Vermont State Auditor

Vermont State Auditor
General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$127,546
2025 FY Budget:	$4,538,192
Term limits:	None
Structure
Length of term:	2 years
Selection Method:	Elected
Current Officeholder
Vermont State Auditor Doug Hoffer Democratic Party Assumed office: January 10, 2013
Elections
Next election:	November 3, 2026
Last election:	November 5, 2024
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The Vermont State Auditor an elected executive position in the Vermont state government. The auditor leads a staff of professional auditors in conducting financial and performance reviews of the state government and its agencies.

Current officeholder

The current Vermont State Auditor is Doug Hoffer (D). Hoffer assumed office in 2013.

Authority

The Vermont state auditor's office is established in the Vermont Constitution. Chapter 2, Section 43 describes the officers to be elected biennially.

Chapter 2, Section 43:

Biennial Elections The Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Treasurer, Secretary of State, Auditor of Accounts, Senators, Town Representatives, Assistant Judges of the County Court, Sheriffs, High Bailiffs, State's Attorneys, Judges of Probate and Justices of the Peace, shall be elected biennially on the first Tuesday next after the first Monday of November, beginning in A.D. 1914.

Qualifications

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Elections

The auditor is elected every two years, on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November.

2024

See also: Vermont Auditor election, 2024

General election

General election for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer defeated H. Brooke Paige in the general election for Vermont State Auditor on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer (D / Vermont Progressive Party)	60.6	207,195
		H. Brooke Paige (R)	39.2	134,066
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	532

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 341,793
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Linda Gravell (Vermont Progressive Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer	99.2	43,893
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	341

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,234
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Auditor

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	96.6	18,129
		Other/Write-in votes	3.4	647

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,776
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor

Linda Gravell advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Linda Gravell	87.4	277
		Other/Write-in votes	12.6	40

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 317
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2022

See also: Vermont Auditor election, 2022

General election

General election for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer defeated Richard Morton in the general election for Vermont State Auditor on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer (D / Vermont Progressive Party)	65.3	178,714
		Richard Morton (R)	34.6	94,613
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	300

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 273,627
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Marielle Blais (Vermont Progressive Party)
• H. Brooke Paige (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer	99.4	78,861
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	488

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,349
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Auditor

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	96.5	20,889
		Other/Write-in votes	3.5	761

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,650
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor

Marielle Blais advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Marielle Blais	93.7	488
		Other/Write-in votes	6.3	33

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 521
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2020

See also: Vermont Auditor election, 2020

General election

General election for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer defeated Cris Ericson in the general election for Vermont State Auditor on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer (D / R)	84.0	266,445
		Cris Ericson (Vermont Progressive Party)	15.4	48,731
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	1,876

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 317,052
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer defeated Linda Sullivan in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer	59.3	55,486
		Linda Sullivan	40.6	38,018
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	139

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 93,643
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Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• H. Brooke Paige (R)

Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor

Cris Ericson advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cris Ericson	56.6	410
		Other/Write-in votes	43.4	315

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 725
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2018

See also: Vermont Auditor election, 2018

General election

General election for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer defeated Rick Kenyon and Marina Brown in the general election for Vermont State Auditor on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer (D)	61.8	160,291
	Submit photo	Rick Kenyon (R)	33.9	88,021
		Marina Brown (Liberty Union Party)	4.2	10,947
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	116

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 259,375
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• H. Brooke Paige (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer	100.0	55,946

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,946
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Auditor

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	100.0	17,405

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,405
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Political party key:
Democratic
Republican
Green Party
Libertarian Party
Working Families Party
Independent Party
Vermont Progressive Party

Fusion voting candidates

• Doug Hoffer

2016

See also: Vermont Auditor election, 2016

The general election for auditor was held on November 8, 2016.

Incumbent Doug Hoffer defeated Dan Feliciano and Marina Brown in the Vermont auditor election.

Vermont Auditor, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Doug Hoffer Incumbent	55.44%	159,695
Dan Feliciano	39.31%	113,231
Marina Brown	5.24%	15,099
Total Votes		288,025
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

Full history

2014

See also: Vermont down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Democratic incumbent Doug Hoffer won election without opposition on November 4, 2014.

To view the electoral history dating back to 2000 for the office of Vermont Auditor of Accounts, click [show] to expand the section.

