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.

2004 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee Jim Douglas Peter Clavelle
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 181,540 117,327
Percentage 58.7% 37.9%

Douglas:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Clavelle:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Tie:      50-60%

Governor before election

Jim Douglas
Republican

Elected Governor

Jim Douglas
Republican

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • 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.

Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Clavelle 23,218 94.65
Democratic Write-ins 1,313 5.35
Total votes 24,531 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Douglas (inc.) 15,806 98.74
Republican Write-ins 202 1.26
Total votes 16,008 100.00

General election

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Campaign

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Clavelle attempted to link Douglas and President George W. Bush with bumper stickers saying "Jim = George".[2] Douglas countered this by a willingness to criticize the national Republican Party, such as over the Bush administration's environmental policies.[3]

The two main candidates faced each other in 18 debates during the campaign.[4]

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Likely R November 1, 2004

Results

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2004 Vermont gubernatorial election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jim Douglas (inc.) 181,540 58.70% +13.76%
Democratic Peter Clavelle[a] 117,327 37.93% −4.45%
Marijuana Cris Ericson 4,221 1.36% +0.61%
Independent Patricia Hejny 2,431 0.79%
Libertarian Hardy Machia 2,263 0.73% +0.32%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 1,298 0.42% +0.15%
Write-ins Write-ins 205 0.07%
Majority 64,213 20.76% +18.21%
Turnout 309,285
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Originally was a Progressive; ran in the Democratic primary, and was cross nominated by the Progressive Party.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Anger at Bush, Iraq war big motivators of Vermont voters". USA Today. November 2, 2004. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
  3. ^ "Vermont". The New York Times. November 4, 2004. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
  4. ^ Mayer, Dennis (October 14, 2004). "VERMONT: Issues to Get a Full Airing With 18 Debates on Tap". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
  5. ^ "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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