2004 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2004 United States gubernatorial elections.

2004 Vermont gubernatorial election
November 2, 2004
 
Nominee Jim Douglas Peter Clavelle
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance Progressive
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%
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Jim Douglas
Republican

Elected Governor

Jim Douglas
Republican

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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.

Democratic primary

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.

Results

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

Candidates

Results

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

Campaign

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

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

Results

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

See also

Notes

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

References

  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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