2004 Vermont elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont on November 2, 2004. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election as well as Vermont's at-large seat in the U.S. House and Class 3 U.S. Senate seat. The 2004 presidential election was also held at the same time.

Governor

Main article: 2004 Vermont gubernatorial election

Lieutenant governor

2004 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 2, 2004

Nominee Brian E. Dubie Cheryl Pratt Rivers Steve Hingtgen Party Republican Democratic Progressive Popular vote 170,270 108,600 21,553 Percentage 56.0% 35.7% 7.1%

Lieutenant Governor before election Brian E. Dubie Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Brian E. Dubie Republican

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Brian E. Dubie (since 2003) ran again for a second term.

Republican primary

Brian E. Dubie was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian E. Dubie (incumbent)	15,275	100.0
Total votes			15,275	100%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Robert Wolcott Backus, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 2000
• Cheryl Pratt Rivers, Member of the Vermont Senate from Windsor County (1991–2003)

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cheryl Pratt Rivers	14,819	52.7
	Democratic	Robert Wolcott Backus	12,931	46.0
	Democratic	Write-ins	374	1.3
Total votes			28,124	100%

Progressive primary

Steve Hingtgen, member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Chittenden 7-2 (1999–2003) and Chittenden 3-3 (2003–2005), ran unopposed in the Progressive primary.

Progressive primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Steve Hingtgen	621	91.2
	Progressive	Write-ins	60	8.8
Total votes			681	100%

General election

Candidates

• Brian E. Dubie (R)
• Steve Hingtgen (P)
• Cheryl Pratt Rivers (D)
• Peter Stevenson (LU)

Debates and forums

• WDEV Lt. Governor Candidate Forum 10/7/2004

Results

2004 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Brian E. Dubie (incumbent)	170,270	56.0	+14.8
	Democratic	Cheryl Pratt Rivers	108,600	35.7	+3.5
	Progressive	Steve Hingtgen	21,553	7.1	−17.7
	Liberty Union	Peter Stevenson	3,291	1.1	−0.8
	Write-in	Write-ins	210	0.01	n/a
Total votes			303,924	100%
	Republican hold		Swing	+8.8

Secretary of State

2004 Vermont secretary of state election

November 2, 2004

Nominee Deborah Markowitz Party Democratic Popular vote 270,744 Percentage 99.4%

Secretary of State before election Deborah Markowitz Democratic Elected Secretary of State Deborah Markowitz Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Deborah Markowitz (since 1999) ran unopposed for a fourth term.

Democratic primary

Markowitz ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deborah Markowitz (incumbent)	25,723	99.8
	Democratic	Write-ins	60	0.2
Total votes			25,783	100%

Republican primary

Markowitz also ran unopposed in the Republican primary as a write-in candidate.

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Deborah Markowitz (incumbent) (write-in)	1,042	74.7
	Republican	Write-ins (other)	352	25.3
Total votes			1,394	100%

General election

Candidates

• Deborah Markowitz (D)

Results

2004 Vermont secretary of state election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Deborah Markowitz (incumbent)	270,744	99.4	+40.6
	Write-in	Write-ins	1,737	0.6	n/a
Total votes			272,481	100%
	Democratic hold		Swing	+40.6

Treasurer

2004 Vermont treasurer election

November 2, 2004

Nominee Jeb Spaulding Party Democratic Popular vote 273,705 Percentage 99.4%

Treasurer before election Jeb Spaulding Democratic Elected Treasurer Jeb Spaulding Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Jeb Spaulding (since 2003) ran unopposed for a second term.

Democratic primary

Spaulding ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeb Spaulding (incumbent)	24,730	99.8
	Democratic	Write-ins	41	0.2
Total votes			24,771	100%

Republican primary

Spaulding also ran unopposed in the Republican primary as a write-in candidate.

