary of state.

Candidates

 * Jim Condos (D/R)
 * Mary Alice "Mal" Herbert (LU)

Treasurer
Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Beth Pearce (since 2011) ran again for a fourth term.

Candidates

 * Beth Pearce, incumbent (also ran in Republican primary)
 * Richard Dunne, policy consultant

Candidates

 * Beth Pearce, incumbent (write-in) (also ran in Democratic primary)
 * Wendy Wilton, nominee for Treasurer in 2012 (write-in)

Candidates

 * Don Schramm, nominee for Treasurer in 2014, 2012, 2010, and 2008 (write-in)

Liberty Union nomination
Murray Ngoima, nominee for Treasurer in 2014, 2010, and 2008, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Treasurer.

Candidates

 * Murray Ngoima (LU)
 * Beth Pearce (D/R)
 * Don Schramm (P)

Attorney general
Incumbent Democratic attorney general William Sorrell, the state's longest-serving attorney general (since 1997), did not run for reelection.

Candidates

 * T.J. Donovan, Chittenden County state's attorney
 * H. Brooke Paige, businessman, perennial candidate (also ran for governor)

Republican primary
Deborah Bucknam, a private practice attorney, was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Liberty Union nomination
Rosemarie Jackowski, journalist, teacher, activist, nominee for attorney general in 2014, and 2012, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for attorney general.

Candidates

 * Deborah Bucknam (R)
 * T.J. Donovan (D)
 * Rosemarie Jackowski (LU)

Auditor of Accounts
Incumbent Democratic/Progressive Auditor Doug Hoffer (since 2013) ran again for a third term.

Democratic primary
Incumbent Doug Hoffer was unopposed in the Democratic primary. (Also ran in Progressive primary)

Republican primary
Dan Feliciano, strategic policy consultant, Libertarian nominee for governor in 2014 and 2010, was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Progressive primary
Incumbent Doug Hoffer was unopposed in the Progressive primary. (Also ran in Democratic primary)

Liberty Union nomination
Marina Brown, nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination for Auditor.

Candidates

 * Marina Brown (LU)
 * Dan Feliciano (R)
 * Doug Hoffer (D/P)

State legislature
All 30 seats in the Vermont Senate and all 150 seats of the Vermont House of Representatives were up for election. The balance of political power before the elections for each chamber was:

House of Representatives
And the results of the elections for both chambers was: