2012 governor elections · Vermont history
Vermont governor election 2012
Peter Elliott Shumlin DEM +19.7 · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 303,813
- Margin
- 19.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in VT
- D+35.6same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Elliott Shumlin Won | DEM | 170,749 | 57.80% | |
| Randolph D. Brock | REP | 110,940 | 37.55% | |
| Blank | — | 8,107 | 2.74% | |
| Emily Peyton | IND | 5,868 | 1.99% | |
| Cris Ericson | OTH | 5,583 | 1.89% | |
| Dave Eagle | LBU | 1,303 | 0.44% | |
| Write-in | — | 969 | 0.33% | |
| Spoiled | — | 294 | 0.10% | |
| Total | 303,813 | |||
Official source: stage:General
Other Vermont governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Phil Scott | 50.2 |
| 2022 | Phil Scott | 45.9 |
| 2020 | Phil Scott | 40.2 |
| 2018 | Phil Scott | 14.7 |
| 2016 | Phil Scott | 8.6 |
| 2014 | Peter Elliott Shumlin | 1.2 |
| 2012 | Peter Elliott Shumlin | 19.7 |
| 2010 | Peter Elliott Shumlin | 1.8 |
| 2008 | Jim Douglas | 31.6 |
| 2006 | Jim Douglas | 15.2 |
| 2004 | Jim Douglas | 20.8 |
| 2002 | Jim Douglas | 2.6 |
Full Vermont governor history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2012 Vermont governor race?
Peter Elliott Shumlin (DEM) won with 57.8% of the vote, ahead of Randolph D. Brock (37.6%), a margin of 19.7 points.
Did the Vermont governor seat change party in 2012?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 Vermont governor race?
303,813 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.