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeb Spaulding (incumbent) (write-in)	1,026	73.3
	Republican	Write-ins (other)	373	26.7
Total votes			1,399	100%

General election

Candidates

• Jeb Spaulding (D)

Results

2004 Vermont treasurer election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jeb Spaulding (incumbent)	273,705	99.4	+42.2
	Write-in	Write-ins	1,537	0.6	n/a
Total votes			222,798	100%
	Democratic hold		Swing	+42.2

Attorney general

2004 Vermont attorney general election

November 2, 2004

Nominee William H. Sorrell Dennis Carver Susan A. Davis Party Democratic Republican Progressive Popular vote 169,726 90,285 14,351 Percentage 59.8% 28.7% 5.2%

Attorney General before election William H. Sorrell Democratic Elected Attorney General William H. Sorrell Democratic

Incumbent Attorney General William H. Sorrell (since 1997) ran again for a fifth term.

Democratic primary

Sorrell was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William H. Sorrell (incumbent)	23,942	98.8
	Democratic	Write-ins	286	1.2
Total votes			24,228	100%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Dennis Carver
• Sylvia R. Kennedy
• Karen Ann Kerin, Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in 2000 and 2002

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Carver	5,973	44.7
	Republican	Sylvia R. Kennedy	4,669	35.0
	Republican	Karen Ann Kerin	2,161	16.2
	Republican	Write-ins	549	4.1
Total votes			13,352	100%

Progressive primary

Candidates

• Susan A. Davis, Progressive nominee for State Representative from Orleans 2 in 2002
• Boots Wardinski, Liberty Union nominee for Attorney General in 2002, for State Representative in 2000, 1998, 1996, and for State Senator in 1992 and 1990, farmer

Results

Progressive primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Susan A. Davis	264	43.3
	Progressive	Boots Wardinski	224	36.8
	Progressive	Write-ins	124	20.3
Total votes			612	100%

Liberty Union nomination

After losing the Progressive primary, Boots Wardinski ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination.

Libertarian nomination

After losing the Republican primary, Karen Ann Kerin, Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in 2000 and 2002, ran unopposed for the Libertarian State Committee's nomination.

Grassroots nomination

James Mark Leas ran unopposed for the Grassroots State Committee's nomination.

General election

Candidates

• Karen Ann Kerin (L)
• Dennis Carver (R)
• Susan A. Davis (P)
• William H. Sorrell (D)
• Boots Wardinski (LU)
• James Mark Leas (GR)

Results

2004 Vermont attorney general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William H. Sorrell (incumbent)	169,726	59.8	+3.2
	Republican	Dennis Carver	90,285	28.7	−1.7
	Progressive	Susan A. Davis	14,351	5.2	−2.1
	Grassroots	James Mark Leas	8,769	3.1	+0.3
	Libertarian	Karen Ann Kerin	6,357	2.2	+0.4
	Liberty Union	Boots Wardinski	2,944	1.0	0.0
	Write-in	Write-ins	267	0.1	n/a
Total votes			292,699	100%
	Democratic hold		Swing	+3.2

Auditor of Accounts

2004 Vermont auditor of accounts election

November 2, 2004

Nominee Randy Brock Elizabeth M. Ready Jerry Levy Party Republican Democratic Liberty Union Popular vote 152,848 122,498 17,685 Percentage 52.1% 41.7% 6.0%

Auditor of Accounts before election Elizabeth M. Ready Democratic Elected Auditor of Accounts Randy Brock Republican

Incumbent Democratic Auditor Elizabeth M. Ready (since 2001) ran again for a third term.

Democratic primary

Ready ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elizabeth M. Ready (incumbent)	23,692	100.0
	Democratic	Write-ins	273	1.1
Total votes			23,965	100%

Republican primary

Randy Brock ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Brock	12,069	96.9
	Republican	Write-ins	385	3.1
Total votes			12,454	100%

Liberty Union nomination

Jerry Levy, Liberty Union nominee for Treasurer in 2002, U.S. Senate in 2000, 1998, 1994, 1992, 1988, 1986, and 1982, Vermont Secretary of State in 1984, and Auditor in 1980, ran unopposed for the Liberty Union State Committee's nomination.

General election

Candidates

• Randy Brock (R)
• Jerry Levy (LU)
• Elizabeth M. Ready (D)

Results

2004 Vermont auditor of accounts election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Randy Brock	152,848	52.1	+9.8
	Democratic	Elizabeth M. Ready (incumbent)	122,498	41.7	−9.6
	Liberty Union	Jerry Levy	17,685	6.0	+5.0
	Write-in	Write-ins	390	0.1	n/a
Total votes			293,421	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	+9.8