A general election were held in the U.S. state of Vermont in 2022. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election as well as Vermont's Class 3 U.S. Senate seat and its lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. Senate

U.S. House

Governor

Lieutenant governor

Attorney general

State treasurer

2022 Vermont State Treasurer election

November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Mike Pieciak H. Brooke Paige
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 182,571 95,440
Percentage 62.53% 32.69%

County results
Pearce:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Paige:      50–60%

State Treasurer before election

Beth Pearce
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Mike Pieciak
Democratic

Incumbent state treasurer Beth Pearce was eligible to seek a sixth term in office, but instead chose to retire due to a diagnosis of cancer.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Endorsements

Republican primary

After winning the primary, Paige indicated that he would drop out and let the Vermont Republican Party choose a replacement nominee.[6] However, the party's executive committee could not find another candidate in time, and Paige continued as the Republican nominee.[7]

Candidates

Nominee
  • H. Brooke Paige, newsstand owner and perennial candidate[8][6][7]
Withdrew before primary
  • Kevin Divney, financial analyst[8]
Declined
  • Wendy Wilton, former Rutland City Treasurer, former state representative, and nominee for state treasurer in 2012[6]

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary
  • Don Schramm, cofounder of Burlington Co-housing[8][9]

Secretary of state

2022 Vermont Secretary of State election

November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Sarah Copeland-Hanzas H. Brooke Paige
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 179,087 95,666
Percentage 61.34% 32.77%

County results
Copeland-Hanzas:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Paige:      50–60%

Secretary of State before election

Jim Condos
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Sarah Copeland-Hanzas
Democratic

Incumbent secretary of state Jim Condos is retiring.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in Primary
Declined

Endorsements

Sarah Copeland-Hanzas
State legislators
Chris Winters
Statewide officials

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • H. Brooke Paige, newsstand owner and perennial candidate[8]

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary

State auditor

2022 Vermont State Auditor election

November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Doug Hoffer Richard Morton
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Progressive
Popular vote 178,714 94,613
Percentage 61.21% 32.41%

County results
Hoffer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Morton:      50–60%

State Auditor before election

Doug Hoffer
Democratic

Elected State Auditor

Doug Hoffer
Democratic

Incumbent state auditor Doug Hoffer is running for re-election to a fifth term in office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary
  • H. Brooke Paige, newsstand owner and perennial candidate[8][6]
Replacement nominee

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary
  • Marielle Blais, vice chair of the Vermont Progressive Party[8][19][9]
Replacement nominee
  • Doug Hoffer, incumbent state auditor (cross-endorsement of the Democratic nominee)[21]

General Assembly

Ballot measures

November 8, 2022, general election
No. Description Result Yes No Type
Votes % Votes %
2[22] Amends the Vermont Constitution to ban slavery as punishment for a crime. Yes 237,097 88.7 30,254 11.3 Legislative
5[23] Amends the Vermont Constitution to add a right to reproductive autonomy. Yes 211,157 76.7 63,996 23.3 Legislative
Source

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mike Pieciak, former financial regulation commissioner, is running for Vermont state treasurer". May 6, 2022.
  2. "Outgoing Financial Regulation Commissioner announces run for Vermont state treasurer". May 6, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Pieciak to run for state treasurer | Vermont Business Magazine".
  4. "Citing health challenges, state Treasurer Beth Pearce to retire". May 4, 2022.
  5. "As Mike Pieciak's political star rises, his role regulating EB-5 projects looms in the background". October 18, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Vermont GOP set to nominate candidates for auditor, attorney general; still searching for treasurer". August 22, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Paige to run as GOP candidate for Vt. Secretary of State and Treasurer". August 26, 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Buckle up: Vermont's Robust August Primary Contests Take Shape".
  9. 1 2 3 "Election information resources". Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chris Winters, Condos' No. 2, is running for secretary of state". February 17, 2022.
  11. Cutler, Calvin (May 3, 2022). "Copeland Hanzas launches campaign for Vt. secretary of state". wcax.com.
  12. 1 2 "Representative Sarah Copeland Hanzas to run for Secretary of State". Vermont Business Magazine. May 3, 2022.
  13. Cutler, Calvin (March 14, 2022). "Montpelier city clerk running for secretary of state". www.wcax.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  14. McCallum, Kevin (February 17, 2022). "Vermont's Deputy Secretary of State Announces Run for Top Job". Seven Days.
  15. Team, WCAX News (February 17, 2022). "Deputy Vt. secretary of state seeks top job". www.wcax.com. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  16. 1 2 "Deputy Secretary Chris Winters to run for Secretary of State | Vermont Business Magazine". vermontbiz.com.
  17. Mearhoff, Sarah (February 15, 2022). "Secretary of State Jim Condos announces retirement after 11 years in post". VTDigger. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  18. "Secretary of State Jim Condos will not seek re-election | Vermont Business Magazine". vermontbiz.com.
  19. 1 2 "Politics1 – Online Guide to Vermont Politics".
  20. "Final Reading: Full plates – VTDigger". May 6, 2022.
  21. "Three Vt. Democratic primary winners to run as fusion candidates". August 25, 2022.
  22. "Vermont Proposal 2, Prohibit Slavery and Indentured Servitude Amendment (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  23. "Vermont Proposal 5, Right to Personal Reproductive Autonomy Amendment (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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