2012 Vermont State Auditor General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Doug Hoffer 51.3% 140,805      Republican Vince Illuzzi 45.1% 123,806      Liberty Union Jerry Levy 3.4% 9,381      Independent Write-in 0.1% 276 Total Votes 274,268 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State 2010 On November 2, 2010, Thomas M. Salmon won re-election to the office of Vermont Auditor of Accounts. He defeated Doug Hoffer (D) and Jerry Levy (Liberty Union) in the general election. Vermont Auditor of Accounts, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Thomas M. Salmon Incumbent 52% 120,237      Democratic Doug Hoffer 45.4% 105,081      Liberty Union Jerry Levy 2.5% 5,736      Write-In Various 0.1% 167 Total Votes 231,221 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2008 On November 4, 2008, Thomas M. Salmon won re-election to the office of Vermont Auditor of Accounts. He defeated Martha Abbott (Progressive) and Jerry Levy (Liberty Union) in the general election. Vermont Auditor of Accounts, 2008 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic/Republican Thomas M. Salmon Incumbent 83.8% 241,825      Progressive Martha Abbott 12.2% 35,232      Liberty Union Jerry Levy 3.7% 10,788      Write-In Various 0.3% 736 Total Votes 288,581 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2006 On November 7, 2006, Thomas M. Salmon won election to the office of Vermont Auditor of Accounts. He defeated Randy Brock (R), Martha Abbott (Progressive) and Jerry Levy (Liberty Union) in the general election. Vermont Auditor of Accounts, 2006 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Thomas M. Salmon 44.5% 111,770      Republican Randy Brock Incumbent 44.5% 111,668      Progressive Martha Abbott 9.4% 23,490      Liberty Union Jerry Levy 1.6% 3,914      Write-In Various 0% 118 Total Votes 250,960 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2004 On November 2, 2004, Randy Brock won election to the office of Vermont Auditor of Accounts. He defeated Elizabeth M. Ready (D) and Jerry Levy (Liberty Union) in the general election. Vermont Auditor of Accounts, 2004 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Randy Brock 52.1% 152,848      Democratic Elizabeth M. Ready Incumbent 41.7% 122,498      Liberty Union Jerry Levy 6% 17,685      Write-In Various 0.1% 390 Total Votes 293,421 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2002 On November 5, 2002, Elizabeth M. Ready won re-election to the office of Vermont Auditor of Accounts. She defeated Bruce Hyde (R) and three minor-party candidates in the general election. Vermont Auditor of Accounts, 2002 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Elizabeth M. Ready Incumbent 51.3% 113,240      Republican Bruce Hyde 42.3% 93,342      Vermont Grassroots Lynn Appleby 3.7% 8,172      Libertarian Dennis Lane 1.7% 3,676      Liberty Union Murry Ngoima 0.9% 2,036      Write-In Various 0.1% 189 Total Votes 220,655 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2000 On November 7, 2000, Elizabeth M. Ready won election to the office of Vermont Auditor of Accounts. She defeated John S. Hall (R), Peter Baker (L) and Robin C. McKnight (Liberty Union) in the general election. Vermont Auditor of Accounts, 2000 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Elizabeth M. Ready 53.8% 149,724      Republican John S. Hall 42% 116,994      Libertarian Peter Baker 2.6% 7,111      Liberty Union Robin C. McKnight 1.5% 4,166      Write-In Various 0.1% 317 Total Votes 278,312 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State.

Vacancies

Section 20 of the Vermont Constitution, grants the governor the power to fill a vacancy in the office by appointment. The appointee shall serve until the next regularly scheduled election.

Duties

The official duties of the Vermont auditor of accounts are outlined in Title 32, Chapter 3, § 163 of the Vermont State Code:

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Annually perform or contract for the audit of the basic financial statements of the state of Vermont and, at his or her discretion, conduct governmental audits as defined by governmental auditing standards issued by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), of every department, institution, and agency of the state including trustees or custodians of retirement and other trust funds held by the state or any officer or officers of the state, and also including every county officer who receives or disburses funds of the state or for the benefit of the state or any county. In his or her discretion, conduct a continuing post audit of all disbursements made through the office of the commissioner of finance and management or the office of the state treasurer, including disbursements to a municipality, school supervisory union, school district, or county. From time to time, as audits are completed, report his or her audit findings first to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate, then to the governor, the secretary of administration, the commissioner of finance and management, and the head of the department, institution, or agency covered by the report. The audit reports shall be public records and 10 copies of each report shall be furnished to and kept in the state library for public use. Make special audits of any department, institution, and agency as the governor may from time to time require. Report on or before February 15 of each year to the house and senate committees on appropriations in which he or she shall summarize significant findings, and make such comments and recommendations as he or she finds necessary. Subject to the provisions of chapter 13 of Title 3, employ and set the compensation of such assistants, clerical or otherwise, as he or she deems necessary for the proper and efficient administration of his or her office. However, he or she shall not expend or authorize expenditure of funds for his or her office in excess of the amount appropriated for his or her office in any fiscal year. Require all state departments and agencies to file with the auditor of accounts all audit reports and reports of findings and recommendations received as a result of audits and examinations conducted by or for any federal agency. Perform, or contract with independent public accountants licensed in the state of Vermont to perform, financial and compliance audits as required by the Federal Single Audit Act of 1984, 31 U.S.C. { 7501 et seq. This subdivision shall not apply to the University of Vermont and the Vermont State Colleges.

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Divisions

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State budget

See also: Vermont state budget and finances

The budget for the state auditor's office in Fiscal Year 2025 was $4,538,192.

Compensation

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

The auditor, along with the rest of Vermont's elected executives, is legally entitled to an annual salary in accordance with Title 32, Chapter 15 of the Vermont Statutes (32 V.S.A. § 1003). Taking into account value adjustments, the statute contains real compensation figures for the previous and current year only.

2023

In 2023, the officer's salary was $127,546, according to the Council of State Governments.

2022

In 2022, the officer's salary was $121,576, according to the Council of State Governments.

2021

In 2021, the auditor received a salary of $116,730, according to the Council of State Governments.

2020

In 2020, the auditor received a salary of $116,729 according to the Council of State Governments.

2019

In 2019, the auditor received a salary of $109,449 according to the Council of State Governments.

2018

In 2018, the auditor received a salary of $109,449 according to the Council of State Governments.

2017

In 2017, the auditor received a salary of $105,290 according to the Council of State Governments.

2016

In 2016, the auditor’s salary was increased to $99,944 according to the Council of State Governments.

2015

In 2015, the auditor’s salary was increased to $98,280 according to the Council of State Governments.

2014

In 2014, the state auditor was paid an estimated $95,139 according to the Council of State Governments.

2013

In 2013, the state auditor was paid an estimated $95,139 according to the Council of State Governments.

2010

In 2010, the state auditor was paid an estimated $90,376 according to the Council of State Governments.

Historical officeholders

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Contact information

Vermont State Auditor
132 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05633-5105
Phone: (802) 828-2281

External links

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