Vermont Attorney General election, 2020

Elections in Vermont, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Registration deadline(s): Nov. 3
• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: Yes
• Recount laws

• Early voting starts: Sept. 21
• Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
• Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
• Voter ID: No ID
• Poll times: Open between 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.; close at 7 p.m.

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Vermont Attorney General
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Election details
Filing deadline: May 28, 2020
Primary: August 11, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): T.J. Donovan (D)
How to vote
Poll times: Open between 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.; close at 7 p.m. Voting in Vermont
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Vermont held an election for attorney general on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for August 11, 2020. The filing deadline was May 28, 2020.

Incumbent T.J. Donovan won election in the general election for Attorney General of Vermont.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Vermont modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Attorney General of Vermont

Incumbent T.J. Donovan defeated H. Brooke Paige and Cris Ericson in the general election for Attorney General of Vermont on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		T.J. Donovan (D)	67.7	234,081
		H. Brooke Paige (R)	27.5	94,892
		Cris Ericson (Vermont Progressive Party)	4.6	15,846
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	696

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 345,515
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Vermont

Incumbent T.J. Donovan advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		T.J. Donovan	99.1	94,739
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	823

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 95,562
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Vermont

H. Brooke Paige defeated Emily Peyton in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	49.4	21,574
		Emily Peyton	46.7	20,376
		Other/Write-in votes	3.9	1,705

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,655
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Attorney General of Vermont

Cris Ericson advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Attorney General of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cris Ericson	58.1	414
		Other/Write-in votes	41.9	299

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 713
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Past elections

2018

See also: Vermont Attorney General election, 2018

General election

General election for Attorney General of Vermont

Incumbent T.J. Donovan defeated Janssen Willhoit and Rosemarie Jackowski in the general election for Attorney General of Vermont on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		T.J. Donovan (D)	70.1	187,093
		Janssen Willhoit (R)	26.3	70,226
		Rosemarie Jackowski (Liberty Union Party)	3.6	9,536
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	166

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 267,021
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• H. Brooke Paige (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Vermont

Incumbent T.J. Donovan advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Vermont on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		T.J. Donovan	100.0	58,714

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,714
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Vermont

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Vermont on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	100.0	16,853

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,853
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2016 See also: Vermont Attorney General election, 2016 The general election for attorney general was held on November 8, 2016. T.J. Donovan defeated Deborah Bucknam and Rosemarie Jackowski in the Vermont attorney general election. Vermont Attorney General, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic T.J. Donovan 66.61% 200,020      Republican Deborah Bucknam 29.45% 88,431      Liberty Union Party Rosemarie Jackowski 3.94% 11,844 Total Votes 300,295 Source: Vermont Secretary of State 2014 See also: Vermont attorney general election, 2014 Democratic incumbent Bill Sorrell won re-election on November 4, 2014. Attorney General of Vermont, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic William Sorrell Incumbent 58.6% 109,305      Republican Shane McCormack 37.3% 69,489      Liberty Union Rosemarie Jackowski 3.9% 7,342      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 263 Total Votes 186,399 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State 2012 See also: Vermont attorney general election, 2012 Attorney General of Vermont General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Bill Sorrell Incumbent 57.9% 164,441      Republican Jack McMullen 33.3% 94,588      Progressive Ed Stanak 5.5% 15,629      Liberty Union Rosemarie Jackowski 3% 8,533      Independent Write-in 0.2% 588 Total Votes 283,779 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State 2010 See also: Vermont Attorney General election, 2010 On November 2, 2010, William H. Sorrell won re-election to the office of Attorney General of Vermont. He defeated Aaron Michael Toscano (R) and 3 third-party candidates in the general election. Attorney General of Vermont, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic William H. Sorrell Incumbent 61.9% 143,031      Republican Aaron Michael Toscano 29.4% 67,900      Progressive Charlotte Dennett 4.4% 10,158      Libertarian Karen Kerin 2.7% 6,171      Liberty Union Rosemarie Jackowski 1.5% 3,576      Write-In Various 0.1% 137 Total Votes 230,973 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2008 On November 4, 2008, William H. Sorrell won re-election to the office of Attorney General of Vermont. He defeated Karen Kerin (R/L) and two third-party candidates in the general election. Attorney General of Vermont, 2008 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic William H. Sorrell Incumbent 72.6% 214,980      Republican/Libertarian Karen Kerin 18.7% 55,268      Progressive Charlotte Dennett 6% 17,730      Liberty Union Rosemarie Jackowski 2.5% 7,505      Write-In Various 0.2% 544 Total Votes 296,027 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2006 On November 7, 2006, William H. Sorrell won re-election to the office of Attorney General of Vermont. He defeated Dennis Carver (R) and Rosemarie Jackowski (Liberty Union) in the general election. Attorney General of Vermont, 2006 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic William H. Sorrell Incumbent 69.3% 173,467      Republican Dennis Carver 27.1% 67,721      Liberty Union Rosemarie Jackowski 3.5% 8,773      Write-In Various 0.1% 339 Total Votes 250,300 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2004 On November 2, 2004, William H. Sorrell won re-election to the office of Attorney General of Vermont. He defeated Dennis Carver (R) and 4 third-party candidates in the general election. Attorney General of Vermont, 2004 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic William H. Sorrell Incumbent 58% 169,726      Republican Dennis Carver 30.8% 90,285      Progressive Susan A. Davis 4.9% 14,351      Vermont Green James Marc Leas 3% 8,769      Libertarian Karen A. Kerin 2.2% 6,357      Liberty Union Boots Wardinski 1% 2,944      Write-In Various 0.1% 267 Total Votes 292,699 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2002 On November 5, 2002, William H. Sorrell won re-election to the office of Attorney General of Vermont. He defeated Larry Drown (R) and 4 third-party candidates in the general election. Attorney General of Vermont, 2002 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic William H. Sorrell Incumbent 56.6% 125,495      Republican Larry Drown 30.4% 67,360      Progressive Cindy Hill 7.3% 16,152      Vermont Grassroots Sandy Ward 2.8% 6,307      Libertarian Christopher Costanzo 1.8% 3,991      Liberty Union Boots Wardinski 1% 2,243      Write-In Various 0.1% 131 Total Votes 221,679 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2000 On November 7, 2000, William H. Sorrell won re-election to the office of Attorney General of Vermont. He defeated Sandy "Wells" Ward (Vermont Grassroots) in the general election. Attorney General of Vermont, 2000 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic/Republican William H. Sorrell Incumbent 84% 226,668      Vermont Grassroots Sandy "Wells" Ward 14.7% 39,713      Write-In Various 1.3% 3,585 Total Votes 269,966 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State.

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